Gunpowder & Sky is seeing some major growth. They are expanding their unscripted game with their newly announced Anne Loder the VP of Unscripted Development. Jason Goldberg has also been named as Director of Scripted Development. The company have also inked three major deals. Prophets Films, founded by Vikram Gandhi, and Geoffrey James Clark, formerly president of Futurism Studios, have each signed production deals. Meanwhile, Donny Tourette, former BBC and Sky Vision executive has signed a development deal for Unscripted and Music programming.
“So far, our business has been able to push forward during uncertain times, and as our slate has grown exponentially since we launched a few years ago, now is the perfect time to add some more restless creatives to the team who will keep pushing us to innovate and elevate our game,” said Van Toffler, Gunpowder & Sky CEO. “We are also stoked to have production deals with...
“So far, our business has been able to push forward during uncertain times, and as our slate has grown exponentially since we launched a few years ago, now is the perfect time to add some more restless creatives to the team who will keep pushing us to innovate and elevate our game,” said Van Toffler, Gunpowder & Sky CEO. “We are also stoked to have production deals with...
- 5/6/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Brian Belo seems quite happy with his decision to leave the Big Brother house as he's just posted on Twitter that he's "free".
Channel 5 confirmed today (June 24) that Brian had left the show of his own accord and he's now spoken out for the first time on social media.
Take it to the wall #free #bbuk
— Brian Belo (@brian_belo) June 24, 2015
We're not quite sure what "take it to the wall" means but we do definitely understand the hashtag "#free".
Is it too much for us to hope that it's a sign he climbed over the wall à la Sandy and Donny Tourette?
Brian had continually clashed with his fellow 'legendary' housemate Helen Wood and an argument between the pair last night - in which he called her "pond scum" - may have been the final straw.
Nikki Grahame certainly wasn't happy about his decision to quit, though, as she...
Channel 5 confirmed today (June 24) that Brian had left the show of his own accord and he's now spoken out for the first time on social media.
Take it to the wall #free #bbuk
— Brian Belo (@brian_belo) June 24, 2015
We're not quite sure what "take it to the wall" means but we do definitely understand the hashtag "#free".
Is it too much for us to hope that it's a sign he climbed over the wall à la Sandy and Donny Tourette?
Brian had continually clashed with his fellow 'legendary' housemate Helen Wood and an argument between the pair last night - in which he called her "pond scum" - may have been the final straw.
Nikki Grahame certainly wasn't happy about his decision to quit, though, as she...
- 6/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Never Mind the Buzzcocks has been cancelled after 28 series, with the BBC confirming the much-loved show will not be returning.
The ingenious - and often hilarious - pop music panel quiz arrived on screens way back in 1996, and ran for over 260 episodes.
Hosts including Mark Lamarr, Simon Amstell and Rhod Gilbert have appeared alongside team captains Phil Jupitus, Sean Hughes, Bill Bailey and Noel Fielding. Here are some of the greatest moments.
1. Boys will be boys!
Preston took an immediate dislike to being described by Simon Amstell as a "professional celebrity" on introduction, before Amstell joked that his band The Ordinary Boys have no fans.
But it was when he began to read extracts from Preston's then-wife Chantelle Houghton's biography - with the line "The photoshoot was for the Daily Mail, which made me feel really posh and upmarket" - that he stormed off the show in disgust.
The ingenious - and often hilarious - pop music panel quiz arrived on screens way back in 1996, and ran for over 260 episodes.
Hosts including Mark Lamarr, Simon Amstell and Rhod Gilbert have appeared alongside team captains Phil Jupitus, Sean Hughes, Bill Bailey and Noel Fielding. Here are some of the greatest moments.
1. Boys will be boys!
Preston took an immediate dislike to being described by Simon Amstell as a "professional celebrity" on introduction, before Amstell joked that his band The Ordinary Boys have no fans.
But it was when he began to read extracts from Preston's then-wife Chantelle Houghton's biography - with the line "The photoshoot was for the Daily Mail, which made me feel really posh and upmarket" - that he stormed off the show in disgust.
