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NewsE4 swoops for Jane The Virgin
Channel 4 has acquired youth-skewing drama Jane The Virgin after striking a deal with CBS Studios International.
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NewsC5 orders Violent Child series
Channel 5 has ordered three-part documentary series My Violent Child from Popkorn Television after it aired a pilot in June.
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VideoVIDEO: Man vs Fly
Click to watch a preview of Gogglebox Entertainment’s format for The Sun’s website - Man vs Fly.
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RatingsLewis detects 5.6m
FRIDAY: Lewis’ return to his Oxford beat helped ITV win the 9pm slot, as BBC1’s Big School and ITV’s Gino’s Italian Escape concluded with mixed results.
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NewsNigel Farage invited to participate in 2015 leaders’ debate
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have invited Ukip leader Nigel Farage to take part in a leaders’ debate ahead of next year’s general election.
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NewsAndy Wilman defends Top Gear
Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman has denied claims that his team intentionally used a license plate which referenced the Falklands War during the filming of the Argentina Christmas special.
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NewsX Factor UK completes international deals
The X Factor UK will be broadcast in 147 territories after Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia International completed a raft of international distribution deals.
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RatingsThe X Factor live launch hits low note
SATURDAY: The X Factor endured its worst live show launch in seven years, as Strictly Come Dancing remained on top.
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NewsKids’ ‘turning to tablets over TVs’
Tablet devices are quickly replacing televisions as children’s preferred means of consuming video content, according to Ofcom research.
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NewsITV calls for more Catchphrase
STV Productions’ revived classic gameshow Catchphrase has been recommissioned for a third series.
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NewsBBC ups safety measures after attacks on reporters
The BBC has intensified its risk assessment processes for international correspondents following threats to journalists covering conflicts in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq.
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CommentThe battle for male viewers heats up
Can Viacom crack the male audience with the UK launch of Spike TV? Stephen Arnell weighs up the evidence
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RatingsEngland win peaks with 6.6m
THURSDAY: England’s 5-0 win over San Marino peaked with 6.6m - as Who Do You Think You Are?’s latest series was up on last year.
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NewsUS digital indie lifts lid on ITV’s investment
US digital indie Indigenous Media plans to use investment from ITV to create fresh online scripted channels and secure greater international exposure for its content.
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NewsBBC slammed for casting white actor in London Spy
Actor and diversity champion Danny Lee Wynter has criticised the BBC for casting a white actor in a role originally advertised for a “non-Caucasian” on an upcoming BBC2 drama.
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RatingsTOWIE boosts ITV Be launch
WEDNESDAY: The Only Way Is Ibiza helped ITV Be pull in some of the biggest channel launch night ratings in more than a decade – but the scripted reality brand was well down on its last series opener on ITV2.
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NewsRona Fairhead begins work at BBC Trust
Rona Fairhead has formally begun work as the chairman of the BBC Trust, pledging to ensure that the corporation meets the “changing needs of its audiences”.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off final is year's biggest show
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off bowed out with 12.3m last night - the biggest overnight audience of the past twelve months.
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NewsKids’ tax break moves closer
A tax break for live-action kids’ programming has received broad cross-party support and could form part of the chancellor’s autumn statement.