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NewsGMTV bows out after 17 years
Long-running morning show GMTV has bowed out with presenter Andrew Castle thanking the loyal viewers who watched it in its 17-year run.
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NewsGot Talent hopeful drops tribunal bid
A former Britain’s Got Talent hopeful who blamed health problems for her poor audition has failed in her bid to take her case to a tribunal.
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NewsBBC defends impartiality over No. 10 cuts meeting
The BBC has defended its impartiality after the director general of the corporation was photographed going into a meeting in Downing Street to apparently discuss coverage of government spending cuts.
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NewsThis Morning beefs up interactive
ITV is rolling out an interactive zone titled The Hub during daytime show This Morning to increase engagement with viewers.
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The Broadcast InterviewAlison Sharman: new queen of breakfast TV
The ITV director of factual and daytime talks to Jake Kanter about her decision to replace GMTV with Daybreak and why Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are worth every penny.
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NewsC4 teams with History for Herzog 3D doc
Channel 4 is funding its first 3D movie, a Werner Herzog documentary about the world’s oldest cave paintings.
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NewsBBC4 orders Beauty spin-offs from Tern
BBC4 plans to build on The Beauty of Maps with two spin-off series from producer Tern Television.
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NewsBBC Bristol serves time in slammer for BBC3 ob doc
BBC3 has ordered an 8 x 30-minute ob doc based in the cells of a Humberside police station that will follow what happens to offenders after they are arrested.
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NewsCorrie fans to vote ‘best bits’
ITV viewers will be asked to vote for their greatest Coronation Street moments for a special two-part documentary.
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NewsHallmark UK to relaunch as Universal Channel
Hallmark UK will be rebranded as the Universal Channel this autumn, as part of NBC Universal’s ongoing multimilliondollar restructure.
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NewsTreen slams axing as The Bill ends on high
Acclaimed location manager Malcolm Treen has slammed the decision to axe The Bill, as the police drama ended after 27 years this week with 4.4 million viewers.
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NewsRestructure takes shape as N&S finalises C5 cuts
Northern & Shell’s restructure of Channel 5 gathered pace this week, with staff waiting to hear who had been accepted for voluntary redundancy and speculation that there may not be a direct replacement for chief executive Dawn Airey.
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NewsSky passes 3m mark for HD subscribers
Sky has passed 3 million high definition subscribers and will launch Living as its 50th HD channel before Christmas.
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NewsUnions get huge vote for BBC strike action
More than 90% of BBC members of Bectu, Unite and the NUJ have voted in favour of industrial action over its pension reform plans - but coverage the Last Night Of The Proms looks safe.
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NewsITV1 marks 9/11 with Woodhead two-parter
ITV1 will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 next year with a two-part documentary from Leslie Woodhead.
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NewsSky Movies calls for epic work to woo subscribers
Sky Movies HD is hunting for “epic” feature-length pieces from indies to help attract subscribers following its first original commission, Neverland.
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NewsPact digs in on Terms of Trade
Pact is ready to battle the BBC after Mark Thompson’s surprise MacTaggart revelation that the corporation believes the Terms of Trade need to change.
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NewsCompliance: the debate hots up
Film-makers have rallied to support Brian Woods’ claims that “self-censorship” is creeping into BBC docs after the Bafta-winning director confronted Mark Thompson over compliance.
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NewsChannel 4 to air Miliband docu-drama
The rise to political power of David and Ed Miliband and their battle to head the Labour Party is to be dramatised by Channel 4, it was announced today.
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NewsBBC had massive bias to left - Thompson
The BBC was guilty of a “massive bias to the left” in the past, director general Mark Thompson said today.