Jamie Ormerod News Today

A recap of the major stories from the formats business in 2023.

UKTV has announced Battle in The Box, a new comedy reality gameshow for entertainment channel Dave and streaming service UKTV Play. Produced by Interstellar, th

UKTV has announced Battle in The Box (8x60'), a new comedy reality gameshow for Dave and UKTV Play.

UKTV has commissioned Battle in the Box, a new comedy reality game show for the entertainment channel Dave and the free streaming service UKTV Play that is based on a hit Korean format.

Tuesday’s Child has secured a controlling interest in the London-based independent production company Interstellar, founded by David Williams and Jamie Ormerod.

Channel 4 and Lucozade Alert, the new stimulant drink from Lucozade, are joining forces to launch Razor Sharp, a brand-new short form comedy

Richard Ayoade to front more Question Teams - Second series ordered for the Dave channel

Comedian contestants will write each shows questions TV channel Dave has ordered a full series of a new quiz show fronted by Richard Ayoade. Chortle reported back in September that the Crystal Maze host was piloting the format in which the comedian contestants also write the questions for their opponents. Now broadcaster  UKTV has confirmed eight hour-long episodes of Question Team are due to air this year. Ayoade said in typically understated manner: ‘I have agreed to be in this show and, ...

Keshet goes Interstellar in UK rebrand Keshet Productions, the UK-based production arm of Israel’s Keshet International (KI), has rebranded its non-scripted arm as Interstellar. David Williams The new prodco will be brought under the umbrella of Greenbird, the UK production financier and prodco incubator in which KI bought a majority stake three years ago. Heading Interstellar will be MD David Williams, who held the same role at Keshet Productions, while the company’s director of developmen...

Keshet Productions’ non-scripted division is rebranding as Interstellar, with plans to develop a slate of factual, reality, children’s and entertainment projects, the company revealed today (May 5). The UK indie will still operate ...