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NewsSky to integrate sports news
Sky is to integrate its Sky Sports News brand more closely into the Sky News channel to boost efficiencies.
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NewsDavid Jason going cockney for ITV drama
Sir David Jason is to go back to his cockney roots in a new drama for ITV.
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NewsUTV to get World Cup ad boost
UTV Media has predicted a 19% TV ad boost during the World Cup - but struck a note of caution for the second half of 2010.
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NewsMock the Week to return
Satirical panel show Mock the Week is to return for a new series next month.
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NewsBBC in new Queengate row
The BBC has become embroiled in another Queen-related gaffe after a local DJ told listeners that the monarch had died.
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NewsS4C awards £7m indie contracts
S4C has awarded two indies contracts worth more than £7m to produce children’s content over the next three years.
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NewsHBO shows to stream on 3 mobile
3 subscribers will be able to watch hit US shows on their mobiles including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage and The Sopranos following a deal with US studio HBO.
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NewsEmma Bunton to host Five's 'Glee' show
Five has signed Emma Bunton to host its forthcoming live entertainment show Don’t Stop Believing.
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NewsTarget sends Peak Season to VH1
Distributor Target Entertainment has sealed a raft of sales in the US, including shipping faux Canadian reality show Peak Season to VH1.
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NewsRuth Jones to play Hattie Jacques for BBC4
Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones is to play Carry On legend Hattie Jacques in one of two new projects for BBC4.
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NewsFlashForward and Law & Order cancelled
Five will be hunting a noisy US drama at this week’s LA Screenings following news that ABC has cancelled FlashForward and NBC has canned Law & Order.
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NewsChurch makes appeal on BBC religious coverage
The BBC is in danger of “losing sight of its essence” if it axes any more religious programmes, the Church of England has warned.
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NewsSpence sets up with Tiger Aspect
Patrick Spence, the former head of drama for BBC Northern Ireland, is to launch his own indie under the umbrella of Tiger Aspect Productions.
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NewsNorton to replace Ross on Radio 2
Graham Norton will take over Jonathan Ross’s BBC Radio 2 Saturday show from October, the BBC has confirmed.
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News"Media vicar" to counsel Salford movers
The Church of England is to appoint a full time “media vicar” to help BBC staff handle the trauma of moving to Salford Quays.
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NewsBGT iPhone app to tie-in with live show
Talkback Thames Digital’s Britain’s Got Talent iPhone app has gained almost 500,000 downloads ahead of extra interactive features being added in preparation for the live shows.
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NewsBBC mulls meaning of distinctiveness
The BBC and the BBC Trust are working together to define “distinctiveness” – the buzzword which lies at the heart of its strategy overhaul.
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NewsSpooks' Norris heads up BBC sci-fi epic
A new sci-fi epic from the makers of Spooks and Ashes to Ashes that explores “what it is to be human” has been commissioned by the BBC.
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NewsRIG calls on BBC to up indie radio commissions
The Radio Independents Group (RIG) has called on the BBC to up its level of commissioning from the indie sector to mirror the system in place for TV.
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NewsBBC2 axes Bellamy's People
BBC2 has axed Bellamy’s People, the TV version of Radio 4 comedy Down the Line, after just one series.