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NewsShine teams with BBCW on Masterchef
Shine has signed a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide to manage the massive expansion of the MasterChef brand in the UK and Eire.
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NewsSanjay Singhal named Dragonfly MD
Dragonfly Film and Television – the Shine Group indie formerly known as Firefly – has promoted Sanjay Singhal to managing director as part of a management restructure.
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RatingsNew Bill nicks 4.5m
ITV1 launched its new-look to Thursday nights yesterday as police drama The Bill moved to 9pm and attracted 4.5m viewers (19.2%). BBC1’s New Tricks won the slot but saw a drop in its audience from last week to 6.8m (28.8%).
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Ratings2.2m choose The World’s Oldest Mums
Channel 4’s one-off documentary The World’s Oldest Mums gained a respectable total audience of 2.2m viewers (9.4% share) at 9pm.
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NewsBBC3 appoints factual commissioning exec
BBC current affairs executive producer Samantha Anstiss has joined BBC3 as a commissioning executive producer working under Harry Lansdown.
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NewsVirgin holds onto Chuck
Virgin Media has extended its deal to show US spy show Chuck for a further two series.
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RatingsGriff Rhys Jones draws 4.7m
BBC1’s new documentary series Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones got off to a steady start on its maiden voyage with 4.7m viewers (20% share) last night at 9pm as a new ITV1 drama struggled to make its mark.
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RatingsPinter Night a cult attraction for BBC4
BBC4’s programming tribute to playwright and dramatist Harold Pinter was hardly a popular hit last night as The Birthday Party picked up just 96,000 viewers (0.5% share) but it was a big draw for upmarket viewers.
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NewsOcto-Mom signs reality deal
Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman has signed an exclusive deal with Eyeworks for each of her 14 children to star in a reality series.
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NewsAnt and Dec developing new variety show
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s indie Gallowgate is developing a new Saturday night variety show aimed at ITV1.
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NewsBT Vision chief eyes Premier League for 2010
New BT Vision chief executive Marc Watson said he expects to be able to offer customers the full Sky Sports English Premier League at a reduced price by the start of the 2010-11 season.
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RatingsCasualty dominates Saturday
BBC1’s long-running medical drama Casualty dominated Saturday night viewing at 8.40pm with an audience of 5m (28%), the only show on the day to get over 4 million viewers.
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NewsCast emerges for More4's young Tories drama
Christian Brassington, who took the lead role in Channel 4’s Tony Blair: Rock Star, is to cross political lines to portray the young Boris Johnson in an upcoming More4 drama documentary.
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NewsDoctor Who "most successful" sci-fi series
Doctor Who has been recognized as the most successful sci-fi series of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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NewsPoliticians fear for BBC NI's Let's Talk
Politicians from the Northern Ireland Assembly fear the BBC’s political panel show Let’s Talk is on the brink of being axed.
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NewsX Factor boot camp to be filmed with live audience
X Factor bosses at Talkback Thames and Syco will be shaking up the format further, by holding the “boot-camp” in front of a live audience.
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NewsBen Silverman to leave NBC Universal for new venture
Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Movie Studios, is to step down after more than two years in the role and form a new production venture.
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NewsBBC secures web video deal with newspapers
The BBC is to offer some of its news material, free of charge, to four national newspapers for use online.
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NewsITV3's Ladies of Letters to return
ITV3’s first original comedy drama, Ladies of Letters, will be returning for a second series.
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NewsOfcom: UK broadband not up to speed
Broadband users do not get the speeds they are paying their providers for, according to a major survey by Ofcom.