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NewsMoffat developing a ‘British Heimat’ for BBC1
BBC1 is developing a British equivalent of the German television landmark, Heimat, penned by Criminal Justice writer Peter Moffat.
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NewsSky on IPTV box from next year
Sky’s movies and Premier League football will be available via an IPTV set-top box from early next year, after the satellite company struck a deal with manufacturer Fetch TV.
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NewsC4 explores the links between race and science
Channel 4 is to explore the relationship between science and race in a controversial season of documentaries.
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NewsGrade attacks ITV coverage
Michael Grade has hit out at the “febrile” speculation over ITV’s difficulties in recruiting new leaders, insisting that the broadcaster is merely going through the typical “ups and downs” of senior recruitment.
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Dave comedy to swap UK and US stand-up styles
Phill Jupitus and Flight Of The Conchord’s star Eugene Mirman will swap roles on either side of the Atlantic to perform stand-up in front of a foreign audience in a broadcast pilot for Dave.
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NewsBBC3 plans Snog Marry Avoid? spin-off series
BBC3 has ordered Endemol subsidiary Remarkable Television to make a spin-off of its Snog Marry Avoid? format called Hotter Than My Daughter.
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NewsAndrew Newman to leave C4 for Objective
Channel 4 head of entertainment and comedy Andrew Newman is to move back into the indie sector after more than 10 years as a commissioner to join Objective Productions.
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NewsDannii's X Factor 'outing' sparks nearly 4,000 complaints
Almost 4,000 viewers have contacted Ofcom to complain about Dannii Minogue’s on-air “joke” about X Factor contestant Danyl Johnson’s sexuality.
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NewsFive to reveal secrets behind The Lost Symbol
The facts behind the fiction of Dan Brown’s follow up to The Da Vinci Code are to be revealed in a new documentary for Five.
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NewsSky News TV content moves online
Sky has made its 24-hour breaking news service available on the internet with the launch of a new online video player which streams content from the TV.
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NewsSky 1 orders Jacko live séance
Psychic Derek Acorah is to attempt to make contact with late pop star Michael Jackson as part of two specially-commissioned shows for Sky 1.
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NewsRoss back as Comedy Awards host
ITV has revealed that Jonathan Ross is to return as host of the British Comedy Awards, after he pulled out last year following his BBC suspension over a prank phone call to actor Andrew Sachs.
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NewsBBC improves regional offering
The BBC has been praised in a report for making ‘significant improvements’ in the way it covers news from across the nations and regions of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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NewsHorror ads in Britain's Got Talent censured
Horror film trailers shown during ITV’s hit show Britain’s Got Talent were screened too early in the evening, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
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NewsApple offers free FCP webinar
Apple is running an interactive ‘Meet the Expert’ web event on its Apple Online Store this week featuring the broadcast video editor Peter Wiggins.
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NewsFilms of Record lands Panorama childcare doc
Films of Record is making a Panorama investigating the pressures facing childcare social workers following the Baby P scandal.
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NewsITV points to advertising improvement
ITV has revealed that the improvement in the TV ad market is gathering momentum - but has warned there is no recovery yet.
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NewsITV to raise £120m and keep SDN
ITV has revealed a raft of measures designed to put the company on more secure financial footing – including raising £120m by issuing bonds and calling off the sale of Freeview spectrum business SDN.
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NewsBBC to revive Upstairs Downstairs
The BBC is to revive its classic television saga Upstairs Downstairs, with Jean Marsh reprising her original role as Rose the parlour maid - who has been promoted to housekeeper.
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NewsDave wants more Red Dwarf
UKTV has commissioned a new batch of Red Dwarf scripts after reviving the BBC sci-fi comedy at Easter.