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    BBC2 show reveals secret of long life

    2006-07-27T08:00:00Z

    Coast presenter Alice Roberts is to front a BBC2 series on how to avoid an early death by taking care of your internal organs.

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    All Out wins six orders from Radio 1

    2006-07-27T08:00:00Z

    Radio 1 has commissioned Manchester indie All Out Productions to produce a documentary exploring homophobia in football through the eyes of young people.

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    ITV1 ratings keep sliding as flagship struggles

    2006-07-27T08:00:00Z

    ITV's flagship channel ITV1 has come under pressure in the -ratings along with the company's share price.

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    News organisations prepare to shuffle Middle East teams

    2006-07-26T11:25:00Z

    After two weeks of non-stop coverage of the Middle East crisis, UK TV news organisations are preparing to swap over correspondents as they plan for a continued focus on the region.

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    BBC buys controversial 9/11 drama

    2006-07-26T11:25:00Z

    The BBC has bought one of the most controversial pieces of US TV programming produced in recent years, a six-hour epic mini-series dramatising the report of the 9/11 Commission.

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    ITV drops It's Now or Never

    2006-07-26T10:35:00Z

    ITV1's latest Saturday night offering It's Now or Neverhas been dropped after its debut show due to poor ratings.

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    BBC uncovers new evidence on Lawrence murder

    2006-07-26T10:00:00Z

    A BBC documentary has exposed fresh evidence on the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, alleging that a senior officer in the case accepted bribes from a suspect's father.

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    BBC current affairs redundancy plans dropped

    2006-07-26T09:15:00Z

    BBC head of TV current affairs George Entwistle has dropped plans to axe one of the department's reporting team.

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    Premier League in Likeaballs deal

    2006-07-25T08:30:00Z

    The makers of CBBC cartoon The Likeaballshave signed an exclusive deal with the FA Premier League - the first time the league has tied up with a kids' TV programme.

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    Sparrowhawk ramps up for mobile launch

    2006-07-24T16:00:00Z

    Sparrowhawk Media is gearing up for the commercial launch of its video texting service TxtBig and exploring other new opportunities for its content library, following the appointment of John Morris as managing director of its distribution arm.

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    Fireworks gets Heavy

    2006-07-24T16:00:00Z

    Fireworks International has landed the international rights to some 35 hours of content from leading US broadband entertainment network Heavy.

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    Fremantle takes Abbey Road to the world

    2006-07-24T16:00:00Z

    Fremantle International Distribution has picked up the rights to new Channel 4 music series, Live From Abbey Road, which will include performances from such artists as The Killers, The Who, Paul Simon and Diana Ross.

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    MercuryMedia strikes deals for 9/11 doc

    2006-07-24T16:00:00Z

    MercuryMedia has secured a number of deals for US 9/11 documentary Loose Change,which is currently attracting the attention of several US studios interested in co-producing a theatrical version.

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    Bellamy stamps his mark on BBC3

    2006-07-24T11:10:00Z

    New BBC3 controller Julian Bellamy has unveiled his first new season schedule, commissioning a slew of popular factual series including Grime Scene Investigation ( GSI) and Say No to the Knife.

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    Spun Gold handles new C4 doc

    2006-07-24T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned a documentary following compulsive masturbators as they try different ways to kick their habit.

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    Heidi Thomas pens 1920s drama for BBC1

    2006-07-21T16:00:00Z

    Heidi Thomas, the screenwriter behind I Capture The Castleand Madam Bovary, has penned an eight-part drama for BBC1 set in 1920s Liverpool.

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    Reeves and Vegas sign up for O'Briain grilling

    2006-07-21T10:20:00Z

    Vic Reeves, Johnny Vegas and Ruby Wax have been confirmed as guests on Dara O'Briain's new BBC2 chat show.

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    BBC2 to aim for 'broad appeal'

    2006-07-20T13:15:00Z

    BBC2 controller Roly Keating has said he is leaving the targeting of 16 to 24-year-old viewers to BBC3, focusing instead on 'broad appeal' for the channel's autumn launch.

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    Crime channel orders surveillance series

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Crime & Investigation Network (CI), which launched on 10 July, and ITV London have commissioned Flame TV to make a 6 x 30-minute series looking at the ways the public is monitored.

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    Sky One pushes science to breaking point with Crash Test

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Sky One has ordered a Brainiac-style series that will test how far objects, machines and vehicles can be pushed before cracking, exploding or flying off the track.