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NewsNoel Edmonds back on TV
2pm: Noel Edmonds, the former face of BBC light entertainment, is returning to TV screens hosting a new Channel 4 gameshow.
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NewsHallmark picks up Elizabeth I
2pm: The Hallmark Channel has secured a slate of three programmes from distributor All3Media, including the international rights to Channel 4's Elizabeth I, starring Helen Mirren.
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NewsExtras heads down under
2.30pm: Comedian Ricky Gervais is to be seen on screens across Europe, Australia and New Zealand, after BBC Worldwide completed a series of sales for his sitcom Extras.
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NewsTV Corp's Hawk-Eye gets official approval
3.45pm: Indie TV Corp's ball-tracking system Hawk-Eye has been cleared by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for use as an official umpiring aid.
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NewsC4 pay£30,000 for disabled stripping
4.30pm: First-time director Havana Marking has scooped a£30,000 commission after winning a Channel 4 pitching contest, for her idea of following the UK's first disabled stripping troupe.
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NewsCruising with Stelios
4.30pm: Two Four Productions has secured a deal to produce a US version of the Sky One documentary series Cruise with Stelios for The Travel Channel.
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NewsEntertainment Rights bags more Barbie
7.30am: Entertainment Rights (ER) has signed a rights deal that will see it distribute three more Barbie movies worldwide.
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NewsITV eyes up Wahlberg drama
7.30am: ITV4 has signed a deal for HBO comedy Entourage, the series executive produced by Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg.
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NewsDick and Dom line up for kids' Baftas
7.30am: Kids' presenters Dick and Dom could walk off with two children's Baftas - for the second year running.
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NewsIt's Me or the Dog walksto seven territories
7.30am: Ricochet's pet transformation series Its Me or the Dog has been sold seven territories, including the M6 network in France, which will also produce its own version of the show.
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NewsMost Haunted goes Live in US
7.30am: Living TV's Most Haunted Live Halloween special is to be simulcast on Discovery Network US's Travel Channel following a deal by its international sales arm Minotaur International.
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NewsFX fuels up with sports and lifestyle
7.30am: FX has struck a deal with sister companies Fox Entertainment and Fox Sports in the States to bring the Fuel TV brand to the UK men's channel.
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NewsBBC & C4 up for 13 International Emmys
The Brits look set for a good year at the 2005 International Emmy Awards with BBC and Channel 4 productions up for 13 awards across all but one category.
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NewsNTL digs heels in over UKTV
NTL looks intent on keeping its merged partner's 50% stake in UKTV, the joint venture between Telewest and the BBC.
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NewsMPs praise 'iconic' Granada
10.15am: In recent times they have been more used to carpeting ITV over its treatment of regional TV, but now a group of MPs has stood up in praise of Granada.
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NewsBBC fat camp show heads to Oz
September Films has sold its BBC1 fat camp daytime series, Weighing In, to Australian broadcaster Channel Ten.
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NewsBBC defends cost of building Rome
BBC head of drama Jane Tranter has defended the corporation's investment in Rome and said she 'didn't want to know' what the final cost of the production was.
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NewsBBC motors on with F1
BBC Radio Five Live has extended its exclusive Formula 1 championship radio rights for a further three years, and is introducing commentary online.
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NewsBashir lands US news anchor role
Martin Bashir, the British journalist whose interview credits include Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, is to anchor US network ABC's high profile news show Nightline.
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Overnights delayed
Today's overnights have been delayed. Broadcast will put the information up on the website once the figures have arrived.