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NewsThe Family’s baby sequel
Channel 4 is to apply the multicamera ob doc format it used in The Family to a maternity ward.
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NewsMartina Cole to investigate Moors Murders mystery for Sky 1
Sky 1 is to restart the hunt for the only Moors Murders victim whose grave has yet to be found in a two-part series fronted by Martina Cole.
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NewsMurdoch speech signals the start of a perfect BBC storm
James Murdoch’s furious MacTaggart attack on the BBC has sparked accusations from other industry chiefs that the corporation is ignoring the “perfect storm” brewing around it.
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NewsDuncan: why limit indies to half BBC output?
The BBC should open up its output so it could potentially be made entirely by the indie sector and not limit it to a maximum of 50%, according to Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan.
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NewsMulville and Fry savage TV’s compliance culture
Jimmy Mulville and Stephen Fry launched an angry Edinburgh tirade against the box-ticking culture of TV compliance, sparking relief among execs who welcomed the “bullet-proof ” talent’s decision to say “what everyone else is thinking”.
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NewsSo TV lands CBBC 360 order
So Television has landed a CBBC order for almost 20 hours of scripted comedy, including a third run of sketch show Sorry I’ve Got No Head and a new sitcom spin-off.
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NewsDiscovery boosts acquisitions arm with ex-ITV exec
Discovery Networks International has hired former ITV Global Entertainment director of business and legal affairs Helen Fox Gladwell to spearhead its acquisitions team.
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ITV1 to test out musical tribute format for series
Amanda Holden and Ronan Keating will front a new music tribute format from ITV1 that could become a series.
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Testimony to look at history of being a father for BBC4
BBC4 is to examine how fatherhood has evolved over the past 100 years, in a 3 x 60-minute series made by Testimony Films.
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NewsFive seals Sony TV VoD deal
Five has struck a deal with Sony that could see owners of new, web-enabled TV sets watch shows such as Neighbours online.
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BBC2 serves up Restaurant spin-offs
BBC2 has ordered two new spin-off shows from The Restaurant including a Raymond Blanc cookery series and a reality show about event catering.
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NewsCameron and Clegg on board live election debate
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come under increased pressure to take part in the Sky News invitation to leaders’ debate after main rivals David Cameron and Nick Clegg agreed to participate.
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NewsLighting resurfaces at Paddy Power
Jane Lighting, the former chief executive of Five, has resurfaced as non-executive director of Irish gambling firm Paddy Power.
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NewsBBC names Gompertz as "Peston for the arts"
BBC News has ended its hunt for a new arts editor, naming the Tate’s Will Gompertz as its “Robert Peston for the arts”.
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NewsEastEnders' titles get makeover
EastEnders’ iconic opening sequence and theme tune have been treated to a modern-day makeover - it’s first in a decade.
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NewsBSkyB cricket pledge 'misleading'
Promises by BSkyB of high-definition coverage of all the Ashes cricket matches were misleading, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.
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NewsMoyles to break Radio 1 record
Chris Moyles will next week become BBC Radio 1’s longest-serving breakfast DJ.
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NewsSky 1 favourite for O'Grady move
Paul O’Grady could be set to join Sky 1 after he rejected a 50% budget cut for his Channel 4 teatime chat show.
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NewsGraham Norton indie plays down C4 rumours
Graham Norton’s indie has poured cold water on reports he will leave the BBC and return to Channel 4 when his deal expires later this year.