Broadcast reporting ITV Be is going to be shut down with its hit shows moving to ITV2, and the channel is going to become ITV Quiz, playing quiz and game shows “akin to a FAST channel”.
Quite interesting, it will presumably cost pennies to run if its not going to have any of its own commissions. Does anyone watch much of the FAST channels on ITVX? Is this just going to have The Chase, Tipping Point and Celebrity Catchphrase on a loop or will it be more interesting than that? Is that American BBC quiz FAST channel still going and has it added anything interesting in the last year?
Edit: Sounds like U&Dave’s Silence is Golden starts on May 5th, where an audience must keep silent as comics try and make them laugh to win a dwindling share of £250,000. This will need to hit the ground running early, Last One Laughing UK has been a big hit and the timing makes the comparisons inevitable, unfairly or not (this was revealed and recorded last year).