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The Broadcast InterviewJeroen Oerlemans & Andrew Hornett, ESPN
ESPN set up a UK channel in just six weeks after picking up Setanta’s Premiership games. With the rights up for grabs again, it is stepping up its ambitions.
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NewsKatie Price attempts to confront Frankie Boyle in new doc
Katie Price has called on Frankie Boyle to meet with her for a Sky Living documentary following his controversial joke about her disabled son.
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NewsE4 buys US sitcom Happy Endings
E4 has secured the UK broadcast rights to Happy Endings, the new US sitcom starring 24’s Elisha Cuthbert.
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NewsUKTV secures US Dragons’ Den
The US, Irish and Canadian versions of Dragons’ Den are to get their first British broadcast on UKTV channel Dave.
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NewsJonathan Ross reveals ITV chatshow details
Jonathan Ross has revealed that his new ITV1 chatshow will have a “different feel” to his long-running BBC1 series.
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NewsSky snatches Nurse Jackie from BBC
Sky Atlantic has secured the rights to US series Nurse Jackie from the BBC, just days after snatching Glee from E4.
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NewsFreesat Awards shortlist unveiled
ITV1 will go up against ITV2, BBC3 and E4 for the best entertainment channel prize at this year’s Freesat Awards.
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NewsMP criticises Abraham over Boyle joke
Channel 4’s chief executive has been attacked by an MP for making the “appalling decision” to broadcast Frankie Boyle’s joke about Katie Price’s son Harvey.
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NewsPratchett euthanasia film sparks 898 complaints
Hundreds of people have complained to the BBC after it showed a man committing suicide at a clinic in Switzerland.
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NewsComic Strip returns to C4 with Blair spoof
The Comic Strip is to return to Channel 4 with a film noir spoof that features Tony Blair on the run for murder and Jennifer Saunders as Margaret Thatcher.
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NewsFood Network hires former ITV execs
Food Network UK has appointed two ex-ITV execs as it gears up for a push on content.
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NewsUKTV to air Really on Freeview
UKTV is replacing its Freeview plus one channel Dave Ja Vu with paid-for lifestyle channel Really.
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NewsPratchett defends assisted suicide film
Sir Terry Pratchett has defended his documentary about assisted suicide, which showed the death of a millionaire hotelier who was suffering from motor neurone disease.
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NewsGavin Henson to be C5's Bachelor
Channel 5 has confirmed it will adapt US reality show The Bachelor, with rugby star Gavin Henson in the title role.
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NewsBarry Manilow to host An Audience With...
Music legend Barry Manilow has been lined up to host An Audience With… for ITV1.
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NewsBBC Sport 'to bear brunt of cuts'
The BBC could axe parts of its sports coverage and a digital channel, it has been reported.
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NewsBBC begins Television Centre sale
The BBC has fired the starting gun on its exit of Television Centre by inviting interested parties to submit proposals by 1 July.
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NewsBBC2 orders Festival of Britain retrospective
The Proudfoot Company has been commissioned to make its first history documentary for the BBC about the Festival of Britain.
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NewsDesmond hails 'remarkable' C5 turnaround
Richard Desmond’s media empire Northern & Shell has hailed the “remarkable turnaround” of Channel 5 as it prepares to report a return to profit for the terrestrial broadcaster.
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NewsSky grabs Glee from E4
Sky has confirmed it has acquired US high school musical show Glee as well as spin-off reality series The Glee Project.