Tom Maclennan: Last News

K.J. Yossman Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), the Scottish arts company behind the Edinburgh International Film Festival, have appointed administrators. They are the first high-profile victim of the looming recession currently gripping the U.K, which follows the two-year COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, CMI’s board said: “The charity is facing the perfect storm of sharply rising costs, in particular energy costs, alongside reduced trade due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. The combination and scale of these challenges is unprecedented and means that there was no option but to take immediate action.”

Former Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc will front a British version of Pictionary, the TV series adapted from the Mattel game.

Naman Ramachandran Stephen Fry will host a U.K. version of hit U.S. quiz format “Jeopardy!,” which will air on ITV1 and streamer ITVX this fall. Produced by Whisper North, the 20 x 60’ episode series will see contestants using their general knowledge to win rounds and continue amassing winnings, the longer they stay in the game. The new show will allow participants to play an extra round compared to the original format. Fry said: “In the United States, ‘Jeopardy!’ is a phenomenon like no other. Whenever I’m in America, I do my damnedest to catch it every weekday. The idea of hosting it here in the U.K. makes me dizzy with delight. Such a dedicated quizzing nation as ours will, I hope, welcome this uniquely beguiling and endlessly rewarding game.”

Sony Pictures Television is plotting a return to the syndicated talk show arena with a half-hour late-night strip hosted by Craig Ferguson. Produced by Whisper North, a division of SPT-backed production company Whisper, Channel Surf with Craig Ferguson shot a pilot in the UK earlier this month and is being taken out to potential buyers by distributor SPT this week in Los Angeles.

More than 200 Lanarkshire jobs have been lost with immediate effect after Dawnfresh Seafoods entered administration.