ITV”s current favourite, Paddy McGuinness, has been given another prime time Saturday night slot.

Paddy will front Mad Mad World, a comedy panel show about news stories from throughout the world. The 8 x 30 series is being produced Ash Atalla”s Roughcut TV, with Atalla exec producing and Neil Calow producing. The series will air on ITV1 later this year.

For more forthcoming and in-development productions, see the Knowledge’;s Production Intelligence.