All Broadcast articles in 29 July 2011
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NewsSky reveals fresh comedies
A playground comedy, a talent show-cum-gameshow and a hidden camera series from Ant & Dec’s Gallowgate Productions are among Sky 1’s line up for autumn.
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RatingsRob Brydon returns with 1.6m
FRIDAY: The Rob Brydon Show returned for a second series on BBC2 but failed to reach the highs of its first run.
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NewsBBC3 calls time on Two Pints
Long-running sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps has been cancelled by BBC3 controller Zai Bennett.
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NewsChoccywoccydoodah to return
Cake shop series Choccywoccydoodah has been recommissioned for a second and third run by UKTV channel Good Food.
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RatingsBoxing gives C5 knockout result
SATURDAY: A rare bout of boxing on terrestrial television helped Channel 5 knock out its rivals.
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Comment25 July '11
“The best drama doesn’t always come up with a definitive answer and this one didn’t. It was pacey, emotionally engaging stuff.” Read on for the verdict on last weekend’s TV.
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RatingsSugartown stumbles on debut
SUNDAY: BBC1’s new comedy drama Sugartown got off to a rocky start – beaten by Channel 4 film The Lovely Bones.
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NewsBBC1 conjures up new Merlin
Merlin, BBC1’s Saturday night fantasy drama, has been commissioned for a fifth series – before the fourth has even aired.
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NewsOptomen pilots ‘biggest gameshow ever’
Optomen Television is to pilot what it claims to be the “biggest gameshow ever” - taking inspiration from a theoretical book by American writer James Surowiecki.
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NewsKate Little to leave ITV Studios
ITV Studios’ director of business affairs Kate Little has become the second senior manager to announce their departure from the company in recent weeks.
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NewsNUJ urges review of "dodgy" licence fee deal
Reports that the Conservatives changed its licence fee policy after a request from James Murdoch have prompted the NUJ to demand last year’s settlement be scrapped.
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NewsDiscovery to revisit Oslo tragedy
The massacre in Oslo in which at least 93 people were killed will be the subject of a fast turnaround documentary for Discovery.
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NewsChristopher Lunn blacklisted by HMRC again
Christopher Lunn & Company has been blacklisted for a second time by HM Revenue & Customs.
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NewsBBC: full service cuts unlikely
The BBC believes it can make its 20% cuts for Delivery Quality First without closing full services, and has ruled out cutting local radio or merging it with Radio 5 Live.
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NewsC4 to air Amy Winehouse tributes
Channel 4 will this week pay tribute to troubled singer Amy Winehouse who died on Saturday.
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RatingsAmy Winehouse sparks news audience surge
SATURDAY: The tragic death of Amy Winehouse saw audiences to BBC News and Sky News rise to five times the usual figures.
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NewsITV1 crime dramas to return
ITV has ordered second series of Scott & Bailey and Monroe as part of a slew of drama recommissions.
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RatingsC4 pulls 1.3m with Murdoch investigation
MONDAY: A Dispatches investigation into the world of Rupert Murdoch drew more than a million viewers to Channel 4.
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Comment26 July '11
“It was further proof that fact can be as exciting as fiction.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.