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NewsBBCW seals Strictly holiday deal
BBC Worldwide is to launch Strictly Come Dancing holiday breaks, featuring the likes of Craig Revel Horwood and Len Goodman, after reaching a deal with Warner Leisure Hotels.
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NewsCowell, Green reveal X Factor internet push
Simon Cowell and Topshop chairman Sir Philip Green are set to create a pay-per-view internet channel showing The X Factor live from Las Vegas.
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NewsBook Club to be More 4's first ad-funded show
Richard and Judy’s Book Club is to return without the presenting duo, in More 4’s first foray into ad-funded programming.
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NewsTorchwood returns to weekly format
Torchwood is set to revert to 13 weekly episodes when it returns for a fourth series, star John Barrowman has confirmed.
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NewsSharman kicks off GMTV review
ITV director of factual and daytime Alison Sharman has put the search for GMTV’s new director of programmes on hold as part of a widespread review to integrate the breakfast channel with the broadcaster.
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Andrew Davies receives lifetime achievement award
Screenwriters Andrew Davies, Peter Moffatt, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin all picked up prizes at the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain awards last night.
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NewsReef to repay BBC over fakery scandal
Reef TV is to pay compensation to the BBC after breaching guidelines in three daytime series, but has had a suspension from the corporation lifted.
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NewsNickelodeon triumphs at Children's Baftas
Nickelodeon UK was named channel of the year at the Children’s Baftas last night, beating CBBC and CBeebies to the prize for the first time ever.
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NewsRichard Sambrook to leave BBC; Horrocks steps up
Richard Sambrook, director of BBC global news, is to leave the corporation in March 2010 after nearly 30 years.
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NewsRamsay extends global reach
Gordon Ramsay’s new Channel 4 show, following the celebrity chef’s trip to India, has already stirred up interest with broadcasters around the world.
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NewsOff the Fence picks up diamond doc
Off the Fence has picked up the distribution rights to Blink Productions’ forthcoming documentary about the world’s most famous jewel.
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NewsR2 to celebrate pioneering US musician
House of the Rising Sun singer Eric Burdon is to present a series about the life and legacy of seminal US singer Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter for BBC Radio 2.
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NewsRadio 4 seeks ethnic listeners
BBC Radio 4 is to review its programming in a drive to attract more ethnic listeners following criticism that it is ‘too white’.
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NewsBBC apologises for Geoffrey Boycott's on-air swearing
Radio listeners have been given an apology by the BBC following an incident in which cricket commentator Geoffrey Boycott was heard swearing on air.
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NewsLaverty named Horizon editor
Aidan Laverty will become Horizon editor in the new year, replacing Andrew Cohen.
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NewsIndie trio win BBC football commissions
The BBC has handed contracts to produce its new Football League magazine show to three regional indies.
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NewsNorman to start at ITV on 1 January
ITV will start the new year with a new executive chairman, after confirming that Archie Norman would officially start on January 1 earlier today.
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BBC4 orders John Lennon drama
Christopher Eccleston is to play John Lennon in a BBC4 drama from Blast! films.
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NewsSky eyes New Year launch for 3D TV
Sky could launch its 3D TV channel as soon as next spring, according to executives.
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Job fears for regional ITV news staff
The ITV regional journalists who work in areas that will get pilot regional news consortium schemes next year have had no guarantees that their jobs will be safe.