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C5'S MARVELLOUS DEAL.
Spider-Man, the Hollywood blockbuster based on the Marvel comics superhero, is to get its UK terrestrial
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Viewers have say on ITV regions
Viewers have backed ITV's controversial plan to reduce the number of regional programmes it airs, writes Steve Aston
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Geldof indie to make politics pilot for BBC
Bob Geldof's indie Ten Alps has been picked to make one of two pilot shows for the BBC's new flagship politics format for the under 45s, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC 4 airs blanket Edinburgh festival
BBC 4 is set to become the TV home of the Edinburgh festival as part of the BBC's most comprehensive coverage of the annual event to date, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Navy drama will be ITV flagship
ITV is hoping to replicate the success of its one-time ratings banker Soldier Soldier with a new drama based on the Royal Navy, writes Steve Aston
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Classic FM bags Derham for rejig
ITN newsreader Katie Derham is set to make her radio debut as the presenter of a new weekly show for national radio station Classic FM, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITV to lure men onto live marriage show
Unsuspecting boyfriends could find themselves getting proposed to and then hitched live on air as part of a new Carlton show for ITV 1, writes Jon Rogers
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Lookalike's Elvis tribute
The 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley is to be marked by a one-off programme on ITV 1 in which an Elvis impersonator gives his views on the state of today's pop music, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC pitches Top of the Pops against SM:TV
The BBC is to launch a Saturday morning version of music show Top of the Popsin a bid to close the ratings gap with ITV 1's SM:TV Liveand CD:UK. Top ...
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Zoe Ball gets afternoon show on XFM
XFM has confirmed that former BBC Radio 1 breakfast show DJ Zoe Ball is to make a full-time radio comeback by presenting her own show on the London-based station. Ball, who has been filling in for XFM presenters Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for two months, has been signed to ...
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BBC's Tranter recommissions Linda Green
BBC controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter has ordered a second series of comedy drama Linda Greenfrom Red Productions. The 10 x 30-minute run, again starring Lisa Tarbuck, is currently filming in the Manchester area for transmission on BBC 1 in the early autumn. Special ...
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GWR's mix network to air interactive show
A new interactive pop show, CoreControl, is to be launched across the Mix Network - GWR's 13 local radio stations - in the autumn. The show will broadcast from 19.00 to 22.00 Monday to Thursday and from 19.00 to 21.00 on Fridays featuring chart hits ...
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Carlton to give The Vice fifth outing
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has commissioned a fifth series of Carlton drugs and prostitution drama The Vice. The series, which goes into production around London later this year, will kick off with a 90-minute special to be followed by a full 6 x ...
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New presenters for revamped Liquid News
Presenter Claudia Winkleman and BBC reporter Colin Paterson are to front a revamped Liquid News, the flagship entertainment show that airs on BBC Choice and BBC 1. The pair take over in October, replacing Christopher Price who died suddenly from a rare condition in April. ...
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Fox Kids to show Japanese hamster toon
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has secured the TV rights to the Japanese animation series Hamtarofrom Shogakukan Productions. The 52 x 30-minute series is based on the children's books by Ritsuko Kawai and features the adventures of a curious hamster and his friends. The animation was ...
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NewsRosencrantz commissions Surprise Wedding for ITV 1
Unsuspecting boyfriends could find themselves getting proposed to and then hitched to their girlfriends live on air as part of a new Carlton show for ITV1, writes Jon Rogers
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NewsBBC to emulate ITV Saturday morning kids format
The BBC is to launch a Saturday morning version of music show Top of the Pops in order to try and close the ratings gap with ITV 1's SM:TV Live and CD:UK, writes Leigh Holmwood
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TX - And the band played on.
You might think that doing the sound for the BBC TV coverage of the Proms would
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TEAM WRITING - Smells like team spirit.
After successes with the BBC's Merseybeat and My Family, US-style team-writing is being extended to Holby City. But are the UK and US TV industries too different for the American system to work here?
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TRADE TALK - Format hunter.
Lion TV is hoping for a killer format from its new head of entertainment, Adam Wood, whose credits include In it to Win it, Survivor and Shafted