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NewsSky One will discover the real Shilpa
Sky One has landed a major scoop with a one-off special on the inside story of Celebrity Big Brotherwinner Shilpa Shetty.
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NewsSky scores Shilpa Shetty interview
Celebrity Big Brotherwinner Shilpa Shetty will give her first in-depth interview since leaving the house exclusively to Sky News presenter Kay Burley.
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NewsJudi Dench makes BBC return
Dame Judi Dench is to star in a new five-part BBC1 period drama based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.
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NewsHappy Days for Five
Target has been commissioned to make a 60-minute special about cult 70s American sitcom Happy Daysfor digital channel Five US.
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NewsDyke traces life and times of Reith
Former BBC boss Greg Dyke is to explore the life and times of the corporation's first director general - the idiosyncratic John Reith - for a BBC4 documentary.
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NewsShaun Woodward congratulates Shetty on CBB win
Broadcasting minister Shaun Woodward has offered his congratulations to Shilpa Shetty on winning Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsQuiz channels face tough new regulation
Premium rate phone line regulator Icstis plans to introduce a raft of tough new rules governing call TV channels such as ITV Play that will see the introduction of spoken price announcements, call warnings and moves towards greater transparency.
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NewsRussia to get its own Footballers' Wives
Shed's Footballers' Wivesis to be remade in Russia and Romania, following two new format deals brokered by Target Entertainment.
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NewsZeal racks up deals for Norway's Big Idea
Zeal Television's international sales arm is reporting strong demand for Norwegian format What's the Big Idea?, with a number of local versions going into production this year.
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NewsNovel strikes DVD deal for Horrid Henry
Independent producer Novel Entertainment has struck a DVD deal with Abbey Home Entertainment for its hit CiTV animated series Horrid Henry.
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NewsWorldwide secures more Primeval deals
BBC Worldwide has racked up television sales in 20 territories for Impossible Pictures new drama series Primeval. The show airs on ITV next month.
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NewsNew broadband portal picks up 50 films
MercuryMedia and broadband TV outfit Aggregator have licensed an initial 50 films for their co-owned broadband portal joiningthedots.tv ahead of its launch next month.
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Minotaur picks up Clancy series
Minotaur International has picked up the international rights to Whizz Kid Entertainment's new celebrity reality series Abbey's American Dream.
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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.