ITV has postponed the next season of Love Island to next year.
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv2s-love-island-moved-2021
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BBC is planning to resume production of Top Gear and EastEnders by the end of June.
“Cast members will do their own hair and makeup. Social distancing measures will be in place.”
Some speculation that BBC is looking to shut down BBC Four with some funding redirected to online-only BBC Three and some programs shifted to BBC Two
Terrible news, the Tory cuts have been so deep for the BBC. What’s next the BBC News Channel, CBBC?
https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/05/bbc3-mulls-return-from-online-to-broadcast-tv.html
The move, announced in 2014, sparked a vocal campaign to save the channel, but BBC proceeded with the move -which was later hailed a success.
Since then, the BBC has lost 16-34-year-old viewers to Netflix and YouTube, and has been warned by media regulator Ofcom that it may not survive unless it regains its young audience.
Does anyone know whether any Australian broadcaster or streamer has obtained the rights to the ITV mini series Quiz. It sounds interesting and it is a story I remember.
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The last time a live, top-flight league football match was broadcast on the BBC was during the 1987-88 season.
Also, Sky Sports will show 25 EPL matches for free for UK fans.
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ITV will resume filming of Coronation Street from next Tuesday, June 9.
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Test match cricket to return to BBC TV for first time in over twenty years
Highlights from every Test and One Day International this summer will be shown on BBC Two from July, marking the first time Test match cricket has been broadcast on BBC TV in over twenty years.
- Highlights from every Test and One Day International this summer on BBC Two
- Isa Guha, BBC’s new lead cricket presenter, to front highlights show
- Sir Alastair Cook and Carlos Brathwaite to join BBC cricket team for expert analysis
- Test Match Special to broadcast all international games from July
- New documentary One Day to look back at epic 2019 England World Cup win
- England v West Indies highlights from classic games on BBC Two every weekend in June
- Classic full Test replays to air in June on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
2009 Cricket World Cup-winner Isa Guha will be lead presenter for BBC TV’s cricket coverage. Isa will front the highlights show which will begin on 8 July at 7pm from the first Test Match between England and the West Indies at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton.
Isa will be alongside BBC Cricket’s lead analyst, former England Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan. Joining them to provide their expert perspective will be England’s record Test run-scorer Sir Alastair Cook and West Indies’ 2016 World T20 final hero Carlos Brathwaite while respected broadcaster Alison Mitchell and former England spinner Phil Tufnell will complete the team to provide commentary duties for the TV highlights.
Highlights will begin with England’s three match Test series against West Indies, followed by further programmes throughout the summer once the international cricket calendar is confirmed.
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Filming on the soap is due to resume at the end of this month, but the show will be taking “an inevitable break” until new episodes are ready to air, the BBC said.
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BBC’s new director general.
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ITV Studios has taken over as international distributor of BBC police drama Line of Duty season 6, after the collapse of Kew Media Distribution. Quiver Entertainment current handles the global sales for the first five seasons.
For God’s sake… this is getting out of hand. If it was such an issue prior to all this black lives movement why wasnt it removed before ?
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I guess it’s a case of having received complaints about it before but not acted on it. The issue being in the forefront before but there was no action. Chris Lilley also copped criticism for his blackface and brownface characters. His shows could be next.
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They should have been removed on the grounds of good taste long ago
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Agreed. Even without Blackface or Black Lives Matter movements (and the likes) his shows were absolutely cringeworthy and just awful.
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With ITV Studios taking over Global Sales, I’m kind of curious. if it will affect the deal here. Because normally it goes to Foxtel and Netflix, but. Seven has had an output deal with ITV Studios too, so could it potentially move from ABC to Seven as a result?
I guess they would try to fulfil existing contracts.
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Because shows distributed by ITV are shown on the ABC too, e.g. Doc Martin.