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NewsColin Jarvis to leave BBCW
BBC Worldwide exec Colin Jarvis is to step down and take a break from a career than started more than 30 years ago at the corporation.
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NewsDennis to replace May on BBC wine show
BBC2 is lining up Hugh Dennis to permanently replace James May on Oz and James’ Big Wine Adventure.
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NewsMost Haunted going live on Saturday nights
Living’s popular paranormal series Most Haunted is to air as a live Saturday night show when it returns for a new series of investigations.
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NewsBroadcasters must capitalise on VOD
Broadcasters have been warned to make the most of advertising for their video on-demand (VOD) content or risk losing millions in revenues.
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NewsGardeners World returns to roots
Programme bosses at Gardeners World are to return to the roots of the show after a new-look version saw a drop in audience figures.
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NewsJeff Anderson to edit Watchdog
Former ITV current affairs chief Jeff Anderson is to be the new editor of Watchdog.
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NewsTalks reopen over ITV Salford move
ITV is back in talks about taking space at Salford MediaCity - which could see Coronation Street move to a new home.
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NewsC4 to mummify victim of terminal illness
Channel 4 is eyeing up a provocative documentary in which a terminally ill person would volunteer to be mummified upon their death.
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NewsFormer S4C commissioner found dead at sea
Welsh broadcaster S4C has paid tribute to a former commissioner whose body was pulled from the sea in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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NewsEvans starts breakfast show with the Beatles
Chris Evans kicked off his first show in the Radio 2 breakfast slot by playing The Beatles’ classic All You Need Is Love and telling listeners: “Thanks for tuning in.”
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NewsC4 to air 2012 Paralympics
Channel 4 will screen more than 150 hours of coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games after securing the UK multi-platform broadcast rights in a competitive pitch.
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NewsC4 viewers question Queen dramas
Drama-documentary series The Queen was the most divisive programme on Channel 4 last month, with 39 people complaining that it misrepresented the monarch’s life.
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NewsMPs propose 9pm watershed for alcohol ads
The House of Commons health select committee has suggested banning TV ads for alcohol before 9pm.
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NewsPanel named to choose regional news pilots
Fru Hazlitt, Stewart Purvis and former Ofcom deputy chair Richard Hooper are among those who will help decide which companies win the right to produce the forthcoming independent regional news pilots on ITV.
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NewsNorton will not replace Ross on Fridays
BBC insiders have “categorically” ruled out Graham Norton as a replacement for Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.
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NewsDoctor Who 'ginger' line sparks complaints
The Doctor Who New Year’s Day special, which witnessed the departure of David Tennant as the enigmatic Time Lord, has generated 143 complaints over the opening lines of the newly generated Doctor from disgruntled redheads.
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NewsSky News to open business studio
Sky News is to move its flagship business news programme Jeff Randall Live to a new studio in the heart of the City of London.
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NewsSimon Nye pens Doctor Who story
Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye has joined the roster of writers on the next season of Doctor Who.
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NewsTributes paid to Ross as rumours swirl
The news of Jonathan Ross’ departure from the BBC follows reports that his future at the corporation was looking increasingly uncertain.
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NewsRoss and the BBC: a colourful relationship
The highs and lows of Jonathan Ross’ time at the BBC.