- 5/26/2015
- Digital Spy
Alexander O'Neal has revealed his reasoning for quitting Celebrity Big Brother following his dramatic departure over the weekend.
The singer became embroiled in two unpleasant confrontations with showbiz blogger Perez Hilton, which resulted in a formal warning from Big Brother over O'Neal's use of an offensive term.
Speaking to CBB host Emma Willis on Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side, Alexander revealed why he walked, saying: "I did it for myself and for my housemates."
He added that "the stress became unbearable" prior to his exit, and was subsequently forced to accept that the 'Perez problem' was not going to go away.
But Alexander is not the only disgruntled celebrity housemate to voluntarily leave, and we doubt he'll be the last.
Some, like Claire King, withdrew from the show due to illness, while others have been removed by producers.
But can you remember some of the former CBB stars...
The singer became embroiled in two unpleasant confrontations with showbiz blogger Perez Hilton, which resulted in a formal warning from Big Brother over O'Neal's use of an offensive term.
Speaking to CBB host Emma Willis on Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side, Alexander revealed why he walked, saying: "I did it for myself and for my housemates."
He added that "the stress became unbearable" prior to his exit, and was subsequently forced to accept that the 'Perez problem' was not going to go away.
But Alexander is not the only disgruntled celebrity housemate to voluntarily leave, and we doubt he'll be the last.
Some, like Claire King, withdrew from the show due to illness, while others have been removed by producers.
But can you remember some of the former CBB stars...
- 1/20/2015
- Digital Spy
"This is Big Brother. Can Digital Spy please make your way to the sofa?"
It is almost 24 hours before this summer's batch of Big Brother contestants will walk through those sliding doors and enter the house, and yet Digital Spy is clambering all over the beds, crushing Pringle crumbs into the carpet and throwing cushions around.
Yesterday, ahead of tonight's launch show, we were unwisely let loose for a no-holds-barred snoop around the ultra-modern and greener-than-Kermit pad that will be home to an as-yet-undisclosed number of housemates for 11 weeks.
Before we walk in (sadly not via the aforementioned infamous sliding doors to booing and/or cheering crowds, but from behind a secret panel underneath the stairs) we're given some bright blue shoe covers - the sort you get in a hospital. They say it's to protect the carpets. We think it's to help institutionalise us from the get-go.
As we shuffle into the house,...
It is almost 24 hours before this summer's batch of Big Brother contestants will walk through those sliding doors and enter the house, and yet Digital Spy is clambering all over the beds, crushing Pringle crumbs into the carpet and throwing cushions around.
Yesterday, ahead of tonight's launch show, we were unwisely let loose for a no-holds-barred snoop around the ultra-modern and greener-than-Kermit pad that will be home to an as-yet-undisclosed number of housemates for 11 weeks.
Before we walk in (sadly not via the aforementioned infamous sliding doors to booing and/or cheering crowds, but from behind a secret panel underneath the stairs) we're given some bright blue shoe covers - the sort you get in a hospital. They say it's to protect the carpets. We think it's to help institutionalise us from the get-go.
As we shuffle into the house,...
- 6/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Huey Morgan stunned fellow celebrity contestants on Never Mind the Buzzcocks last night (November 4) by smashing his mug in anger before walking out after an altercation with hosts Rizzle Kicks.
It's quite been a while since the BBC show saw such a dramatic outburst from a disgruntled guest. So we present 15 similar moments of madness and controversy from the series - from Preston stomping off, to Dappy flying in - below:
Boys will be boys!
Preston took an immediate dislike to being described by Simon Amstell as a "professional celebrity" on introduction, before Amstell joked that his band The Ordinary Boys have no fans. But it was when he began to read extracts from Preston's then-wife Chantelle Houghton's biography - with the line "The photoshoot was for the Daily Mail, which made me feel really posh and upmarket" - that he stormed off the show in disgust. He...
It's quite been a while since the BBC show saw such a dramatic outburst from a disgruntled guest. So we present 15 similar moments of madness and controversy from the series - from Preston stomping off, to Dappy flying in - below:
Boys will be boys!
