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  • Mark Thompson
    News

    Local news will not go, BBC confirms

    2011-06-21T14:45:00Z

    The BBC has confirmed local news services will not be axed as part of its wide-reaching initiative Delivering Quality First, which seeks to save 20% from the broadcaster’s annual budget.

  • ITV2’s Celebrity Juice
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    Keith Lemon pilots ITV1 primetime show

    2011-06-21T12:47:00Z

    Keith Lemon is to pilot his own show for ITV1 as the broadcaster looks to establish the Celebrity Juice host as a primetime Saturday star.

  • Huw Edwards
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    Edwards to tell Story of Wales

    2011-06-21T12:26:00Z

    BBC News anchor Huw Edwards is to front a new series tracing the history of Wales - from 29,000 years ago to modern times.

  • Alexander Armstrong
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    Armstrong to front BBC1 Saturday night show

    2011-06-21T11:59:00Z

    Alexander Armstrong is to host a new Saturday night series for BBC1 in which contestants are challenged to perform to win a prize.

  • The Talk
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    Sharon Osbourne chat show coming to UK

    2011-06-21T11:51:00Z

    A US talk show featuring Sharon Osbourne on an all-female panel of hosts has been acquired for broadcast in the UK.

  • Burn Notice
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    C5 ignites Burn Notice renewal

    2011-06-21T11:24:00Z

    US drama Burn Notice will return for a third and fourth season on digital channel 5* after striking a new deal with Twentieth Century Fox.

  • Sirens
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    US remake for C4's Sirens

    2011-06-21T11:14:00Z

    New Channel 4 comedy-drama Sirens is to be remade in the US by Rescue Me star Denis Leary.

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    Sky to screen first 3D ballet

    2011-06-21T11:03:00Z

    Sky is to show the first full ballet production in 3D on the small screen.

  • Game of Thrones
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    Game of Thrones returning to Northern Ireland

    2011-06-21T10:12:00Z

    HBO has confirmed it will be returning to Belfast to shoot the second series of popular medieval drama Game Of Thrones.

  • Life Of Brian
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    BBC orders Life of Brian drama

    2011-06-21T09:52:00Z

    A new BBC drama is to explore the controversy surrounding the Life of Brian following its release and use it to discuss the subject of free speech.

  • Rageh Omaar
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    BBC to show film on Muhammad's life

    2011-06-21T09:27:00Z

    The BBC is to trace the journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad for a new series which is claimed to be a first for British television.

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    ITV Player rolls out on Android

    2011-06-20T17:04:00Z

    ITV has launched its video-on-demand service ITV Player on mobile for the first time via a Google Android app.

  • Geordie Shore
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    MTV to commission Mersey Shore

    2011-06-20T13:32:00Z

    MTV is close to ordering a Liverpool-based spin-off from Geordie Shore, the reality series that has sparked controversy and record ratings for the youth channel.

  • News

    C4 News reporters roles expanded

    2011-06-20T12:08:00Z

    Channel 4 News has created two new roles as part of the ongoing overhaul of the programme.

  • 3D
    News

    'Mixed' reaction to 3D-ready TVs

    2011-06-20T11:57:00Z

    One in three households in the UK will own a 3D-ready TV set by 2016, a new report claims.

  • Monster Munchies
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    Monster Munchies back for second helping

    2011-06-20T11:46:00Z

    UKTV’s cookery channel Good Food has ordered a second series of Monster Munchies, the show which sees England rugby player Matt Dawson create giant versions of speciality dishes.  

  • F1
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    Formula 1 boss makes free-to-air vow

    2011-06-20T11:00:00Z

    Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has vowed that the sport will stay free-to-air after it emerged that the BBC could halt coverage to save money.

  • Criminal Justice
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    BBCW reveals slate of US projects

    2011-06-20T10:50:00Z

    A New York-based version of Criminal Justice and a remake of I, Claudius are among a raft of series being developed by BBC Worldwide Productions.

  • Robert Sheehan
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    BBC1 unveils Borrowers remake

    2011-06-20T10:46:00Z

    A remake of children’s classic The Borrowers is to air on BBC1 over Christmas with an all-star cast including Stephen Fry, Victoria Wood, Christopher Eccleston and Misfits star Robert Sheehan.

  • Lark Rise
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    Ladies Paradise to air in 2013

    2011-06-17T16:15:00Z

    BBC1’s adaptation of the Emile Zola novel The Ladies’ Paradise has taken a step closer to broadcast, with filming set to begin next summer.