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  • Strike Back
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    Sky's Strike Back sex cleared by Ofcom

    2011-12-05T11:27:00Z

    Three sex scenes shown shortly after the watershed in Sky1’s drama series, Strike Back: Project Dawn, have been cleared by broadcast regulator Ofcom.

  • Martha Kearney
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    BBC2 to unveil 'unseen' Austen

    2011-12-05T10:59:00Z

    A previously unseen portrait of author Jane Austen will be revealed in a BBC2 documentary this Christmas.

  • William and Kate
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    ITV1 heads to Middleton's home town for Christmas

    2011-12-05T10:55:00Z

    Kate Garraway will present ITV1’s Christmas carol service from the home town of Kate Middleton.

  • Bagpuss
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    Coolabi in £5m MBO

    2011-12-05T10:48:00Z

    Children’s indie Coolabi has undergone a £5m management buy-out, funded entirely by venture capital trust Edge Performance.

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    Moffat clears up Doctor Who film rumours

    2011-12-02T15:09:00Z

    Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has insisted that a feature film would be kept within the BBC, following reports that it was set for a Hollywood makeover.

  • Sue Murphy
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    Sue Murphy exits C4

    2011-12-02T14:32:00Z

    Sue Murphy, the Channel 4 commissioning boss behind How to Look Good Naked, is leaving the broadcaster after more than a decade to join production company Optomen. C4 has also hired Dominic Bird from the BBC as head of formats.

  • Tim Brooke-Taylor
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    Goodies star to front BBC animal show

    2011-12-02T12:26:00Z

    The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor and comedian Charlie Baker are to star in a BBC1 entertainment pilot about animals.

  • Kevin Sutcliffe
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    C4's Kevin Sutcliffe poised to exit

    2011-12-02T12:26:00Z

    Channel 4 deputy head of news and current affairs Kevin Sutcliffe is expected to leave the channel, Broadcast understands.

  • Werner Herzog
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    C4 lines up death row series from Werner Herzog

    2011-12-02T12:25:00Z

    Acclaimed film director Werner Herzog is to front a new series about Death Row inmates for Channel 4.

  • 2012: The Maya Apocalypse
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    More4 orders apocalypse film

    2011-12-02T12:06:00Z

    The Mayan belief the world will end with a cataclysmic event in 2012 will be the focus of a new More4 film.

  • Sue Perkins
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    Wood, Perkins and Hadlow win at WFTV awards

    2011-12-02T12:00:00Z

    Comedians Victoria Wood and Sue Perkins, BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow and critically acclaimed actress Emily Watson are among the winners of this year’s Women in Film and TV awards.

  • Home re brand
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    Home orders makeovers

    2011-12-02T11:54:00Z

    UKTV’s Home has commissioned a brace of property makeover shows from RDF and Flame.

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    Twofour Christmas for C4

    2011-12-02T11:46:00Z

    Twofour will ask some of the UK’s top comedians what Christmas is really like for a one-off Channel 4 show.

  • The X Factor
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    X Factor sparks more than 1,000 tweets a minute

    2011-12-02T11:38:00Z

    The 26 November edition of The X Factor attracted more than 1,000 tweets per minute, according to new analytics tool ViewRead.

  • Radioplayer
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    BBC Radio explores third-party tie-ups

    2011-12-02T11:35:00Z

    BBC Radio will kick off discussions early next year with digital music providers including Last FM, Spotify and We7 to investigate potential collaborations.

  • Jeremy Clarkson
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    Clarkson complaints top 21,000

    2011-12-02T11:27:00Z

    More than 21,000 complaints have been received by the BBC over Jeremy Clarkson’s comments on public sector strikers being shot.

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    Specific Media launches studio with a view

    2011-12-02T09:00:00Z

    Tyrell CCT, AKA Design and Absolute Cad have completed the building of a 1,700 sq ft studio on the tenth floor of online advertising firm Specific Media’s West End office.

  • Top Gear
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    Jeremy Clarkson apologises for strikers jibe

    2011-12-01T17:22:00Z

    Jeremy Clarkson has apologised for causing offence with comments about the striking public sector workers – but added that it was “clear” he was not being serious.

  • Liam Dutton
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    C4 News launches weather site

    2011-12-01T16:46:00Z

    Channel 4 News’ weather website launches today ahead of the first ever weather presenter Liam Dutton, making his debut on the programme tonight.

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    Gok Wan heads to China for C4

    2011-12-01T16:22:00Z

    Gok Wan will visit China in a one-off looking at the scale and background of Chinese manufacturing for Channel 4.