Rumpus Media - the indie set up in 2013 by Emily Hudd and Iain Wimbush - has hired Avril Spary to serve as their new Head of Comedy Entertainment. Additionally, Rumpus has promoted Chantal Barnes to Head of Development. 
After commissioning a not-for-broadcast pilot earlier this year, Channel 4 has picked up factual entertainment format Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back to series with a six episode order. Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back sees Lycett helping out the British public with all their consumer complaints. The series will cover a range of consumer gripes, feature stories relating to consumer issues and go undercover in Joe‘s quest for consumer justice. Channel 4 has handed out a pilot order to Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back, a factual entertainment format that will see the comedian helping out the British public with all their consumer complaints. Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back will cover a range of consumer gripes, feature stories relating to consumer issues and go undercover in Joe‘s quest for consumer justice. In addition to Lycett, the show will feature consumer expert Katie Morley and tech expert Mark Silcox in the studio.