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NewsLittle Britain stars unveil new characters
Comics David Walliams and Matt Lucas have unveiled their latest creations - and hope they take off with viewers.
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NewsGMTV bows out after 17 years
Long-running morning show GMTV has bowed out with presenter Andrew Castle thanking the loyal viewers who watched it in its 17-year run.
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NewsGot Talent hopeful drops tribunal bid
A former Britain’s Got Talent hopeful who blamed health problems for her poor audition has failed in her bid to take her case to a tribunal.
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NewsBBC defends impartiality over No. 10 cuts meeting
The BBC has defended its impartiality after the director general of the corporation was photographed going into a meeting in Downing Street to apparently discuss coverage of government spending cuts.
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NewsRoss: negative press drove me out
Jonathan Ross has said the “sheer volume of negative press” he was attracting to the BBC was one of the reasons he quit the corporation.
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NewsThis Morning beefs up interactive
ITV is rolling out an interactive zone titled The Hub during daytime show This Morning to increase engagement with viewers.
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NewsNutopia reversions Story of Us
Nutopia has adapted its epic documentary series on the history of the US for international buyers and is closing in on a deal with a UK terrestrial.
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NewsRuby celebrates haul of five Emmys
UK producer Ruby Films is celebrating five Emmy awards for its HBO drama Temple Grandin, including outstanding made for television movie.
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NewsITV to sell Pineapple spin-off
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has been named the distributor for Pulse Films’ follow-up to Pineapple Dance Studios.
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NewsC4 teams with History for Herzog 3D doc
Channel 4 is funding its first 3D movie, a Werner Herzog documentary about the world’s oldest cave paintings.
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NewsBBC4 orders Beauty spin-offs from Tern
BBC4 plans to build on The Beauty of Maps with two spin-off series from producer Tern Television.
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NewsBBC Bristol serves time in slammer for BBC3 ob doc
BBC3 has ordered an 8 x 30-minute ob doc based in the cells of a Humberside police station that will follow what happens to offenders after they are arrested.
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NewsCorrie fans to vote ‘best bits’
ITV viewers will be asked to vote for their greatest Coronation Street moments for a special two-part documentary.
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NewsHallmark UK to relaunch as Universal Channel
Hallmark UK will be rebranded as the Universal Channel this autumn, as part of NBC Universal’s ongoing multimilliondollar restructure.
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NewsTreen slams axing as The Bill ends on high
Acclaimed location manager Malcolm Treen has slammed the decision to axe The Bill, as the police drama ended after 27 years this week with 4.4 million viewers.
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NewsRestructure takes shape as N&S finalises C5 cuts
Northern & Shell’s restructure of Channel 5 gathered pace this week, with staff waiting to hear who had been accepted for voluntary redundancy and speculation that there may not be a direct replacement for chief executive Dawn Airey.
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NewsSky passes 3m mark for HD subscribers
Sky has passed 3 million high definition subscribers and will launch Living as its 50th HD channel before Christmas.
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NewsLevi takes reins from Bragg at ITVS
ITV Studios has promoted Jonathan Levi to head of arts and popular culture, effectively succeeding Melvyn Bragg, who left this week.
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NewsDeluxe plans post super-group with deal for Ascent UK
Deluxe is in talks to buy the UK division of facilities giant Ascent Media - a deal that would almost certainly create the biggest single player in the UK facilities market.
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NewsUnions get huge vote for BBC strike action
More than 90% of BBC members of Bectu, Unite and the NUJ have voted in favour of industrial action over its pension reform plans - but coverage the Last Night Of The Proms looks safe.