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NewsBBC2 plans 9.50pm docs to hold evening viewers
BBC2 is planning to launch a new strand of weekly 40-minute documentaries in a 9.50pm slot, aimed at keeping viewers tuned to the channel during the 10pm junction.
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NewsSpringer to pilot ITV1 gameshow
Talkshow legend Jerry Springer has been lined up for a new ITV1 gameshow called Aladdin's Cave, which sees couples battling their greedy urges in a room full of treasures.
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NewsC4 fills Friday gap with IT star
Channel 4 has handed one of the stars of The IT Crowd his own comedy as it looks to strengthen its struggling Friday night line-up.
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NewsEC deems Premier League auctions fair
The Premier League's auction of live TV rights was fair and did not breech any competition rules, the European Commission has ruled.
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NewsMr Bean in TV resurgence
Mr Bean is making a TV comeback ahead of the theatrical release of the new Bean IImovie in March.
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NewsEurosport nets big earners
Eurosport and MTV have emerged as the two most popular European channels among top income earners, according to a survey by pan-European research group EMS .
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NewsDarren Star to make US version of Nighty Night
Sex and the Citycreator Darren Star is to produce an American version of cult BBC3 comedy Nighty Nightfor US cable network Showtime.
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NewsWorld Cup taken off big screens
The plug has been pulled on World Cup matches on giant screens in Liverpool and Canary Wharf, after violence marred the opening England game.
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NewsITV looks to extend The Price is Right
ITV is to trial run hour-long episodes of The Price is Right later in the summer, in a bid to build some stability to its 5pm to 6pm weekday slot.
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NewsDonald Trump behind new Monopoly show
Property magnate Donald Trump is to make a reality series based on the Monopoly board game, after signing a deal with the game's owner Hasbro.
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C4 ties up Gordon Ramsay till 2011
Channel 4 has signed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in a golden handcuffs deal to work exclusively for the broadcaster until July 2011. The news follows new ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson's campaign to woo Ramsay. However, C4's new multimillion pound, four-year contract will give the broadcaster exclusive ...
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Sky News to lay off 17 staff
Sky News is to axe 17 of its reporting and production staff, and, according to senior Sky sources, is considering the future of poor-rating programmes Sky Report with Julie Etchingham and World News Tonightwith James Rubin.
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UKTV to remake The Clothes Show
UKTV is to remake classic fashion series The Clothes Show, with indie Shine lined up to produce. The series first appeared on BBC1 in 1986 and went for more than 320 episodes, fronted by fashion designer Jeff Banks and presenters Selina Scott, Caryn Franklin and ...
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Endemol appoints Zeppotron execs
Endemol UK has hired the executive producer and series producer of Channel 4 panel show 8 out of 10 Catsto join its comedy division, Zeppotron. Ruth Phillips, who produced the US and UK versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, ...
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NewsBBC saves Match of the Day
Match of the Daypresenters Gary Lineker and Adrian Chiles can breathe easy as the BBC today retained the UK highlights rights for£171.6m, beating off competition from Five.
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Sudo-Q moves to BBC2 with 20 episodes
BBC1 has recommissioned its daytime Sudoku quiz show, moving it to BBC2 and doubling the number of episodes in the run. Eamonn Holmes will stay on as presenter of Sudo-Q, the programme based on the hugely popular number puzzle. The new 20 x 30-minute series ...
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Oxford Scientific to make atom series
Southern Star Entertainment-owned indie Oxford Scientific Films is exploring the atom in a new three-part series for BBC4. Presented by physicist Dr Jim Al-Khalili, Atomic will explore the human drama at the heart of what its producers describe as 'the most extraordinary scientific revolution of ...
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C4 recommissions fourth 8 out of 10 cats
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth 8 x 30-minute series of Friday night panel show 8 out of 10 Catsfrom Endemol UK-owned Zeppotron. The broadcaster made the decision after the Jimmy Carr-hosted show opened its third series last month with an average of 2.9 million ...
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Haunted Homes II gets second order
ITV2 has commissioned September Films to make a second series of Haunted Homes. The second 8 x 60-minute run was ordered after the 6 x 60-minute first series peaked with more than 500,000 viewers for the channel at the beginning of the year. Featuring top ...
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C4's Cutting Edge shoots body squad
Channel 4 has commissioned a hard-hitting documentary for its Cutting Edgestrand inspired by the case of a London woman who lay dead in her home for three years before being discovered.