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Eyeworks
Eyeworks is an Amsterdam-based international television production company founded by Reinout Oerlemans, Robert van den Bogaard and Ronald van Wechem. As of June 2014, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Warner Bros. Television Group and rebranded as Warner Bros. International Television Production. History On February 26, 2003, Eyeworks acquired a 45% stake in RTL's Stormy Entertainment. On February 8, 2006, Eyeworks acquired New Zealand production company Touchdown Television.Touchdown sold to Dutch TV company nzherald.co.nz Feb 8, 2006, Retrieved on December 28, 2013 scoop.co.nz 8 February 2006, Retrieved on December 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyeworks UK
Eyeworks is an Amsterdam-based international television production company founded by Reinout Oerlemans, Robert van den Bogaard and Ronald van Wechem. As of June 2014, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Warner Bros. Television Group and rebranded as Warner Bros. International Television Production. History On February 26, 2003, Eyeworks acquired a 45% stake in RTL's Stormy Entertainment. On February 8, 2006, Eyeworks acquired New Zealand production company Touchdown Television.Touchdown sold to Dutch TV company nzherald.co.nz Feb 8, 2006, Retrieved on December 28, 2013 scoop.co.nz 8 February 2006, Retrieved on December 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyeworks Touchdown
Eyeworks Touchdown (formerly Touchdown Television) is a New Zealand-based television production company specialising in reality and unscripted formats, which has become a leader in the field in New Zealand, and the world. Its formats include ''The Chair'' and ''Treasure Island'', as well as many others. History Touchdown Television was started by producer Julie Christie in 1991,Touchdown sold to Dutch TV company nzherald.co.nz Feb 8, 2006, Retrieved on December 28, 2013 scoop.co.nz 8 February 2006, Retrieved on December 28, 2013 initially producing documentaries, then moving on to some reality shows, including travel and ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinout Oerlemans
Reinout Oerlemans (; born 10 June 1971) is a Dutch soap opera actor, film director, television presenter and television producer. He is the founder of the TV production company Eyeworks. In 1989, while studying law at the University of Amsterdam, Oerlemans was "plucked off the street" and cast as a lead in the first Dutch daily, prime time drama ''Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden''. After six years with the series, he became one of most successful TV personalities in the Netherlands, hosting a variety of entertainment shows including the first cycles of ''American Idol'' in the Netherlands. He also hosted the hit series ''Strictly Come Dancing'', as well as many seasons of his own talk show, ''Pulse'', for the largest commercial network RTL Television. In 2001, Oerlemans founded his own production company, Eyeworks. Eyeworks grew to encompass 16 companies across continental Europe, Scandinavia, South America, New Zealand, Australia and the United States — making it one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuatro Cabezas
Cuatro Cabezas (in English, ''Four Heads''), also known as 4K, is an Argentine production company that specializes in content for television, radio and motion picture production, advertising, and Internet content. It was founded in 1993 by owners and founders, Diego Guebel, Sebastián Melendez, Caito Lorenzo and Mario Pergolini.Eyeworks buys Argentine prodco Ed Waller c21media.com 16-08-2007, Retrieved on December 27, 2013Eyeworks buys Cuatro Cabezas Dominic Schreiber variety.com AUGUST 16, 2007, Retrieved on December 27, 2013 The company also operates in |
Popworld
''Popworld'' is a British television programme that was broadcast on Channel 4 as part of the T4 strand, featuring pop news, trivia, gossip, interviews and music videos, as well as musical performances from contemporary artists. The show began on 20 January 2001 and was initially presented by Miquita Oliver and Simon Amstell. Alex Zane and Alexa Chung took over the hosting role in 2006. ''Popworld'' was broadcast every Sunday morning on Channel 4 at 10:30am, and repeated on E4 at 2:00pm the following day. On 27 April 2007, Channel 4 announced they would not be recommissioning the show, and after six years on air, ''Popworld'' ended on 14 July 2007. History ''Popworld'' began in 2000 as a website founded by pop mogul Simon Fuller, and the accompanying show (first transmitted daily at teatime on E4) was originally intended for a pre-adolescent audience. The show's original hosts were Nickelodeon presenter Simon Amstell and 16-year-old Miquita Oliver. The original ratings for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazing Greys
''Amazing Greys'' is a British game show that aired on ITV, co-hosted by Paddy McGuinness and Angela Rippon. It was aired from 12 April to 17 May 2014 and ran for six episodes. Production A pilot episode was recorded at Fountain Studios in Wembley on 19 September 2013 and presented solely by McGuinness. However, when the first series began filming, Rippon joined as his co-host. It was pre-recorded at The London Studios The London Studios (also known as The South Bank Studios, The London Television Centre, ITV Tower, Kent House and LWT Tower) in Lambeth, Central London was a television studio complex owned by ITV plc and originally built for London Weekend Te ... between 25 February and 20 March 2014. Overview The show proposes to pair a duo, an 'older star with a younger partner'. The challenger can win £10,000, but in order to win this, the challenger must defeat the 'greys' on two games out of the three played. Greys References External links *{{UKGameshow, Amazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 590,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries. Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermot O'Leary
Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr. (born 24 May 1973) is an English broadcaster who currently works for ITV and BBC Radio 2. His radio career began when he worked as a disc jockey at Essex Radio, but he is best known for being the presenter of ''The X Factor'' (UK) on ITV, a position he held from 2007 until its final series in 2018, with the exception of 2015. Since 2021, O'Leary has presented ITV's '' This Morning'' on a Friday, School and Bank Holidays alongside Alison Hammond. Early life Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr. was born on 24 May 1973 in Colchester, Essex, the son of Irish parents Maria and Seán; he holds both British and Irish citizenship. He attended primary school in nearby Marks Tey and later joined St Benedict's Catholic College in Colchester. His relaxed attitude at school caused him to fail all but two of his GCSEs. Following that, O'Leary re-took his school-leaving qualifications. This allowed him to later start his A-Level courses at Colchester Sixth Form Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Edwards
Richard Philip "Rick" Edwards (born 20 May 1979) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. Edwards presented T4 for four years, and has also presented '' Tool Academy'', ''Freshly Squeezed'', ''E4 Music'', and much of Channel 4's 2012 Paralympics coverage. Edwards also hosted the "Fighting Talk" radio show on BBC Radio 5 Live. As a journalist, he has written for ''The Observer'', the ''Evening Standard'' and ''HuffPost''. From 2017 to 2021, he has been the presenter of the BBC quiz show ''Impossible'', and since November 2021 he has co-hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast show (replacing Nicky Campbell), usually alongside Rachel Burden. Early life Edwards was born on 20 May 1979 at Enfield to Philip G. Edwards and his wife Patricia A. nee Galloway He went to Portsmouth Grammar School and later attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, studying mathematics originally before changing to natural sciences after his first year. He performed stand-up and sketch show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Kaye
Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974) is an English television and radio presenter, and former model. He presented Channel 4's ''T4'' (2000–2005) and has presented various television shows for ITV, including ''All Star Family Fortunes'' (2006–2015), ''Just the Two of Us'' (2006–2007), ''Beat the Star'' (2008–2009), '' The Whole 19 Yards'' (2010), '' Splash!'' (2013–2014), and '' 1000 Heartbeats'' (2015–2016). Kay presented his own BBC Radio 1 show between 2004 and 2012, and presented his own show on Radio X between 2015 and 2017. Since the start of the 2018–19 season, he has been the main presenter for the live coverage of Formula E for English speaking territories/platforms around the world. In 2020, Kay appeared on the twentieth series of ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', finishing in third place, behind Jordan North and the eventual Queen of the Castle, Giovanna Fletcher. Early life Vernon Charles Kay was born on 28 April 1974 and was brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Sarpong
June Konadu Sarpong (born 31 May 1977) is a British television presenter and executive. She was a panellist on ITV's ''Loose Women'' and is currently a panellist on the Sky News programme '' The Pledge''. In November 2019, Sarpong was appointed as the BBC's first Director of Creative Diversity. Early life and education Sarpong was born in Newham, London, to Ghanaian parents Thelma ( Amihere) and Samuel Sarpong. She was educated at Connaught School for Girls in Leytonstone and Sir George Monoux College in Walthamstow. Career She began her media career with the radio station Kiss 100 around 1997. and later became an MTV UK and Ireland presenter (MTV ''Dance Floor Chart''). In 2001, she appeared on ''Lily Savage's Blankety Blank'' (ITV). As one of the female faces of Channel 4’s daytime teen-aimed strand T4 for nine years, she interviewed Tony Blair for a T4 special, ''When Tony Met June'', which aired in January 2005. She runs her own production company, Lipgloss Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Young Pony Club
NYPC (also known as New Young Pony Club) are an English electronic music band from London. The band was formed by Andy Spence and Tahita Bulmer in 2004. Their influences are predominantly post-punk and new wave artists. Career Forming and signing Mutual friends introduced now London-based vocalist Tahita Bulmer and producer Andy Spence, who shared a love of punk rock and dance music. The founding pair began writing together, originally only for Bulmer to perform. Spence later assumed a larger role when they decided to form a proper band, and the duo recruited Lou Hayter (keyboards), Igor Volk (bass) and Sarah Jones (drums). The band formed in 2005, and released two limited edition 7" singles ("The Get Go" and "Ice Cream") on indie label Tirk Recordings before being discovered by more established Australian label Modular Recordings, and signing a worldwide deal. The band's name came from lead singer Bulmer's desire to be a part of a club or team at school. Her original idea for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
