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BBC1 orders Ipswich murders drama
The discovery of five young women murdered in Ipswich in 2006 is to form the basis of a new BBC1 drama.
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Wallace and Gromit to front science show
EDINBURGH: Animated characters Wallace and Gromit are to present a new BBC1 programme about inventions.
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C4's Duncan tight-lipped on exit rumours
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has told Broadcast he has nothing to announce, despite rumours of his departure sweeping the Edinburgh TV festival.
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Murdoch: top slicing BBC would be catastrophic
EDINBURGH: James Murdoch continued his attack on the BBC today (Saturday) but said he was against top-slicing the corporation as it would be “catastrophic” for commercial media companies to become dependent on public money.
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Peston responds to Murdoch's BBC bashing
EDINBURGH: Robert Peston has admitted that the BBC’s offering – particularly its online news – may look like “unfair competition” in a news market where commercial players are moving to charge for online access.
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Richards expects BBC to publish star salaries
EDINBURGH: Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards believes it is inevitable that the BBC will have to publish the salaries it pays its stars in the future.
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Andre airs concerns over kids on TV
EDINBURGH: Singer Peter Andre says he has no regrets about carving out a career in reality television, but still has reservations over whether his children should have been included in the shows.
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Factual shift for ITV3
EDINBURGH: Digital channel ITV3 is to broadcast more factual programming, reflecting the reduced amount of drama on the commercial broadcaster.
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Stephen Fry savages TV box-ticking
EDINBURGH: Stephen Fry has said editorial compliance staff should “fuck off” in a rail against a culture of inflexible rules which is damaging realism in television.
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Fincham defends treatment of BGT hopefuls
EDINBURGH: ITV director of television Peter Fincham has defended the treatment of contestants on Britain’s Got Talent, and said the network would have faced a barrage of criticism if it had not allowed participants like Susan Boyle to take part.
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Comedy emerges as iPlayer success
Michael MacIntyre’s Live at the Apollo is the fifth most watched show on BBC iPlayer over the last 12 months as comedy proves one of the best performing genres in on demand content.
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ITV mulls micropayment plans
ITV is yet to fully commit to a micropayment strategy for some online content and is wrestling with where to pitch charges and agreeing a common payment system with other players.
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Councils using kids licence to exert editorial control
Indie trade body Pact has warned that a number of local authorities are rejecting plans to feature children in television shows, on the basis that they do not like the scripts.
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Sky 1's Murphy moots 3D interview series
EDINBURGH: Sky 1 controller Stuart Murphy has revealed plans for a 50% boost in scripted content and a 3D interview series hosted by a “famous footballer”.
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Radio chief defends R2 from attack
The head of one of UK’s major radio indies has come out in defence of BBC Radio 2 following last week’s scathing attack by the Radio Centre.
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Disney buys Marvel for $4bn
The Walt Disney Company has acquired Marvel Entertainment in a $4bn (£2.5bn) deal, positioning Spide-Man and the X-Men alongside Hannah Montana and High School Musical.
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Few turn out for night at The Office
A repeat of the entire first series of The Office failed to spark much interest for BBC2 on Sunday night while a repeat of Lewis scored bigger numbers than the opening instalment of ITV’s lavish new drama Wuthering Heights.
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Father's fury over BBC Ipswich murders drama
The father of one of the victims of Ipswich serial killer Steve Wright has lambasted the BBC over its plans for a drama based on the murders.
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X Factor peaks at 11.8m
The X Factor was back with a bang on Saturday night, with a peak of 11.8m (54%) tuning in.
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Anne Robinson: TV is sexist and ageist
Television is by nature sexist and ageist, according to the 64-year-old Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson.