The show is set to be packed with amazing prizes and hysterical games, providing good family entertainment.
Alan Carr said, “I'm so excited to be the new host of The Price is Right. It's proper bucket list territory for me as I loved it when I was growing up and now for me to be at the helm of such a legendary show is a dream come true. It just leaves me with one thing to say ... COME ON DOWN!”
The Channel 4 series is created and hosted by journalist Billie JD Porter, who will profile some of the most innovative artists around at the moment.
She will also document the wider stories about the power of music to inspire and bring about change within society.
Across the series Porter meets performance artist Mykki Blanco on his US tour in the Bible belt and speaks to the marginalised black LGBTQI communities in America.
Exploring the lack of female artists in grime, Porter will also shine a light on the disappearance of community youth spaces across the UK.
The series explores the challenging school experience, including the conflicting cultural issues in the school environment among its pupils, teachers and parents.
Get to know some of the characters in the new series. Ackley Bridge starts on Wednesday 7 June at 8pm on Channel 4.
The evolution of technology is having a dramatic impact on TV advertising and this influence is felt across advertising, scheduling, TV platforms and the broadcasters.
A panel of experts gathered to discuss the future of targeted -or addressable- advertising at a recent RTS Early Evening Event.
On the panel, chaired by journalist Anna Dobbie, were:
A new image released by the broadcaster shows Ayoade taking centre stage in front of the all-new Crystal Dome. He was announced as new host at the beginning of the year taking on the role of the Maze Master.
The new series will see teams of five contestants navigate the Aztec, Medieval, Industrial and Future zones of the maze.
They will face a range of skill, mystery, physical and mental challenges to win crystals that equal to time in the the Crystal Dome.
That was one of the main conclusions from an RTS early evening event, Is targeted advertising the future of TV?
A capacity crowd heard how the arrival of streaming services headed by Netflix and Amazon Prime plus the challenge from Facebook and Google are changing the dynamics of TV advertising.
Catch-up TV and the traditional broadcasters' own on-demand offerings are also driving change.
All this is posing problems for audience measurement, the bedrock of TV advertising for more than half a century.
The ten-part series, which stars Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love) and Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls), is the story of life in the dystopian Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the USA.
The special programme, to be broadcast on Monday 29th May, has been announced as part of Sky’s coverage of the upcoming General Election, and will feature the first leader interviews of the campaign in front of a live audience.
In the 90-minute programme, Islam will begin with an audience Q&A before Paxman steps in to interview the respective party leader, before the process is repeated with the other party leader. .
The Channel 4 Continuity Creative Managers have partnered with mental health charity Mind to raise awareness for mental health issues in a week-long campaign.
Fry, President of mental health charity Mind, will be joined alongside Mind ambassador Ruby Wax and mental health campaigner Alastair Campbell, as well as celebrity supporters Dame Kelly Holmes, TV presenter Matt Johnson, Years and Years singer Olly Alexander and former football manager Alan Pardew.
The series is created and written by Beau Willimon (House of Cards) who will also serve as executive producer alongside Jordan Tappis.
The First will explore the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonisation. Willimon said: “It’s a story about the human spirit and about our indomitable need to reach for unknown horizons. How ordinary, imperfect people band together and overcome a myriad of obstacles to grasp the extraordinary.”
