04 July 24
Award-winning UK production company CPL Productions, producers of BAFTA award-winning A League of Their Own and BAFTA nominated Married at First Sight:UK, has been shortlisted for best independent production company at this year’s Edinburgh TV Awards.
The Edinburgh TV Awards Ceremony will be held at the festival on Thursday, August 22.
03 July 24
CPL Productions, ‘s hit series Rob & Romesh Vs., produced for Sky Max, has picked up the award for best entertainment programme at this year’s Broadcast Digital Awards.
The awards celebrate the most creative and innovative digital content from across the UK.
14 May 2024
Sky Max and streaming service NOW have confirmed that a brand-new Sky Original series of A League of Their Own Road Trip will hit screens on Tuesday 21 May and this time, the gang are in exhilarating Mexico!
Returning for what will be its eighth season, with episodes set to drop weekly, audiences will hit the road with team captains Jamie Redknapp and Jill Scott, alongside Micah Richards, Mo Gilligan and Maisie Adam, as they explore what Mexico has to offer, as well as take on a number of epic and fun sporting challenges along the way.
Set to be a thrill-ride across the country, the cast will gamely take on activities and challenges – with hilarious results – including joining the world-famous Day of the Dead parade, shooting penalties in front of sixty thousand passionate football fans at CD Guadalajara, fighting fair at a unique Lucha Libre wrestling event, scuba-diving with sea lions, and much, much more.
When the results are finally in, audiences will see the ‘loser’ take part in a terrifying forfeit – a giant bungee swing across the desert canyon.
A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip was commissioned by Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content for Sky UK and Ireland and Phil Edgar-Jones, Director, Sky Arts and Entertainment. The Commissioning Editor for Sky UK is Barbara Lee and the Executive Producers for CPL Productions, a Seven.One Studios company, are Murray Boland, Danielle Lux and David Taylor.
A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip airs weekly on Sky Max and streaming service NOW from Tuesday 21 May.
27 March 2024
CPL Productions, ‘s hit series Rob & Romesh Vs., produced for Sky Max, has picked up the award for comedy entertainment at this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards.
The series stars, comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, are also nominated in the entertainment performance category.
The RTS Awards are the gold standard of achievement in the British television community. Each year awards recognise excellence across the entire range of programme making and broadcasting skills. The winners will be announced via ceremony in London on Tuesday, March 26 hosted by Tom Allen.
21 Mar 2024
Award-winning production company CPL Productions has been nominated for a total three BAFTA Awards.
Ratings phenomenon Married at First Sight: UK, produced for E4, is nominated in the reality category. Hit Sky series Rob & Romesh Vs. has landed two nominations, for comedy entertainment programme and entertainment performance.
The BAFTA’s are the British television’s highest honours. This year’s juries saw more than 500 voters spend 127 hours participating in 43 juries to decide the nominations. The BAFTA Television awards will take place on Sunday 12 May and will be broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer.
10 March 2024
CPL Productions, ‘s hit series Rob & Romesh Vs., produced for Sky Max, has been nominated for the award for comedy entertainment at this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards.
The series stars, comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, are also nominated in the entertainment performance category.
The RTS Awards are the gold standard of achievement in the British television community. Each year awards recognise excellence across the entire range of programme making and broadcasting skills. The winners will be announced via ceremony in London on Tuesday, March 26 hosted by Tom Allen.
21 Feb 24
CPL Productions today announces that Donna Gomes has joined the Senior Leadership Team as Head of Legal and Business Affairs.
She joins CPL from Mothership Productions, where she was Director of Commercial and Business Affairs and part of the team who launched Kelly Webb-Lamb’s indie. Whilst there she was responsible for a range of commissions and deals.
Prior to this Donna led various Legal and Business Affairs teams across BBC and BBC Studios, including The Natural History Unit. With a particular love of commercial deal making, Donna has led and closed key deals with national and international partners, including Disney+, Warner Bros Discovery, National Geographic, S4C, Eos, and C4. Donna is known for shaping a range of novel and unprecedented co-productions, collaborations, creative partnerships and talent deals.