Preston took an immediate dislike to being described by Simon Amstell as a "professional celebrity" on introduction, before Amstell joked that his band The Ordinary Boys have no fans. But it was when he began to read extracts from Preston's then-wife Chantelle Houghton's biography - with the line "The photoshoot was for the Daily Mail, which made me feel really posh and upmarket" - that he stormed off the show in disgust. He...
- 11/5/2013
- Digital Spy
Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches Geldof has set her sights on a new rock star boyfriend - Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner. The socialite married American musician Max Drummey in Las Vegas in 2008, but the relationship ended in 2009.
She has also been romantically linked to a string of rockers, including Towers of London's frontman Donny Tourette and The Horrors star Faris Badwan. And now she's become infatuated with Zinner after sitting on a seat behind him on a flight to New York.
In a series of posts on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Flying to NYC. Holy s**t Nick Zinner is on my plane... Playing out endless fantasies in my mind whilst staring at the back of his head... Zinner is dressed all in black. I'm dying... Zinner is small but perfectly formed.... I know its (sic) a long shot but if Zinner is on Twitter/ actually...
She has also been romantically linked to a string of rockers, including Towers of London's frontman Donny Tourette and The Horrors star Faris Badwan. And now she's become infatuated with Zinner after sitting on a seat behind him on a flight to New York.
In a series of posts on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Flying to NYC. Holy s**t Nick Zinner is on my plane... Playing out endless fantasies in my mind whilst staring at the back of his head... Zinner is dressed all in black. I'm dying... Zinner is small but perfectly formed.... I know its (sic) a long shot but if Zinner is on Twitter/ actually...
- 2/13/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Big Brother sources have reportedly confirmed that the celebrity version of the reality TV show will be back.
Channel 4 cancelled the whole franchise after it suffered a steady decline in viewing figures. However the latest series, featuring Alex Reid, Ivana Trump and Vinnie Jones, has been so popular this month that insiders are now planning to merely rest the format it for a year or two.
A source told The Daily Star:
“There is no way this is the end. It may be rested a year or two but it will definitely be back.
“The ratings and the buzz about this year’s series has been too big for it to be axed forever.”
The insider added: “Everyone working on the show believes it still has a future.
“Whether that’s with Channel 4 or not, it won’t be the last you see of the show.
“It’s way too...
Channel 4 cancelled the whole franchise after it suffered a steady decline in viewing figures. However the latest series, featuring Alex Reid, Ivana Trump and Vinnie Jones, has been so popular this month that insiders are now planning to merely rest the format it for a year or two.
A source told The Daily Star:
“There is no way this is the end. It may be rested a year or two but it will definitely be back.
“The ratings and the buzz about this year’s series has been too big for it to be axed forever.”
The insider added: “Everyone working on the show believes it still has a future.
“Whether that’s with Channel 4 or not, it won’t be the last you see of the show.
“It’s way too...
- 1/24/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Peaches Geldof has been labelled a "hypocrite" by a former friend who claims to know the true extent of her drug habit.
Rock drummer Snell, a former member of Donny Tourette's band Towers of London, has alleged that Geldof was likened to a vacuum cleaner and soon earned the nickname of "Dyson" because she consumed so much cocaine on nights out.
"Peaches is the biggest hypocrite I know," Snell told the News of the World. "She would go out on a drink and drug bender with us, then days later publicly claim to have a squeaky-clean, drug-free image. Every time the cocaine came out, she was there first to hoover it up."
It . . .
Rock drummer Snell, a former member of Donny Tourette's band Towers of London, has alleged that Geldof was likened to a vacuum cleaner and soon earned the nickname of "Dyson" because she consumed so much cocaine on nights out.
"Peaches is the biggest hypocrite I know," Snell told the News of the World. "She would go out on a drink and drug bender with us, then days later publicly claim to have a squeaky-clean, drug-free image. Every time the cocaine came out, she was there first to hoover it up."
It . . .
- 5/18/2008
- by Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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