Ellie Broughton
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PA launches TV guide app
The Press Association has launched a consumer-focussed TV listings service for the iPad.
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Ian Wright latest victim of C5 cuts
Ian Wright has not had his contract renewed for Live From Studio Five, leaving co-hosts Kate Walsh and Jayne Middlemiss to front the show without him.
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R3 unveils drama line-up
Martin Freeman, Derek Jacobi and Anna Maxwell Martin are among the stars of BBC Radio 3’s drama season this autumn.
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FME to mine Thames archive with new hiring
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is to mine Thames Television’s 24-year archive for classic programming, and has hired a former ITN exec to oversee the job.
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6 Music gives audience control
Digital station 6 Music will hand control of its playlists over to its listeners later this month.
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Don’t demonise piracy, says IT Crowd creator
Graham Linehan, the writer behind comedy The IT Crowd, has said the entertainment industry is gambling with its future by “ignoring or criminalising” the issue of piracy.
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Cast announced for Crimson Petal
Richard E Grant, Romola Garai and Gillian Anderson are to star in forthcoming BBC2 drama, The Crimson Petal & the White.
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Canvas hunts tech firms for 2011 launch
Project Canvas has invited technology firms to help launch IPTV devices in 2011.
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Comedy writing winner revealed
Newcomer Simon Stratton has won the 2010 John Brabourne ‘Big 5’ Comedy Award with his screenplay Get Miles.
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UKTV to make first moves into HD
UKTV is to roll out its first HD channels this year for Good Food and Eden.
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Chuggington back on track to US
Ludorum has licensed a second series of kids series Chuggington to US channel Playhouse Disney.
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RTS calls for Craft and Design Awards entries
The Royal Television Society is calling for entries for the annual Craft and Design Awards.
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BBC fills indie roles
The BBC has named the two executives that will help manage the corporation’s relationship with the independent production sector.