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NewsRageh Omaar fronts ITV News strand
ITV is launching a monthly factual strand fronted by Rageh Omaar which will focus on delivering a mix of UK and international stories.
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NewsDave doubles up Modern Life is Goodish
Dave Gorman’s Modern Life is Goodish is to return to Dave for two extended series after becoming the channel’s highest-rated new commission last year.
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RatingsTidy result for Dave
Amid mobs and all the excesses that Babylon has come to represent, only outdone by modern day football, the appeal of two young lovers from Essex and South Wales continues unabated, with a whole series splurged out at once for avid fans.
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NewsBBC ‘to be asked to pay licence fees for the elderly’
The BBC may be asked to foot a £600m bill for free television licences for the elderly during charter renewal negotiations, according to a report.
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NewsBBC technology boss John Linwood sacked
The BBC has revealed that John Linwood, the technology boss that oversaw the £100m Digital Media Initiative fiasco, was formally relieved of his duties in July last year.
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NewsFox lands John de Mol's Utopia
Simon Andreae has bought John de Mol’s new social experiment format Utopia as his first major deal for Fox.
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NewsLondon Live cues up late-night strand
London Live has revealed a raft of late-night commissions and acquisitions with an urban theme, from emerging production businesses.
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NewsBBC to rebuild exterior EastEnders set
The BBC is to rebuild and expand EastEnders’ exterior set at Elstree Studios as part of plans to improve the flagship soap opera.
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NewsBBC Newsbeat editor moved after bullying claims
Rod McKenzie, the editor of BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat, will be moved to another part of the corporation after he was accused of bullying by a number of staff.
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NewsAnt & Dec's NTA dominance continues
Ant & Dec’s dominance of the National Television Awards continued last night as the duo won best entertainment presenter for the 13th consecutive time and picked up a landmark prize for 25 years in TV.
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NewsUK film urges broadcasters to invest
Sky, ITV and Channel 5 have been accused of not supporting the UK film industry by the Film Policy Review Panel which has called for a £35m annual investment in the sector.
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NewsBBC drama targets new writers
BBC1 has commissioned Working Title Television to produce drama strand The Secrets, which will pair emerging writers with established acting and directing talent.
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NewsC4 unveils £20m indie fund
Channel 4 will give the UK production sector a £20m “adrenaline shot” by investing in a raft of indies over the next three years.
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FeaturesMidsomer Murders, The Killings of Copenhagen
British murder drama meets Nordic noir in next month’s 100th-episode special
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NewsRevealed: Diary of a director general
The political pressure and manoeuvring that comes with being director general of the BBC has been laid bare in an analysis of Tony Hall’s diary for his first seven months in office.
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NewsCheryl Taylor: TV is second screen for kids
CBBC controller Cheryl Taylor has claimed that the television has become the second screen for children as she prepares to launch a wide range of digital projects.
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NewsSideline wins first UK commission with C5 series
Channel 5 has ordered a six-part documentary series about castles from Sideline Productions, marking the Irish indie’s first ever UK series commission.Great British Castles is a loose remake of Sideline’s Irish series Tales Of Irish Castles, which is set to air on TV3 later this year.C5’s 6 x 50-minute doc ...
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NewsTalkSport in Twitter boycott over Collymore threats
TalkSport is to boycott Twitter due to “dismay” about the way the social network has responded to abusive tweets sent to presenter Stan Collymore over the weekend.
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NewsUKTV beefs up YouView presence
UKTV has rolled out VoD players for free-to-air channels Really and Yesterday on YouView.
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NewsSue Walton appointed Lorraine editor
The commissioner of Food Network and Travel Channel Sue Walton is to return to ITV to become the editor of Lorraine.