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NewsAnt & Dec family show to take over from Takeaway
Ant & Dec and ITV1 are lining up a family challenge gameshow as the long-term replacement for Saturday Night Takeaway.
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NewsMarshall to grow Scott Free in UK
Outgoing Channel 4 head of drama Liza Marshall plans to work with “key UK talent” as part of her new employer Scott Free’s strategy to produce major dramas for British broadcasters.
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NewsWall to Wall cleans up with raft of BBC deals
Wall to Wall has won 40 hours of BBC commissions, thought to be worth around £18m, including a six-part series about the cleaning of a National Trust property.
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NewsWells back at ITV1 with Titchmarsh walks series
Former ITV Studios executives Mark Wells and Glen Middelham have secured the first commission from their old employer for their new indie Rain, teaming up with Spun Gold to produce a country walks series with Alan Titchmarsh.
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NewsCarbon to get inside the mind of the alpha male
Carbon Media has secured a raft of commissions including an 8 x 60-minute psychology documentary series for Sky 1.
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NewsTony Blair and Dolly Parton to discuss faith on BBC1
Fern Britton is to interview Dolly Parton and Tony Blair about their faith in a new BBC1 series this Christmas – one of the first commissions from its new religion chief Aaqil Ahmed.
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NewsLord Burns set to be named C4 chair
Ofcom is poised to make economist Lord Terry Burns Channel 4’s new chairman in a surprise appointment.
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NewsMoyles quiz moves to Friday nights
Channel 4 is promoting Chris Moyles’ Quiz Night to Friday nights when the show returns next year.
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NewsImagine line-up revealed
The BBC has unveiled the artists that will be explored in the forthcoming series of flagship culture programme Imagine.
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NewsGranada TV begins digital switch
Granada TV in north-west England is spearheading the digital switchover, with analogue BBC2 being the first to go, followed later by BBC1, ITV1, Channel 4 and Five.
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NewsRenault to launch Sky TV channel
Car maker Renault will launch its own channel on Sky TV by the end of the year, company chiefs have revealed.
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NewsJason Horton to head BBC South
The BBC has hired Jason Horton as its new head of BBC South, replacing Mike Hapgood who retires at the end of the year.
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NewsTV premium-rate rules tightened
Rules governing the use of premium-rate telephone services on television and radio are being revised and strengthened by Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code.
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NewsLiza Marshall quits as head of C4 drama
Channel 4 head of drama Liza Marshall is the latest senior exec to quit the broadcaster for a job in the indie sector following the recent departure of head of comedy and entertainment Andrew Newman.
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News3DD to take musicians back to their roots for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned 3DD to produce a new music series that will see artists such as Snoop Dogg and the Stereophonics revisit locations that inspired their work.
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NewsBBC 'spends £400,000 on consultation'
The BBC’s regulator spent nearly £400,000 in 10 months on consultations about whether to approve the corporation’s planned internet-enabled television service Project Canvas, according to reports.
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NewsPM questions Ross' salary
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has questioned the salaries paid to BBC stars like Jonathan Ross, but said entrepreneurs like Simon Cowell “deserved” their money.
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NewsGordon Ramsay to co-pro MasterChef US
MasterChef is finally heading to the States - featuring Gordon Ramsay.
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NewsLamb switches 6Music slots
BBC 6Music DJ George Lamb is to swap his weekday show for a new weekend slot and will be replaced by Lauren Laverne, as part of a station reshuffle.
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NewsHollyoaks producer named EastEnders EP
EastEnders executive producer Diederick Santer will step down in February to be replaced by former Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood.