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True North make 'lifers' series
A handful of the UK’s 46 criminals with life sentences are to be the subject of a True North series for Crime & Investigation Network.
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NewsDeal or No Deal to make celebrity primetime debut
Daytime gameshow Deal or No Deal will move to a primetime slot for the first time, to mark the show’s sixth anniversary.
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NewsGeorge Gently inspects new series
BBC1 detective drama Inspector George Gently is to return for a fifth series - comprising four feature length films.
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NewsJon Snow in Paralympics pilot
Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow is to front a pilot that the broadcaster hopes will become a live magazine show in the build-up to the London 2012 Paralympics.
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NewsITV in third NIC appeal
ITV is poised to launch a third appeal in its battle to avoid paying substantially more tax for high-profile actors.
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NewsKavanagh signs off with Download recommission
One of outgoing CBBC controller Damian Kavanagh’s final orders has been to recommission Salt Beef Production’s Friday Download - while the current series is still on air.
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NewsC4 to unveil von Hagens' corpse crucifix at Easter
Controversial German anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens’ journey and exploration of a crucifix will air on Channel 4 on Easter Sunday.
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NewsNews Corp warns papers over potentially "defamatory" Panorama
Lawyers acting on behalf of News Corp have written to national newspapers urging them not to report on a forthcoming BBC documentary that is billed as revealing “fresh hacking allegations at the heart of News Corporation’s pay-TV empire”.
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NewsBBC2 takes Stewart Lee to 2015
The BBC has ordered a further two series of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, taking the series up to 2015.
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NewsTurner acquires Mr Bean eps
Turner Broadcasting has acquired all 14 episodes of live-action comedy series Mr Bean from Tiger Aspect Productions.
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NewsDexter creator remaking French drama with 4Rights
The creator of Dexter is adapting a French series for the US, with investment from Channel 4’s 4Rights.
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NewsNorton added to Global iPlayer
The Graham Norton Show will be made available to viewers of the new Global BBC iPlayer - the first global acquisition deal from a third party distributor.
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NewsMTV orders Welsh Valleys series
MTV UK has ordered a non-scripted reality series set in the Welsh capital Cardiff, from indie True North.
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NewsS4C demands Tinopolis improves series
S4C has called on Tinopolis to improve the quality of nightly series Heno, following a series of complaints from viewers.
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NewsC4's Coming Up line-up revealed
MJ Delaney, the director behind viral hit Newport State of Mind, is to make a drama for Channel 4 starring This is England’s Thomas Turgoose, as part of the broadcaster’s Coming Up scheme.
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NewsCowell locks horns with BBC1 boss
Britain’s Got Talent v The Voice has been billed as one of the biggest TV entertainment battles in years - and Simon Cowell and Danny Cohen have landed their final verbal blows as they brace for launch.
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NewsScripps acquires Travel Channel Intl for £65m
Scripps Networks Interactive, the company that jointly owns UKTV, is to pay £65m to buy London-based Travel Channel International Limited (TCI).
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NewsITV hires Moore for comedy charge
Former Little Britain producer Myfanwy Moore is to become ITV’s first dedicated comedy commissioner in more than 18 months.
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NewsBBC execs look to future as Thompson departs
When Mark Thompson gathered the BBC’s most senior execs on Monday to confirm his autumn departure he received a standing ovation – but reaction within the corporation has been more mixed.
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NewsTOWIE's Mark Wright heads to US for ITV2
ITV2 is poised to hand former The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright his own series, charting his bid to crack America.