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NewsBBC and Labour in fresh "bias" row
The reaction of the BBC to Government plans on the future of its funding has led the Culture Secretary to accuse the corporation of bias.
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Wife Swap cleared over baby concerns
Ofcom has backed the producers of Wife Swap over an episode in which a baby was shown living in a dirty flat and eating chips.
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NewsAardman to produce live-action comedy
CBBC has signed a co-production deal with Aardman Animations to produce a live-action comedy pilot based on stage show Men in Coats.
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NewsJohnny Vegas heads CBBC slate
Johnny Vegas is to play himself in a new CBBC comedy, in which he balances his day-to-day showbiz career with a secret life as a puppet hunter.
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NewsGordon Ramsay gets animated
The cartoon-like characteristics of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay are to be harnessed for a new animated series.
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NewsStraw to debate with BNP leader on Question Time
Justice Secretary Jack Straw will become the first senior Labour figure to debate with British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin when they appear together on BBC1’s Question Time.
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NewsWatch orders Thorpe Park gameshow
Heather Mills and Katie Price are among a number of famous faces who will brave a series of extreme theme park rides as part of a new TV gameshow on Watch.
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NewsLewis sales surpass 120 territories
Crime drama Lewis will now be watched in more than 120 territories around the world following fresh sales of the ITV series.
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NewsStrong debut for FlashForward in US
FlashForward, the highly-anticipated new drama starring Joseph Fiennes that begins on Five tonight, won its slot on its debut in the US.
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NewsITV and Ball: it's all off
ITV is back to square one in its search for a new chief executive after its board terminated discussions with Tony Ball.
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NewsBall's chairman demands too much for ITV
Tony Ball wanted a £42m package to run ITV – but it was his demand to have the final veto over the company’s new chairman that caused negotiations to collapse.
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NewsLiving HD to launch next month
Living has set a date of 6 October for the launch of its HD service.
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NewsBlick turns to drama for BBC2 thriller
Marion and Geoff creator Hugo Blick is to move away from comedy and into fully blown crime drama with a major series for BBC2.
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NewsLabour and SNP clash over Scottish broadcaster proposal
Labour has clashed with the SNP after the nationalist party re-floated the idea of establishing a new independent Scottish broadcaster.
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NewsHunt steps up warning over BBC Trust
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has given his strongest signal yet that a Conservative government would push to dismantle the BBC Trust in their first term if elected next year.
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NewsRoundtable expands operation
Roundtable Films, the London post house set up by former Broadcast Hot Shot Ash Jenkins, is moving into bigger premises as it looks to expand the cost-effective services it offers to independent film-makers.
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NewsITFC in key tapeless role for Five
ITFC will play a key role in Five’s ongoing move to tapeless after kicking off a five-year deal to prepare all of the broadcaster’s acquired programming for transmission.
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NewsBBC lines up spoof web review
Comedians Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller have revived their cultural critic characters Craig and Martin for a spoof online review show for the BBC.
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NewsBBC ent boss defends Strictly strategy
BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT FORUM: BBC controller of entertainment commissioning Mark Linsey has defended the decision to pit Strictly Come Dancing directly against ITV1 juggernaut The X Factor, saying that it is a ‘longstanding tradition’ for the two main terrestrial broadcasters to compete on Saturday nights.
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NewsBBC Trust to review BBC1, 2 and 4
The BBC Trust has launched its biggest service review to date, encompassing BBC1, BBC2, BBC4 and the red button service.