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FX buys Life on Mars US
FX is lining up the US remake of Life on Mars for the primetime slot currently occupied by True Blood.
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Katie Price launches production company
Katie Price has teamed up with former ITV Studios talent exec Mark Wagman to launch an indie.
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Armstrong and Miller get third series
BBC1 has ordered a third run of sketch series The Armstrong and Miller Show before the second has even aired.
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Virgin to show Chuck in 3D
Virgin is offering viewers the chance to watch a special episode of US action comedy Chuck in 3D.
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Electric Sky acquires Letts' Notting Hill Carnival doc
A film celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Notting Hill Carnival, produced by Don Letts’ indie Brassneck TV, has been picked up for distribution by Electric Sky.
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ITV1 wins with football coverage
ITV1 scored with its coverage of England’s football friendly with the Netherlands last night, which peaked at 6.8m (33%) and beat a revitalised Who Do You Think You Are? on BBC1.
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Race hots up for BBC comedy job
Channel 4 comedy chief Andrew Newman and BBC exec Cheryl Taylor are the favourites to land the job as BBC head of comedy commissioning as the selection process enters its final stages.
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Stars come out for BBC2's Office night
BBC2 will dedicate an entire evening to airing the first series of The Office later this month, including new footage of Ricky Gervais and the team talking about its impact alongside comedy stars such as Friends’ Matthew Perry and Spinal Tap’s Christopher Guest.
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C4 to air first Urdu drama
Channel 4 is to broadcast its first Urdu-language commission at the end of this month.
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BBCW hires Endemol exec to grow brands
BBC Worldwide has appointed Endemol exec Jacob de Boer as commercial director working across global brands such as Doctor Who and Top Gear.
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Newton appointed as This Morning editor
Loose Women executive producer Karl Newton has been appointed as the new editor of This Morning as key part of the show’s revamp.
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Virgin Media cuts customer service jobs
Virgin Media has cut around 250 jobs from its Dudley customer services centre after a consultation with at-risk staff came to an end.
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The Bill stumbles at 9pm
ITV1’s long running cop show The Bill took a wobble last night, with just 3.4m viewers (14.9%) - its lowest since it moved to 9pm and one of its worst performances in the last three years.
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Last Night of the Proms goes global
BBC Worldwide is to beam The Last Night of the Proms live into cinemas around the world.
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Thorp takes reins at Nat Geo
Fox International Channels has made two senior level changes to its UK business, with managing director of FIC UK Jason Thorp adding National Geographic Channels UK to his remit.
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BBC3 recommissions The Real Hustle
BBC3 has ordered a ninth run of factual entertainment format The Real Hustle.
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Red Bee’s Clennell to join MediaCityUK
Peel Media has appointed Red Bee Media programme director Paul Clennell as the chief technology officer for MediaCityUK in Salford.
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Sky Arts picks up HBO's In Treatment
Sky Arts has picked up the rights to HBO’s therapy drama In Treatment, featuring Miller’s Crossing star Gabriel Byrne.
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Andre lands solo ITV2 reality series
Reality star and singer Peter Andre has landed a solo reality television show for ITV2 this autumn.
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Derren Brown goes interactive for C4
Illusionist Derren Brown is to stage his first interactive stunts in his forthcoming series of specials for Channel 4.