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    Singh joins Celeb BB review

    2007-01-23T17:55:00Z

    Channel 4 has beefed up the panel charged with conducting a review into Celebrity Big Brotherafter adding legal heavyweight Rabinder Singh QC to the three-strong team.

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    Blog: Why Duncan and Johnson should 'stay the course' on BB

    2007-01-23T10:45:00Z

    Broadcastsenior reporter Dan Wootton extols the virtues of the Channel 4 chiefs and laughs off suggestions that they should be 'voted out' of Horseferry Road.

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    BBC shows could appear on YouTube

    2007-01-23T10:15:00Z

    The BBC is in talks with Google about making some of its programming available on online video site YouTube.

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    Choppy waters for C4 as 200 complain about Shipwrecked

    2007-01-23T09:45:00Z

    Channel 4 has found itself defending another reality show after almost 200 people complained about a contestant on Shipwreckedwho labelled black people 'really bad'.

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    Target strikes Natpe deals

    2007-01-22T14:55:00Z

    Independent producer and distributor Target Entertainment has returned from Natpe with a string of sales secured across the US and Latin America, including a raft of deals with BBC America.

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    NBC orders comedy format from Fremantle

    2007-01-22T14:40:00Z

    US network NBC has ordered 6 x 60-minute episodes of FremantleMedia North America's new improvisational comedy series Thank God You're Here.

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    Worldwide strikes doc deals

    2007-01-22T14:30:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has sold two packages of documentary titles to Ecuavisa in Ecuador and Globo in Brazil.

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    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? sold to China

    2007-01-22T11:25:00Z

    Celador International has licenced Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?to China Media Power, which will produce and broadcast a Chinese version to be shown on all the major channels in the country.

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    What the papers said

    2007-01-22T11:15:00Z

    The national newspapers have been less than kind to Celebrity Big Brotherover the weekend, with many saying that the 'racism' row should signal the end for the reality format.

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    Dancing on Ice skates off with 8.6m

    2007-01-22T10:15:00Z

    The second series of ITV1's Dancing on Icestarted with an impressive audience of 8.6 million (39%) at 6.40pm on Saturday night, freezing out competition from all the other channels.

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    NBC orders The IT Crowd pilot

    2007-01-22T08:45:00Z

    US network NBC has given the go-ahead for a pilot episode of Talkback Thames' Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd.

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    C4 cancels eviction audience

    2007-01-19T13:55:00Z

    Channel 4 has cancelled the live audience for tonight's Celebrity Big Brothereviction following the 'intense and heated' public debate that has surrounded recent events.

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    Currie and Davis criticise CBB editors

    2007-01-19T11:15:00Z

    Former reality TV contestant and ex-MP Edwina Currie and shadow home secretary David Davis have both criticised the editing of Celebrity Big Brother.

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    Blog: Race row spells big bother for C4

    2007-01-19T10:45:00Z

    Earlier in the week the TV industry felt the controversial Celebrity Big Brotherrace row was just what Channel 4 needed to reignite interest in the show.

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    Carphone Warehouse drops Celeb BB sponsorship

    2007-01-18T15:00:00Z

    The Carphone Warehouse has dropped its Celebrity Big Brothersponsorship deal with immediate effect. The decision is an about face from yesterday, when it said it had no intention of pulling out.

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    First orders for Gaelic channel

    2007-01-18T11:15:00Z

    The Gaelic Media Service (GMS) has commissioned the first round of programmes to feature on its dedicated Gaelic digital channel due to launch later this year.

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    Company goes Gently for BBC1

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    BBC1 has commissioned Company Pictures to make George Gently(working title) for BBC1, starring Martin Shaw as Alan Hunter's eponymous detective.

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    Fury drama for BBC1

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    BBC1 has commissioned Elephant Productions to make a 13-part children's drama series based on the Alistair Fury books by Jamie Rix.

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    Middleton pap doc for ITV1

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    ITV1 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary on the intrusive press coverage of Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton.

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    BBC2 sets up arranged marriages

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    BBC2 will employ the traditional methods used to make arranged marriages in Asia to find partners for single Westerners in a new five-part series.