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RatingsStrictly 2m ahead of The X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing held a 2m viewer lead over The X Factor, as mythical drama Atlantis continued to underperform.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC1’s entertainment quest & Charlie Higson
Talking TV returns from a short sabbatical with a bounty of goods, including the story behind BBC1’s forthcoming Harry Hill comedy drama Professor Branestawm.
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NewsBBC2 orders Spanish Armada docudrama
BBC2 is to tell the “untold story” of the Spanish Armada in a forthcoming docudrama.
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RatingsLife Story bows out on low
THURSDAY: David Attenborough’s BBC1 wildlife series Life Story bowed with its worst ratings of the series.
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NewsBBC Children’s may become part of in-house plans
The BBC is considering making its children’s television production department part of its plans for a commercial production arm.
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NewsBBC daytime bailiff show inspires comedy project
Toast of London creator Arthur Mathews is developing a BBC sitcom inspired by BBC1 daytime show The Sheriffs Are Coming.
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NewsC4 plans online One Born Every Minute spin-off
Dragonfly is to deliver an online spin-off of One Born Every Minute for Channel 4’s Shorts platform next spring.
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NewsScotland may be handed BBC charter renewal role
The Scottish government should have a formal voice in BBC charter renewal negotiations, according to Lord Smith’s report aimed at devolving power to the nation.
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RatingsI’m a Celebrity fires The Apprentice
WEDNESDAY: I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! trumped The Apprentice for a second week on the trot, as Sky Arts’ Danish drama The Legacy debuted with 29,000.
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NewsFru Hazlitt to leave ITV
ITV commercial and online managing director Fru Hazlitt is to step down for health reasons after more than four years at the broadcaster.
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NewsOfcom taken to court over complaint handling process
Ofcom may be forced to alter its TV complaint handling process after being accused of treating broadcasters more favourably than the public.
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NewsHollyoaks launches game app
Hollyoaks has become the first UK soap to launch an app-based game as it attempts to build on its online interaction with its audience.
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NewsBBC set for additional £400m cuts
The BBC faces fresh cuts of £400m across the next two years that will take total savings by 2016/17 to £1.5bn.
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Behind The ScenesBritain's Bloodiest Dynasty
A first-time presenter, untested camera rig and the entire history of the Plantagenets. A tall order on a C5 budget, says Dan Gold
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NewsE4 orders more Virtually Famous
Viral content panel show Virtually Famous will return for two more series for E4.
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NewsBBC launches interactive football drama
The BBC is launching a Somethin’ Else-produced interactive football drama as part of its World War One season.
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CommentBBC faces up to UK devolution
Change is coming despite Scotland’s No vote, says Maggie Brown
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NewsRadio 1 to boost video quality for iPlayer move
BBC Radio 1 is to improve the quality of its video content following its launch on iPlayer.
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NewsIndiana Jones inspires ITV’s Jekyll
Charlie Higson has drawn inspiration from Indiana Jones and classic 1930s horror movies for his ITV drama series based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde.
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NewsFormats due ‘next big wave’
Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler has called on broadcasters to replicate UKTV’s Formats Lab scheme to inspire the next generation of formatted programmes.