MediaCityUK set to double in the next 10 years
MediaCityUK is set to double in size over the next decade under ambitious plans submitted to Salford City Council today (June 7th 2016).
Anne Robinson joins Rachel Riley and Susie Dent to become the three ladies of Countdown
Anne Robinson takes up the Countdown reins from Monday 28 June on Channel 4, replacing Nick Hewer as the first female host of Channel 4’s longest running series. She will join numbers whizz Rachel Riley and wordsmith Susie Dent, where together they will be the TV programme’s formidable female trio, every weekday at 2.10pm.
On her new all-female team, Anne Robinson, who will become Countdown’s sixth host said: “Three Girls Do Countdown – who wouldn’t want to watch?”
Reflecting on filming with journalist and broadcaster Anne Robinson, Rachel Riley said: “It’s been really fun watching Anne very quickly find her feet in the Countdown studio and seeing the contestants in the new groove with her. She’s not shy of asking them funny questions and the responses have ranged from going into their own comedy routines to not looking directly at her and hoping she doesn’t see them – it’s been very lively!”
Susie Dent added: “I’m so pleased to be able to work with Anne again. She has been a heroine of mine ever since she gently rescued me from an embarrassing moment on my first bit of live TV. With her flair and wit, she’s going to be a wonderful addition to the Countdown team.”
Countdown, which airs every weekday at 2.10pm, is filmed in dock10 studios, Media City, Salford and produced by ITV Studios Entertainment. It was the first programme to broadcast on Channel 4, when the channel launched 39 years ago, in November 1982, making it one of the longest running quiz shows in the world.
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