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NewsAlan Carr gets C4 Friday night slot
Alan Carr: Chatty Man will return to Channel 4 for a sixth series in a new Friday night slot.
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NewsHunt: BBC not always right
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that the BBC does not always get it right on issues of political impartiality - before saying the corporation would be a “deity” if they achieved it on every occasion.
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NewsBBC1 bets on Kay Mellor lottery winners drama
Kay Mellor, the writer behind Band of Gold and Fat Friends, has penned a new drama series for BBC1 about a group of supermarket workers who win the lottery.
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NewsSky and Discovery launch digital product placement
Sky and Discovery have both signed product placement deals that will see brands Pedigree and Karcher digitally inserted into shows during the post-production process.
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NewsSky poised to acquire Glee
Sky is set to snatch the rights to US high school musical Glee from Channel 4.
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NewsGovernment calls for opinions in Comms law review
The government is calling on broadcasters and producers to demonstrate how to future proof the industry, as it opens the first stage of consultation for the new Communications Bill.
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NewsBBC3 picks up Scottish sitcom
BBC Scotland comedy Gary: Tank Commander has secured a network slot on BBC3 - the first such move for a Scottish sitcom in seven years.
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NewsX Factor auditions postponed; Minogue leaves
Auditions for The X Factor have been postponed as Simon Cowell aims to take on a greater role behind the scenes.
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NewsSky Sports nets Endemol's football competition
Sky Sports will broadcast Endemol Sports’ pre-season Irish football competition for the next three years.
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NewsFrench Open serves Virgin's first live 3D content
Virgin Media is to air live 3D content for the first time, following a deal with Eurosport to broadcast this year’s French Open.
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NewsClive Jones: local TV plans 'not dead'
Former ITV managing director Clive Jones is to chair the Channel 6 bid to run the government’s local TV network and claimed that rumours of the plan’s demise are “exaggerated”.
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NewsKatie Price in model search for Sky Living
Katie Price is to hunt for undiscovered modelling talent for new agency in her latest outing for Sky Living.
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NewsC5 ties with Samsung
Channel 5 has rolled out its catch-up TV service Demand 5 via Samsung connected TVs and DVD players.
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Camp Orange hits the UK
Nickelodeon is launching a UK version of its international reality format Camp Orange, which sees eight kids sent to compete in a series of bush challenges in the Australian outback.
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NewsITN extends 4Music deal
ITN Productions has signed a two-year deal with 4Music to supply entertainment news for its weekday morning TV show following a three month pilot.
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NewsBBC draws up online plans for London 2012
The BBC is finalising its plans for how its coverage of the London 2012 Olympics will be structured online.
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NewsC4 plans King of… Twitter campaign
Channel 4 is to support Claudia Winkleman’s talkshow King Of… with an active Twitter strategy that will see one viewer crowned King Of Tweets.
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Prime Suspect heads to the US
ITV’s seminal crime drama Prime Suspect is to be adapted for US audiences for the first time.
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NewsITV to call time on Taggart
ITV has pulled the plug on Taggart after 28 years, forcing STV to go it alone on the murder drama.
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NewsC4 ready for challenging 2011
Channel 4’s executive team has pledged to bolster its risk-taking content despite the pressures of tougher market conditions.