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NewsTony Banks blasts I'm A Celebrity
Labour MP Tony Banks has blasted ITV's hit reality series I'm a Celebrity?Get Me Out of Here , claiming that the Bushtucker Trials involving animals are cruel and should be pulled.
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NewsBBC Scotland governor appointed
The government has appointed economist Jeremy Peat as the new BBC governor for Scotland.
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NewsC4 beefs up FilmFour
Channel 4's movie division FilmFour has appointed a former executive from Gwyneth Paltrow's film indie to head up its development slate.
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NewsBonus cheer for Capital execs
Capital Radio paid out£1.6m in salaries for its top four executives last year, according to accounts disclosed today.
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NewsCelebrity Millionaire draws 9m
The terrestrial broadcasters started to fill their schedules with Christmas specials and movies in the last weekend before Christmas as ITV1's Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire peaked at 9 million (39%) at the end.
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NewsFox's Glazier joins Touchdown
Jonathan Glazier, head of production and development for Fox World UK, has quit to join New Zealand-based indie Touchdown Television.
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NewsBBC shuts more websites
The BBC is to close more websites and reduce funding to others in a bid to make£6m in savings from its new media budget, although it has said no job losses will result from the cuts.
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NewsDame Judi reprises As Time Goes By
The BBC is to reunite the team behind long-running sitcom As Time Goes By for two new specials.
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NewsTelewest dumps Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon is calling on viewers to drop Telewest and sign up with Sky, after the cable operator pulled its four channels off air.
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NewsPact attacks BBC Christmas
Producers' alliance Pact has slammed the BBC for including only three recent British films in a festive line-up of 2000 movies this Christmas.
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NewsSky buys DreamWorks animation
Sky One has picked up exclusive UK rights to Father Of The Pride the first CGI animation project from Shrek-producer DreamWorks.
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NewsBBC fleshes out job cuts
The BBC has unveiled further details of where the huge job cuts announced last week will occur.
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NewsMPs call for independent BBC board
An influential group of MPs has called for the BBC to be regulated by a new independent board - filled with media savvy professionals.
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NewsTWG secures Edinburgh FM licence
The Wireless Group has fought off fierce competition to launch a new FM station in Edinburgh just hours after chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie lost his legal battle against radio ratings body Rajar.
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NewsTennis legend Connors signs to BBC
BBC Sport has signed up tennis legend Jimmy Connors to join its commentary team for next year's Wimbledon Championships.
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NewsRDF sues Fox
RDF has filed an $18m suit against US network Fox and producer Rocket Science Laboratory claiming the pair have ripped off its hit format Wife Swap.
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NewsPEER POLL: Christmas TV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Christmas TV getting worse every year?
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Off the Record - 30 second guide - Christmas TV.
Ah, Christmas time, isn't it? Presents wrapped, turkey ordered, Sky+ programmed to the hilt?We're having goose,
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Off the Record - Gloom at the BBC.
Mark Thompson sat in a studio at Television Centre last week to announce his bold new
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Production - A school for scandal.
Post-Harry Potter, the time seemed right for an adaptation of Tom Brown's Schooldays, writes Rory O'Donnell.