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New Coronation Street titles unveiled
The Rovers Return looms large and that restless cat remains in ITV’s high definition revamp of Coronation Street’s opening titles.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop attracts 500,000 online plays
Channel 4 attracted 76,000 unique players to the online game which supports its latest live gameshow Million Pound Drop, hosted by Davina McCall.
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NewsHaitian children report for ITV News
ITV News has helped children in earthquake-ravaged Haiti to film reports about their lives a year after the disaster.
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NewsAndreae exits Incubator for Discovery
Former Channel 4 exec Simon Andreae, who moved to the US in 2005, has been appointed to a senior role at Discovery.
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NewsYesterday returns to full Freeview service
Yesterday is to double its broadcast hours on Freeview to return as a full-time channel from June.
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NewsBBC hires Talkback's Hancock
The BBC has hired its second TalkbackThames entertainment exec in a week – recruiting producer/director Sean Hancock as executive producer.
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NewsThe IT Crowd gets fifth series and new writers
The IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan plans to pull together a team of writers for a planned fifth series of the Channel 4 comedy.
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NewsBBC to redevelop Television Centre
The BBC is expected to announce plans to create a multimillion pound “creative quarter” in west London, to update its current Television Centre.
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NewsBolton calls for BBC religion overhaul
Veteran presenter and producer Roger Bolton has called on the BBC to appoint a religion editor for news as part of measures to address the corporation’s “secular and sceptical” attitude towards faith issues.
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NewsLost hit by Sky Player bug
Sky 1’s simulcast of Lost via its online service Sky Player was hit by technical issues which prevented fans from viewing the final hour of the finale.
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Food Network orders first UK show
Culinary channel Food Network has made its first UK commission as part of a wider strategy to boost its original content.
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NewsESPN buys 41 football games
ESPN has acquired the rights to acquire 41 international football games including World Cup friendies as it bids to rival Sky Sports.
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NewsESPN guilty of breaking ad rules
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has been warned by industry regulator Ofcom that it could face fines if it continues to breach regulations which limit the amount of adverts that can be shown each hour.
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NewsBBC to boost filming in the North
The BBC has ordered more on-location shoots in the North, in a bid to “showcase” the region to the rest of the world and drive up local satisfaction with the corporation.
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NewsMiralis named More4 head
Australian TV commissioner Anna Miralis is moving to the UK to join Channel 4 as editor of digital channel More4.
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NewsCrouch to front World Cup special
England footballer Peter Crouch is to make his presenting debut as part of BBC3’s World Cup season.
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NewsIndies slam 'flawed' BBC in-house guarantee
Pact has called for an urgent review of the BBC’s commissioning system – with a view to reducing the in-house guarantee or scrapping it altogether.
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NewsLost finale generates £1m for Sky
The long-awaited finale of Lost is understood to have generated an estimated £1m in ad revenues for Sky.
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NewsITV axes Married Single Other
ITV1’s romantic drama Married Single Other will not be commissioned for a second series after failing to tie the knot with viewers.
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NewsC4 eyes new slot for Iron Chef UK
Channel 4 is hunting for a new home for Iron Chef UK after pulling it out of its 5pm slot mid-run due to poor ratings.