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Yellowstone is instant hit
BBC2's new natural history series Yellowstone was an instant hit for the channel, bringing in an impressive 3.8 million viewers/ 14.1% share on Sunday night.
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BBC1 orders more Total Wipeout
BBC1 has ordered two more series of Richard Hammond-fronted physical gameshow Total Wipeout following an eight-part run this year.
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Nature's Great Events ends on 4m
BBC1's latest wildlife show Nature's Great Events ended its six-part run last night with 4m viewers (18%) at 9pm.
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BBC to make£400m cuts
The BBC is poised to make£400m of “painful” cuts over the next three years, with savings to include executive pay freezes and lower fees for top talent.
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BBC wins back Boat Race
The BBC has signed a five-year deal to host the Boat Race, bringing the event back to the broadcaster for the first time since 2004.
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Digital Britain won't force mergers
Lord Carter has downplayed the role that Channel 4's future plays in his Digital Britain review, insisting the government will not “force any marriages” between broadcasters.
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BBC says Yes to the Pet Shop Boys
BBC Worldwide will celebrate over 20 years of the Pet Shop Boys with a retrospective on the band's career-defining moments on BBC shows.
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Doctor Who writer wants lotto cash for kids TV
Russell T Davies has called on the national lottery to help prop up children's programming.
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Cohen: Make catch-up TV pay-per-view
On-demand services should introduce ‘micropayments' from 5p to£2 for catch-up views of big shows to recoup money lost through falling TV advertising revenues, FremantleMedia chief executive Tony Cohen has proposed.
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Being Human gets one-off special
BBC3 is to screen a Being Human special next week, offering a behind the scenes look at the hit comedy drama.
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Primeval to get the Twitter treatment
ITV is planning to engage the ‘Twitterati' in a mass live conversation about Primeval for the duration of the first episode of the drama's third series.
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TV charity gets£1m donation
Industry charity Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund has received a£1m cash injection from the Albert R. Broccoli and Dana Broccoli Foundation.
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Red Riding closes with 1.7m
The final part of Channel 4's drama trilogy Red Riding ended with a solid 1.7m viewers (8.5% share) at 9pm last night.
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Henry to be Horrid in Sweden
Novel Entertainment has secured a number of new deals for its CITV kids series Horrid Henry, including a sale to Swedish terrestrial channel SVT1.
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ITV: viewers need clarity about online viewing
ITV has called on the industry to ensure consumers are fully aware of the nature of online content before they or their children watch it.
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Scottish Parliament lobbies for national channel
The Scottish Parliament is to put pressure on the UK government to greenlight a proposed dedicated digital TV channel for the nation.
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Shaky start for Justin Lee Collins
ITV2's new chat show The Justin Lee Collins Show got off to a slightly shaky start last night with 328,000 viewers (2% share) at 10pm.
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Fremantle US faces ex-staff lawsuit
FremantleMedia North America is facing a lawsuit from former employees who claim they were forced to work up to twenty hours a day with no statutory breaks or overtime.
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BBC Trust approves extra£30m for online
The BBC Trust has lifted the bbc.co.uk budget freeze after 10 months and released£30.7m new of cash for online over the next three years.
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Discovery Shed launches
Discovery Shed, the channel aimed at “men who like to get their hands dirty”, launched on satellite and cable today.