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NewsDecision due on BSkyB buyout bid
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is expected to be told this week that regulators in Brussels have no objections to its £7.8 billion bid to buy BSkyB.
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NewsViewers prefer TV classics at Christmas
TV viewers would prefer to see repeats of classics than new seasonal shows as they sink into the sofa for Christmas, a new survey claims.
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NewsMisfits to return for third series
Clerkenwell Films has been recommissioned to make a third series of Misfits.
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NewsPeep Show gets two more series
Channel 4 has greenlit series eight and nine of Peep Show - its longest running originated comedy.
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NewsITV orders choir doc
ITV1 viewers are to get exclusive access into contemporary music organisation Rock Choir as part of a new documentary series.
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NewsC4 and Nat Geo order warrior series
A series recreating the lives and experiences of bygone warriors has been co-commissioned by Channel 4 and National Geographic.
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NewsMagneticNorth revamps Proms website for BBC
The BBC is to roll out a revamped website to support its 2011 Proms coverage, featuring access to the full range of performances during the three-month season.
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NewsBBC trustee for Scotland named
A new member of the BBC Trust, representing Scotland, has been appointed by the DCMS.
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NewsHorizon producer joins Storyville
Former Horizon series producer Kate Townsend has been appointed as the new executive producer for BBC4’s flagship documentary strand Storyville.
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NewsYesterday orders Trautmann doc
UKTV channel Yesterday has ordered an hour-long documentary about Bert Trautmann, the Nazi soldier who came to Britain as a prisoner of war and played for Manchester City in the 1956 FA Cup with a broken neck.
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NewsX Factor site pulls in 12 million users
This year’s series of The X Factor attracted 12 million unique users to a dedicated site on itv.com, an increase of 16% year on year.
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NewsBBC Sport picks indie partners
BBC Sport has appointed indies Century TV, Input Media and Sunset+Vine to produce its Moto GP, World Bowls and Cricket World Cup coverage respectively.
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NewsFun Lovin' Criminals frontman to replace Lamarr
Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman Huey Morgan is joining Radio 2, taking the place of Mark Lamarr who quit the station, accusing it of becoming “much less interested in non-mainstream music”.
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NewsWogan calls for BBC to be 'slimmer'
Sir Terry Wogan has called for the BBC to be “slimmed down” and claimed that money being spent on construction work in Manchester and London has left the broadcaster looking like the “British Building Corporation”.
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NewsSky workers 'unfairly dismissed'
Satellite TV company BSkyB faces a large payout to two former employees after a tribunal ruled they were unfairly dismissed and subject of sex discrimination.
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NewsZai Bennett named BBC3 controller
Zai Bennett, the ITV digital channels boss behind The Only Way is Essex and Katie Price’s reality shows, has been named the new controller of BBC3.
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NewsITV confirms move to MediaCityUK
ITV has confirmed it is to relocate its Manchester base – including the Coronation Street set – to Salford’s MediaCityUK.
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NewsCBBC hits the road with Driving Academy series
CBBC has commissioned a series aimed at creating a nation of better drivers, by bringing children and parents together to learn to drive.
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NewsC4 tries out new comics
Channel 4 has recruited a raft of emerging comedy talent for the first of three live talent-spotting showcases.
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NewsPlum pilot for C4 follows Norwich’s ‘booze bus’ service
James May’s Toy Stories indie Plum Pictures is developing a pilot for C4 showcasing the work of volunteers who deal with the consequences of people drinking too much in Norwich.