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RatingsTracey Ullman makes solid start on BBC1
MONDAY: The David Bowie documentaries which aired following the musical legend’s death failed to reel in large crowds, as Tracey Ullman’s Show got off to a good start on BBC1.
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NewsBBC lifts lid on £200m Scotland spend
The BBC has lifted the lid on how it spends £200m of licence fee cash in Scotland ahead of director general Tony Hall appearing in front of a Holyrood committee on Tuesday.
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NewsFox shakes up international division
US broadcaster Fox is disbanding its Fox International Channels division with chief executive Hernan Lopez leaving the company.
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NewsNick scores Football League show
Nickelodeon UK is to launch a live-action football programme featuring Spongebob Squarepants after Viacom picked up Football League rights last year.
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NewsSchedules cleared for Bowie tributes
The BBC and Channel 4 are clearing their schedules to pay tribute to David Bowie after he died of cancer on Sunday.
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NewsIn brief: BBC First; The X-Files
BBC Worldwide is to lauch across the Middle East as Amazon picks up The X-Files catalogue. Click for more.
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NewsCable: C4 sale would 'imperil' TV industry
Privatising Channel 4 would generate “little or no revenue” and “imperil” the TV industry, according to former business secretary Vince Cable.
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NewsI’m A Celebrity spider eating task escapes Ofcom probe
Ofcom has ruled out an investigation into Ferne McCann’s spider eating bushtucker trial, despite the episode of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! sparking nearly 1,500 complaints.
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NewsTV Moment of the Year: shortlist unveiled
The 10 shows that will compete at the Broadcast Awards to be crowned Timeline TV Moment of the Year have been unveiled.
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NewsC4 awards F1 production deal to Whisper
Channel 4 has awarded Whisper Films, the sports producer co-owned by David Coulthard and Jake Humphrey, a £30m production contract to make its Formula One coverage.
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RatingsLip Sync Battle hits right notes for C5
FRIDAY: Channel 5’s latest entertainment format Lip Sync Battle got underway in front of a crowd of 1.8m as the final series of Mr Selfridge settled into its new slot.
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NewsChris Evans reveals Top Gear plans
The forthcoming series of Top Gear will feature segments filmed in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
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RatingsThe Voice stammers on return
SATURDAY: The Voice UK failed to get a boost from its new coaches, as the BBC1 show returned for its fifth run with a nearly million fewer viewers than last year.
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NewsWolf Hall clinches Golden Globe
Wolf Hall scooped a Golden Globe on Sunday night and executive producer Sir Colin Callender used the triumph to warn the government against diminishing the BBC.
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NewsEastEnders tops Xmas catch-up viewing
EastEnders came out on top in the festive catch-up stakes, as the BBC reported a 32% uplift in viewing over connected TVs and games consoles.
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RatingsDeath In Paradise murders Jericho
THURSDAY: Death In Paradise was on murderous form for its fifth series after it arrested double the audience of ITV’s ambitious “wild west” drama Jericho.
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VideoVIDEO: 10,000 BC: Two Tribes, C5
The Garden Production’s survival format is to return with a twist.
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NewsAlaska hires C4 commissioner
Channel 4 commissioner Rich Evans has joined Blinging Up Baby indie Alaska as creative director.
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NewsHuman herd attempts wildebeest migration for Nat Geo
A human herd will brave harsh elements and deadly predators as it attempts to follow an African wildebeest migration in an ambitious October Films series for US cable network Nat Geo.