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RatingsMarchlands marches on with 5.6m
THURSDAY: ITV1’s supernatural drama Marchlands continued its consistent performance, spooking its second highest audience of the series so far.
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RatingsBig Fat Gypsy round-up
As Channel 4’s Gypsy caravan reaches the end of the road, consolidated figures show the full extent of the show’s success.
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NewsC4 happy to order dwarf doc
Channel 4 has ordered an new “fixed rig” series following seven dwarves as they take part in Snow White during pantomime season.
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NewsFirst sales of Human Planet
BBC Worldwide has secured 22 sales of its Human Planet series – the first deals to be secured for the blue-chip documentary.
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NewsChina opens doors to UK indie
A UK indie has united with China Central Television (CCTV) to identify international programmes and formats that can be licensed in the country.
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NewsBBCW develops multiplayer Doctor Who game
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with games developer Three Rings to roll out a free online multiplayer Doctor Who game.
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NewsLord Patten preferred as BBC Trust boss
Culture minister Jeremy Hunt has put forward former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten as his preferred candidate for chairman of the BBC Trust, DCMS confirmed this afternoon.
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NewsC4 prepares to submit for local TV network
Channel 4 is understood to be preparing a submission to host the new national TV channel delivering local content.
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News500,000 now had help to switch over
Half a million older and disabled people have now received help from the BBC in switching their analogue television set to a digital system.
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NewsITV signs first product placement deal
ITV has signed the first product placement in the UK that will see a Nescafe coffee machine included in This Morning.
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RatingsBenidorm returns with biggest audience to date
FRIDAY: Comedy drama Benidorm returned to ITV with its highest ratings to date - while new Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner served up a strong starter.
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NewsVirgin Media predicts billion on-demand views
Virgin Media is predicting it will serve one billion on-demand programme views in 2011, boosted by the rollout of its next generation Tivo platform.
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RatingsSix Nations peaks with over 9.5m
SATURDAY: England’s victory over France in the Six Nations Rugby tournament gave BBC1 a peak audience of more than 9.5m.
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NewsBBC2 signs Hairy Bikers deal
BBC2 has signed a two-year exclusive deal with presenting duo the Hairy Bikers, which includes commissions for two new formats to appear on the channel.
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NewsMasterchef served to Asia
Masterchef has continued its expansion around the world with Shine International selling the brand into Malaysia and the Philippines.
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NewsMoyles to host longest R1 show
Chris Moyles is set to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for more than 37 hours in a bid to break the station’s former record for Red Nose Day.
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NewsBBC to explore Planet Dinosaur
The BBC is to bring to dinosaurs back to life with four new commissions and a range of interactive initiatives.
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NewsBBCW seals NZ deals
BBC SHOWCASE: BBC Worldwide has secured a series of new agreements that will see Upstairs Downstairs and Come Fly With Me air in New Zealand.
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NewsSky to axe magazines
Sky is axing two of its customer magazines and cutting the number of issues of monthly Sky Magazine to focus on a new weekly email.
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RatingsMore4’s McQueen profile draws 140,000
FRIDAY: A documentary about fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who committed suicide last year, drew a modest audience to More4.