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NewsTwitter turns on TV-targeted ads
Twitter has launched a service that allows advertisers to reach people who are discussing TV shows.
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RatingsThe Choir hits the right note
Many moons ago, I spent a summer ensconced in Birmingham City Library researching a history of … well, let’s just say Victorian Public Health capital expenditure in case you’re reading this early in the morning.
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RatingsPublic returns to the jungle
Until recently, Brits who bothered with Danish politics probably confined themselves to making sure they were astutely placed to pounce on the final pastry.
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RatingsStory time a hit for Sky
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. Once upon a time, far, far away was a place called Yonderland where who knows what is going on, but it’s quite funny.
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NewsITV nets Champions League highlights
The Champions League will remain on ITV after the commercial broadcaster agreed a deal to air highlights of the tournament from 2015.
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NewsRonan Bennett to write Wallander finale
Top Boy writer-producer Ronan Bennett is to write the final episodes of Left Bank Pictures’ crime series Wallander starring Ken Branagh.
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NewsCBeebies named best channel at kids Baftas
CBeebies won channel of the year at last night’s British Academy Children’s Awards and Somethin’ Else was named Indie of the Year, while Horrible Histories became the first show to win four consecutive Baftas.
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RatingsDoctor Who 50th hits three-year high
The Doctor Who 50th anniversary special teleported off with the sci-fi franchise’s biggest overnight audience since Christmas 2010 on Saturday.
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CriticsTV Critics: Doctor Who; Morecambe and Wise; Stonehenge; Secret History
“The show was a triumph, fiendishly well plotted and with dialogue to set the screen on fire.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsLive At The Apollo stands up on return
Live At The Apollo returned with a bigger crowd than last year’s launch on Friday, while the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination doubled More4’s audience.
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NewsWitches of East End return for Lifetime
The Witches of East End, which airs on fledgling channel Lifetime in the UK, has been renewed for a second series in the US.
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RatingsMorecambe and Wise doc draws 2m
BBC2’s doc about comedy duo Morecambe and Wise performed well on Sunday, withstanding serious competition from BBC1 and ITV’s entertainment juggernauts.
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NewsOperation Ouch twins secure Horizon slot
The twin brothers who present Bafta-winning CBBC medical show Operation Ouch! are taking their double act into primetime for the BBC’s Horizon strand.
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NewsCBeebies preps Three Little Pigs
CBeebies is lining up a multi-platform series of programming based around the story of The Three Little Pigs next Easter.
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NewsC4 buys into Reef's French Collection
Channel 4 has ordered a French-flavoured wheeler dealer daytime series from indie Reef Television.
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NewsWarner Bros extends Mip pitch funding
UK indies are being encouraged to enter the Mip Formats International Pitch 2014 event after Warner Bros renewed its deal to provide €25,000 in development funding.
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NewsUK indies win at Euro Science TV awards
UK indies including Pioneer Productions were recognised at the European Science TV and New Media Festival, held in Portugal last week.
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NewsLocal TV goes live
Local TV will today launch on Freeview channel eight in Grimsby as Estuary TV is pushed live.
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RatingsI'm a Celebrity enjoys record first week
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’s series 13 debut has become the biggest TV show of the year after recording a final audience of 13.5m.
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NewsBlast! Films hires exec producer
999: What’s Your Emergency? series editor David Hodgkinson has joined Blast! Films on a permanent basis.