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NewsMrs Brown’s Boys tops BBC's Christmas chart
Mrs Brown’s Boys was the BBC’s biggest show over the festive period, according to Live +7 figures released by the broadcaster.
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NewsMultiplatform: New era for tablets and VoD
2012 was the year of the tablet, and the explosion in sales of the devices, now present in 11% of UK homes, according to Ofcom, has left its mark on the TV industry.
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NewsC5: The post-Ford era begins
The Northern & Shell building will be quieter than usual at the start of 2013 following the departure of a number of senior Channel 5 figures, including Jeff Ford and Kate Barnes.
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NewsC4: Schedule needs successful returners
Channel 4 enters 2013 on the back of the success of the Paralympics – but with a major row over the failure to strike a commercial deal with the powerful GroupM.
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NewsComedy Central thinks global
Comedy Central has ordered a 13-part comedy series fronted by Seann Walsh and hopes to format it internationally.
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NewsFox to spend millions on original UK content push
FX UK is planning to commission up to 50 hours of original UK content by the end of the year as part of its transformation into Fox.
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NewsSky: Playing with the big boys
Last spring, Hat Trick’s Jimmy Mulville hailed Sky for “shaking up” the industry in a manner akin to Channel 4 in the 1980s. He wasn’t wrong.
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NewsThe Year Ahead
Click through to discover what the next 12 months holds for the UK’s key players.
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Behind The ScenesSpies of Warsaw, BBC4
1930s Poland offered a rich setting for Fresh Pictures’ first drama series - and the timing was perfect for veteran screenwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Olly Grant reports
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NewsChurch group blasts BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 has been accused of disrespecting its older listeners by moving Sunday Half Hour to an early morning slot.
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NewsBBC cues up snooker rights
The BBC will continue to broadcast the UK’s three biggest snooker tournaments until at least 2017.
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NewsFree Speech returns with Rick Edwards as host
BBC3 has commissioned a second series of Mentorn Media’s live current affairs debate programme, Free Speech - with Rick Edwards replacing original host Jake Humphrey.
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NewsAdrian van Klaveren parachuted into BBC's WW1 plans
Adrian van Klaveren, the former BBC Radio 5 Live boss who lost his job in the wake of Jimmy Savile scandal, is to oversee the corporation’s programming plans for the centenary of World War I.
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NewsHacker group Anonymous plans BBC protest
The protest group that claimed responsibility for bringing down the Home Office website last year is planning to target the BBC in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsDavina McCall to host C4 daytime series
Davina McCallD is being lined up for Channel 4 daytime competition expected to be broadcast in the 5pm slot.
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NewsUKTV posts 20-year ratings high
UKTV has claimed that 2012 was the most successful in its 20-year history - spearheaded by shows including Dynamo: Magician Impossible and Red Dwarf X.
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NewsJohn McCririck sues C4 for £3m
Former Channel 4 racing pundit John McCririck has kicked off legal proceedings against Channel 4 – seeking up to £3m of damages - after being dropped from its racing coverage.