She will report in to CPL’s Commercial Director, Janet Oakes.
Managing Director, Danielle Lux, said “We are thrilled that Donna has joined us. The range of her experience as well as her drive for perfection and her upbeat personality make her a perfect fit for CPL”.
4 Feb 24
Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has commissioned a new series of the global franchise 90 Day Fiancé – produced by CPL Productions. Series 4 of 90 Day Fiancé UK, one of the top performing shows on discovery+, will drop on the streaming service in summer 2025.
Fans of the franchise can also look forward to more Tell All specials, which bring the couples back to the screen for exclusive updates on their lives as they get together for the first time in person. Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has announced the commission of specials for both 90 Day Fiancé UK series 3 and 4.
Both 90 Day Fiancé UK and the Tell All special are produced by CPL Productions. Following the launch of its UK spin-off in 2022, the global format has been met with nothing but love from its fans both at home and abroad. In 2023, 90 Day Fiancé UK was one of the top entertainment titles in EMEA for discovery+ subscriber acquisition.
The second season of 90 Day Fiancé UK maintained the format’s position in the UK & Ireland as the leading discovery+ entertainment show. The franchise has seen an almost 30% season-on-season growth in subscriber acquisition to the streaming platform.
As fans get ready for the exciting launch of 90 Day Fiancé UK Series 3, which drops on discovery+ this summer, 90 Day Fiancé UK Series 4 promises another extraordinary cast of characters, each taking a leap of faith to pursue a relationship where the odds are truly stacked against them. Viewers will follow eight Brits and their long-distance lovers as they navigate the complexities of love and commitment over 90 intense days.
In addition to the series, the hugely popular 90 Day Fiancé UK Tell All, was the most-watched episode on discovery+ during its first month on the service.
Clare Laycock, SVP Head of Content, Networks & Streaming at WBD UK & Ireland, said: “We’re so excited to have greenlit a fourth season of fan-favourite 90 Day Fiancé UK – and to announce it on Valentines Day! The relatability and authenticity of our 90 Day couples and their struggles with long-distance love are what make the show so very watchable, with real life high stakes drama throughout. CPL has done an incredible job translating the US-born format to the UK, ensuring fans of the franchise remain deeply loyal to the show, coming back to watch the much-anticipated reunions in the Tell All specials, diving deep into the happy – and not-so-happy – ever afters.”
The series were ordered by Clare Laycock and commissioned by Charlotte Reid. Deirdre Dowling is the commissioning editor of Warner Bros. Discovery and executive producers for CPL are Murray Boland, Dermot Caulfield, Danielle Lux and Emma Jones.
5 Dec 2024
Following a record-breaking season eight run, Married at First Sight: UK has been nominated for best multiplatform programme at the Broadcast Awards 2024.
The Broadcast Awards celebrate the best in British TV channels and content, and are a the chance to reward and recognise the best programmes, channels and talent within the UK’s television industry. Winners will be announced during a ceremony held on the evening of 8 February 2024, at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London.
Married at First Sight UK is produced by CPL Productions, based on a format from Snowman Productions; Married at First Sight is distributed internationally by Red Arrow Studios International.
12 Feb 2024
The winners of the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 have been announced, recognising the best television and radio of the last calendar year.
Two rounds of public voting throughout January saw the 351 new productions to air during the year whittled down to a shortlist of six in each of ten categories, with voters also asked to pick a single favourite Comedy Of The Year.
In their 18th year, the award winners this year are lead by the final series of BBC One sitcom Ghosts, which picks up both Best Returning TV Sitcom – for a third year running – and the overall Comedy Of The Year.
Catherine Tate’s British-Australian BBC comedy Queen Of Oz, following a disgraced member of the Royal Family who is sent Down Under, was voted Best New TV Sitcom.
Elsewhere, Taskmaster takes the title of Best TV Entertainment Show for a seventh time and Would I Lie To You? wins Best TV Panel Show for a seventh year running – its eleventh in total.
There were also prizes for Good Omens, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? (starring French & Saunders), The Unbelievable Truth and You’re Dead To Me.
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