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NewsLocation presenter to front DIY Christmas series
Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp will reveal how to have a DIY Christmas in a 3 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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Bio orders Louis Walsh profile for In My Life
Bio has ordered a profile on X Factor judge Louis Walsh as part of its In My Life strand.
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NewsBBC3 reality show to chart lives of junior medics
BBC3 is to follow five doctors in their first four months of the job for a 6 x 60-minute series shot in the style of a glossy medical drama.
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NewsAl Jazeera English orders Arab cities vox pop series
Al Jazeera English has commissioned Lion Television to produce a major current affairs series canvassing the opinions of ordinary people in Arab cities.
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NewsUK drama indies told to look for dishier actors
UK drama indies need to cast better looking actors if they want to sell to North America, according to several top distributors.
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NewsQueen of Shops heads to NZ
BBC2 series Mary, Queen of Shops is to make its broadcast debut in New Zealand following a new deal struck by Optomen International.
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NewsBBC could drop WoCC for Salford kids move
The BBC is looking at temporarily reducing or even scrapping the in-house guarantee for children’s content when it moves key departments to Salford.
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NewsTwofour snares perfume guru to front BBC1 show
Perfume entrepreneur Jo Malone will front BBC1’s next business entertainment format in which members of the public attempt to make a success of a product they have created.
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NewsMTV unveils two shows in pipeline for TMF replacement Viva
MTV has revealed two commissions for Viva, its new entertainment channel for people “who have shitty jobs during the week and focus on Friday night with their mates”.
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NewsWatch sticks to children for Shine TV gameshow
Watch will build on the success of Tarrant Lets The Kids Loose with a primetime Shine Television gameshow that challenges celebrities to break down the communication gap between adults and children.
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NewsTonight feels force of ITV shake up
ITV’s premier current affairs strand, Tonight, is losing around two thirds of its in-house production team in an overhaul that will see a reduction in both the number of episodes and budgets.
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NewsAllen named C4 comedy boss
Channel 4 has promoted commissioning editor Shane Allen to head of comedy and acting head of entertainment.
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NewsFive's Dutta heads to BBC Bristol
Five commissioning editor Robi Dutta is to join BBC Bristol as executive producer for factual, with particular focus on BBC3.
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NewsOver 50s brand TV ageist
More than two thirds of over 50s believe there is clear evidence of ageism against older presenters in Britain, and around a quarter of those name the BBC as the worst offender - more than any other broadcaster.
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NewsNoel Edmonds signs three-year Sky 1 deal
Noel Edmonds will deliver Christmas presents on Sky 1 until 2012 after signing a three-year deal extension.
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NewsThis Is Your Life revived online
Classic TV series This is Your Life is to receive a 21st century makeover, with two major new multiplatform initiatives underway.
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NewsBNP Question Time protest rally
BNP leader Nick Griffin’s planned appearance on the BBC’s flagship Question Time has prompted anti-racism campaigners Unite Against Fascism (UAF) to schedule a last-ditch protest.
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Cocaine use 'rife in the media'
A former BBC employee has blown the whistle on cocaine use among the corporation’s TV and radio producers and star performers.
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NewsU2 concert streamed online for free
YouTube is to stream a live performance by U2 for free, as part of a move to show more full-length and premium content online.
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NewsOne Show boss to lead BBC in-house development
Tessa Finch is to leave The One Show and become head of development for Vision Productions.