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Amazon Lands New Jeremy Clarkson Car Show
After weeks of speculation, Jeremy Clarkson has confirmed that his new car show has landed at Amazon, reuniting him with his former Top Gear colleagues James May and Richard Hammond. The series will...
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‘Top Gear’ Gets New Exec Producer; Discovery Expands In Turkey: Global Briefs
Just as the former Top Gear team heads over to Amazon Prime, the BBC show has plugged in a new executive producer. Lisa Clark will step in for Andy Wilman who left the motoring series after Jeremy...
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BBC Two Chief On New ‘Top Gear’: “Exciting” And “Scary”– Edinburgh
BBC Two controller Kim Shillinglaw spoke at the Edinburgh Television Festival today where she said of the new Chris Evans-hosted Top Gear, “It’s scary, but it’s really exciting.” Evans was named in...
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Jeremy Clarkson And BBC Sued For Racial Discrimination By Producer Oisin Tymon
The fallout from Jeremy Clarkson’s acrimonious departure from Top Gear rumbles on as show producer Oisin Tymon — whom Clarkson assaulted during a break from filming — has sued Clarkson and the BBC for...
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‘Top Gear China’ Revving In Season 2; Elipsis Capital Boards ‘Reagan’ Movie –...
The first five episodes of Season 2 of Top Gear China have amassed a combined audience of 217 million across TV and online. The Honyee Media show, which launched October 19 on Shanghai Dragon TV, was...
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BBC’s ‘Top Gear’ To Relaunch With Sabine Schmitz & Chris Harris Alongside...
The BBC’s revamped Top Gear, led by veteran presenter Chris Evans, is calling on two relatively unknown names to round out the team. Female racing driver Sabine Schmitz and motoring journalist Chris...
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‘Top Gear’ Same, Only Very Different, Says New Host Chris Evans – TCA
If new Top Gear host Chris Evans got paid by the word, he walked away from his Q&A at TCA one very wealthy man. Not since Oprah Winfrey came to this semi-annual TV confab to promote her new TV...
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Matt LeBlanc Will Co-Host BBC’s ‘Top Gear’ Reboot With Chris Evans
Top Gear has a new friend. The BBC has set Matt LeBlanc to join the revamp of the flagship motoring show when it returns to BBC Two with Chris Evans in May. This is the first time the series has had a...
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‘Top Gear’ Confirms Hosts Set To Join Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc For BBC Reboot
After putting Matt LeBlanc in one of the driver’s seats last week as co-host of the BBC’s new Top Gear, the broadcaster has filled out the rest of the roster. Chris Evans and LeBlanc will be joined by...
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Jeremy Clarkson Settles £100K Suit, Apologizes To ‘Top Gear’ Producer Oisin...
Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has settled a racial discrimination and injury claim with producer Oisin Tymon, whom he punched during a “fracas” nearly a year ago. Specifics of the settlement...
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Netflix In Talks To Acquire Revamped ‘Top Gear’: Report
Reports surfaced Thursday morning that streaming giant Netflix is in talks with the BBC to acquire some rights on the revamped car show Top Gear. The deal could mirror the one signed by the two...
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New ‘Top Gear’ Drives Controversy Over Matt LeBlanc War Memorial Filming
Top Gear may have cut ties with headline-grabbing former host Jeremy Clarkson, but its new iteration is already courting controversy over scenes filmed near a London war memorial. On Sunday, Matt...
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‘Top Gear’ Trailer: Matt LeBlanc, Chris Evans & The Stig Feel The Heat, Baby
BBC America has dropped the first trailer for the new Top Gear which is due to debut in May. Chris Evans is hosting Season 23 with Matt LeBlanc along for the ride as co-host. In the clips above, the...
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‘Top Gear’ Teaser: Matt LeBlanc Gets Dirty In An Ariel Nomad
Call it the one with Matt LeBlanc. Here’s a fresh teaser for BBC America’s new season of Top Gear, in which the former Friend slides into the driver’s seat. But as the clip shows, that’s not always...
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‘Top Gear’ Adds ‘Extra Gear’; Discovery Takes RugbyPass Stake – Global Briefs
When Top Gear returns in May, it will be followed by new after show, Extra Gear. Rory Reid is set to host with footage, interviews, films and behind-the-scenes access to the revamped motoring series....
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Adam Ferrara Signs With Innovative Artists
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Ferrara, who co-hosts the U.S. version of Top Gear and was a regular on FX’s Rescue Me, has signed with Innovative Artists. Ferrara has starred since 2010 on Top Gear, History’s...
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‘Top Gear’ Averages 4.3 Million Viewers In Season Opener, Takes Social Media...
The revamped season of Top Gear, with new presenters Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc, has debuted to a mixed reception, averaging somewhere between 4.3-4.4 million viewers and drawing some social media...
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Former ‘Top Gear’ EP Launches Wild Blue Media With Investment From Fremantle
Former BBC and Studio Lambert exec Gary Hunter has launched Wild Blue Media. FremantleMedia is taking a 25% stake in the company which will focus on creating returnable brands across factual,...
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‘Top Gear’ Reboot Sees Overnight Ratings Crash In Second Week But On-Demand...
It’s looking like a bumpy road ahead for the much-vaunted revamp of the BBC’s car show Top Gear after figures revealed an average of 2.8 million viewers tuned in to the second ep on Sunday evening....
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‘Top Gear USA’ Canceled On History; Seeks New Place To Park
Top Gear USA, the American spinoff of BBC/BBC America’s flagship motoring show, has run out of gas on History and is now seeking a new home. Host and racing analyst Rutlege Wood posted the news to...
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