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NewsBBC1 conjures up new Merlin
Merlin, BBC1’s Saturday night fantasy drama, has been commissioned for a fifth series – before the fourth has even aired.
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NewsChoccywoccydoodah to return
Cake shop series Choccywoccydoodah has been recommissioned for a second and third run by UKTV channel Good Food.
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NewsBBC3 calls time on Two Pints
Long-running sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps has been cancelled by BBC3 controller Zai Bennett.
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NewsSky reveals fresh comedies
A playground comedy, a talent show-cum-gameshow and a hidden camera series from Ant & Dec’s Gallowgate Productions are among Sky 1’s line up for autumn.
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NewsBBC boss defends investigative journalism
Mark Thompson has defended certain practices used by investigative journalists, and warned any conclusions from the Leveson inquiry should not make their ability to uncover stories “blunted or unnecessarily constrained”.
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NewsITV Fred West drama to air in US
Appropriate Adult, the forthcoming ITV drama based on serial killer Fred West, is to air in the US on Sundance Channel.
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NewsC4 to pilot Come Date With Me
Channel 4 will pilot a Come Dine With Me spin-off with the contestants competing to win the culinary competition and find love.
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NewsMiliband: changes to media plurality rules should exclude BBC
The BBC should not be affected by any changes to media plurality laws, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said.
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NewsITVS lures Holby City producer
ITV Studios has snared Holby City series producer Myar Craig-Brown as it continues to bolster its drama team.
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NewsBrian Dowling to host C5’s Big Brother
Big Brother winner Brian Dowling is returning to host the show when it is revived by Channel 5 next month.
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NewsClegg calls on Ofcom to scrutinise News Corp
Nick Clegg had called on regulator Ofcom to “very seriously” consider if News Corp remains a “fit and proper” shareholder in Sky, according to reports.
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NewsSTV to air Downton Abbey
STV is to broadcast the first and second series of Downton Abbey this autumn after opting out of the drama when it aired on ITV1 last year.
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NewsBritish TV execs 'cowards', says Daily Show's John Oliver
The lack of a British equivalent to the Daily Show is entirely down to “cowardice on the part of television executives”, comedian John Oliver has claimed.
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NewsBBCW reveals model for Global iPlayer app
BBC Worldwide chief executive John Smith has revealed details of the subscription service that will be used for the soon-to-be launched Global iPlayer.
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NewsBBC strikes delayed
The second day of strikes at the BBC has been delayed to “spread the burden” more evenly between members, the NUJ has said.
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NewsPSB spend on original content drops 12%
Spend on original programmes by public service broadcasters has dropped by 12% over the last four years, with Channel 5’s contribution almost halving in that time, an Ofcom report has found.
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NewsApple and Google to transform ITV workplace
ITV has signed deals with Apple and Google to encourage more collaboration and greater mobile working among its staff.
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NewsAndy Parfitt to leave Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt is to step down after 13 years at the helm.
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NewsScripps poised for UKTV deal
Scripps Networks Interactive is on the verge of buying Virgin Media’s 50% stake in UKTV, and the British broadcaster is preparing to follow the deal by launching a VoD player.