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Channel 4 has nabbed British entertainment format Taskmaster – the highest profile channel swap for a show since The Great British Bake Off moved from the BBC to C4. The network has handed the Avalon Television-produced series a six season deal across three years and will launch episodes in 2020. The show, which was…

Taskmaster, the British entertainment series produced by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver producer Avalon Television, has been handed a bumper, four season order by UKTV. The multichannel broadcaster has ordered four, ten-part series of the Greg Davies and Alex Horne-fronted show, which takes it through to 2019…

Comedy Central has unveiled its 2017-2018 development slate, which includes three series pick-ups and nine pilot orders. The newly picked up series include scripted comedy Corporate; stand-up and music hybrid variety series The New Negroes, based on the comedy show; and Reggie Watts-hosted game show Taskmaster, based…