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NewsViewers warm to celebrities on ice
The second episode of ITV1's Dancing on Iceon Saturday night (28 January) managed to maintain its popularity with 8.5 million people (38.5%) tuning in at 7.10pm.
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NewsShetty wins Celebrity Big Brother after racism row
Channel 4 bosses breathed a sigh of relief last night after Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty was crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brotherand denied that she had been a victim of racism.
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NewsBBC to launch online commissioning system
The BBC is launching a commissioning system which will allow programme makers to submit proposals electronically and track their progress via the internet.
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NewsFox demands name of YouTube pirate
YouTube has been issued with a subpoena by 20th Century Fox after episodes of The Simpsonsand 24appeared on the online video site.
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NewsDouble win for Mirren at SAG awards
Helen Mirren's seemingly unstoppable drive towards Oscar glory continued last night (28 January) as she won two Screen Actors Guild awards, one for The Queenand the other for ElizabethI.
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NewsC4 pulls Shipwrecked repeat
Channel 4 has decided not to repeat an episode of Shipwreckedin which a contestant made racist remarks to ensure the safety of the people taking part in the show.
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NewsDancing With The Stars waltzes to China
China is to make its own version of international hit Dancing With The Starsfollowing a deal between Hunan Television and BBC Worldwide.
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NewsABC orders fourth series of Wife Swap
American network ABC has ordered a fourth series of Wife Swapfrom RDF USA.
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NewsFrasier star mulls new TV comedy role
Frasierstar Kelsey Grammer is being lined up to play an anchorman at a local TV station in a comedy pilot for 20th Century Fox.
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NewsBlog: Shipwrecked and free speech
This week, RDF's David Frank hit back at public criticism of Shipwrecked, arguing that the backlash against Lucy Buchanan could be bad for free speech. Read what other people have to say in our latest blog.
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NewsFreeview poised to benefit from 'grey boom'
Take-up of Freeview in the UK is set to boom amongst over 55s in the next two years with older-skewing channels such as BBC4 and ITV3 benefiting the most.
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NewsShed beefs up US slate
Shed owned indie Ricochet has secured a new commission from major US network ABC and been recommissioned to make a fourth series of Supernanny USA.
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NewsNick Jr spots kids show on YouTube
A kids TV show that started out as a viral video on YouTube has been picked up by Nickelodeon for its pre-school channel Nick Jr.
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Streetmate returns
Tiger Aspect is reviving its dating show Streetmatefor ITV2 and is eyeing Dancing on Icepresenter Holly Willoughby to front it.
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Screentime gets Outright rebrand
Screentime Partners, the international distributor acquired by Shed for£2m last autumn, is being rebranded as Outright Distribution as it looks to increase its line-up of third-party producers and expand into new genres.
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NewsTwenty Twenty expands into kids
Indie Twenty Twenty is making a push into the children's genre with The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a major new commission for BBC1 kids slot CBBC.
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Discovery downs a second Guinness
Discovery Networks Europe has signed a deal with Guinness World Records to show the second series of Ultimate Guinness World Records on Discovery UK.
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Decode sells Sketch show to Nicktoons
Decode Entertainment has sold kids animation series Planet Sketchto Nickelodeon's 24-hour US animation network Nicktoons Network.
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News'We made the right decision'
With Channel 4 under fire for its handling of the CBB row, Kevin Lygo and Andy Duncan spoke exclusively to Broadcastabout the controversy.
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Nick Jr cooks up healthy eating show
Nickelodeon has commissioned Dot to Dot Productions to make a cookery series for Nick Jr.