Paramount’s Channel 5 To Revive BBC Cult Hit ‘Challenge Anneka’ After 30 Years; Viaplay English Football; BBC Studios Meta; ‘Last Woman On Earth’ – Global Briefs
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Paramount’s Channel 5 To Revive BBC Cult Hit ‘Challenge Anneka’ After 30 Years
Paramount-owned Channel 5 is reviving BBC format Challenge Anneka after almost 30 years. Led by presenter Anneka Rice, the show involves Rice being dropped at secret locations to meet individuals at the heart of a challenge, which she, along with a team of volunteers and regular Dave the Soundman, then has to help solve. The show was a cult hit for BBC One, running from 1989 to 1995 and revived by ITV for specials in 2006. Channel 5 has rebooted several older UK shows of late including BBC drama All Creatures Great and Small and quiz format Eggheads. “There’s never been a better time to bring back such a loved series to our screens,” said Guy Davies, Commissioning Editor VP Non Scripted UK Originals Channel 5/Paramount+. ITV Studios label Twofour is producing.
Viaplay Secures English Football Rights
Scandi streamer Viaplay has made one of its biggest sporting plays yet by securing the rights to the UK’s Sky Bet Championship and Carabao Cup in 10 countries. The SVoD has been snapping up sports rights across Europe of late and will now become the exclusive home of the two tournaments in all Nordic and Baltic countries. Sports rights are a key plank of the recently-rebranded Viaplay Group’s approach. Behind the Premier League, The Championship is English football’s second-highest tier and the Carabao Cup is a knockout competition between the top four leagues, most recently won by Liverpool. Viaplay said The Championship is Europe’s fourth-most-watched football league.
BBC Studios TalentWorks Ties With Meta
BBC Studios TalentWorks has tied with Meta to fund four creative residences for budding UK creatives. Black beauty content creator Shahira Allen,
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