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NewsMarple attracts 6.1m for ITV1
A new episode of Aga tha Christie's Marple managed to attract a respectable 6.1m (28.5%) on Sunday for ITV1, gaining the highest audience for the 9pm slot.
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NewsS4C in£8m recommission
8am: S4C has handed an£8m three year deal to indie Nant for two new series of Welsh language children's drama series Rownd a Rownd.
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NewsRDF acquires Presentable
9.45am:RDF has bought poker TV specialists Presentable for up to£6m, in a deal designed to allow the Wife Swapindie to make the most of relaxed gaming regulations.
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NewsFlextech goes on Beach Patrol
MipTV 10.15am:Flextech channels Living TV and Bravo have jointly picked up a new Court TV US reality series called Beach Patrolfrom UK distributor Target Entertainment.
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NewsTony Ball backs Ingenious float
10.15am:Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC), the media investment fund backing Malcolm Gerrie's new indie Gorgeous Entertainment, has raised£150m ahead of its debut on AIM in the next two weeks.
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NewsFive to send Rory and Paddy pig racing
Comedians Rory McGrath and Paddy McGuiness will go cheese rolling in Gloucestershire and pig racing in Dorset as part of a new IWC Media series for Five.
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NewsEdinburgh Festival reveals channel awards nominees
The shortlists have been drawn up for the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival's 7th annual Channel of the Year awards.
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NewsLife On Mars US hits the skids
The US remake of hit BBC show Life on Mars is facing stormy waters on its transatlantic crossing after losing its writer-producer and scrapping its original pilot.
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NewsJournalist memorial to be unveiled at BBC
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is to unveil a new memorial at the BBC tonight to commemorate journalists who have been killed in the course of doing their jobs.
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News3.5m see Big Brother evict Stephanie
Channel 4's first eviction of the ninth series was seen by 3.5m viewers (15.8%) at 9pm on Friday as student Stephanie got her marching orders.
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NewsEdmonds tackling 'broken Britain' for Sky One
Sky One has signed Noel Edmonds to revive the feeling of Noel's House Party in a new format pitched as an antidote to “broken Britain”.
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NewsCineflix wins fresh sales
London-based distribution company Cineflix International Ltd has signed a number of deals with Greek and Belgian broadcasters.
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NewsRussell T awarded OBE
Russell T Davies, the show runner who breathed new life into Doctor Who for the BBC, has won an OBE for his services to drama in the Queen's Birthday honours.
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NewsTV discussion site heading to the UK
A website aiming to be a one-stop shop for viewers to read up on and discuss their favourite TV shows will launch in the UK next month.
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NewsGladiators begin fight back
Sky One's Gladiators regained some lost ground with an audience of 643,000 (4.97%) at 6pm after weeks of declining ratings.
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NewsDetective drama in the pipeline at ITVP
ITV Productions is developing a new detective drama set in Brighton, led by a police sergeant obsessed with the disappearance of his own wife.
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NewsTV critics 16 June ‘08
“Hall is a very funny man, when he's being funny.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsSky Sports extends golf deal
Sky Sports has signed a record breaking six-year extension to its rights deal for the US Open Championship.
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NewsPirate FM awaits Ofcom decision
Pirate FM will find out in the next few weeks if it has won the local FM radio licence for Plymouth.
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NewsPrimark axes suppliers after Panorama investigation
A Panorama investigation into Primark has prompted the value fashion retailer to ditch three suppliers from southern India.