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NewsC4 orders more animal autopsies
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of animal autopsy show Inside Nature’s Giants - with plans to scrap the lecture hall setting and go on location.
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NewsITV strikes deal with BBC for Freeview HD
ITV will roll out a new ITV1 HD service on Freeview in time for the 2010 World Cup, after agreeing the final carriage terms with the BBC.
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NewsBBC plans kids commentaries for sports
BBC Children’s interactive division is aiming to forge a closer alliance with BBC Sport and produce “children’s commentaries” of key sporting events.
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RatingsThe Bill loses nearly 1m viewers
ITV1’s reinvention of The Bill continued to lose ground last night, shedding almost a million viewers since its launch in a post-watershed slot.
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NewsMurray and Lovejoy team up on Five Live
Colin Murray and Tim Lovejoy are to team up every Friday evening on BBC Radio 5 Live for a humorous review of the past week in sport.
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NewsAnalysis: Grade's final results show positive signs
Following a headline-grabbing set of financial results from ITV, Broadcast highlights what ITV bosses had to say about the loss of Friends Reunited, the growth of ITV Studios, a new chief executive, its international focus and how Michael Grade will handle his role as non-executive chairman. Kate McMahon reports.
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NewsFox out of ITV CEO race
Simon Fox, the chief executive of music and DVD retailer HMV, has ruled himself out of the race to be the next chief executive of ITV.
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NewsFaster broadband unlikely to drive on-demand take-up
Faster broadband is no incentive for watching TV online, with more than half of people claiming it would make no difference to their web viewing, a study has claimed.
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NewsHunt at centre of second conflict claim
A new row erupted over the weekend regarding BBC1 controller Jay Hunt and alleged conflicts of interest.
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NewsC4 orders gender identity doc
Channel 4 has ordered a documentary about a boy who has gender dysphoria as part of its documentary strand First Cut.
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News19 Entertainment acquires model agency Storm
Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller’s company 19 Entertainment has acquired a controlling stake in Storm, the modelling agency that represents Kate Moss, to increase its hold in the fashion industry.
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RatingsLouis Theroux deals with 2.7m
The return of documentary-maker Louis Theroux as he explored a city’s addiction to crystal meth delivered 2.7m viewers (11.7% share) to BBC2 at 9pm last night
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RatingsHotel Babylon books more visitors
Hotel Babylon had 300,000 more viewers checking in this week, with 3.4m (17.6%) tuning in to BBC1 on Friday (7 August) at 9pm.
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NewsBaby Borrowers heading to India
BBC reality format Baby Borrowers is to be remade for audiences in India with a celebrity twist.
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RatingsFootball season kicks off with 4m for BBC1
The first game of the new football season made a solid start on an otherwise lacklustre night of repeats on Saturday, with a peak of 4m tuning in to watch Newcastle draw with West Bromwich Albion.
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NewsITV snaps up Endemol physical game show
ITV is poised to add Endemol’s The Whole 19 Yards to its stable of primetime shiny-floor quiz shows.
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NewsRadio 1 drops Lamacq in specialist shakeup
DJ Steve Lamacq is leave BBC Radio 1 after 16 years as the corporation continues its revamp of the station.
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NewsOsmonds to reunite for ITV1 special
Donny Osmond and his sister Marie will reunite on British TV for the first time in 20 years for an hour-long ITV special.
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NewsBBCW wins ruling over value of 2Entertain
BBC Worldwide has won its court case against the administrator of Woolworths over the value of their joint venture 2Entertain.
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NewsRazorlight's Johnny Borrell gets Xfm show
Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell is to present a weekly evening show on Xfm.