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NewsComedian to host BBC3 news show
BBC3 has lined up comedian Russell Howard to host a younger-skewing take on Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe, in a bid to boost the channel’s coverage of current affairs.
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NewsClarkson: stars who do stunts may get hurt or die
EDINBURGH: Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has scorned health and safety checks, saying presenters who do dangerous stunts will inevitably sometimes get hurt or die.
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NewsMurdoch: give TV same freedom as newspapers
MACTAGGART: James Murdoch has launched a furious attack on Ofcom’s “half a million words every year telling broadcasters what they can and cannot say”, and called for TV news to be granted the same freedom as newspapers.
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NewsWire creator urges bravery in drama
EDINBURGH: David Simon, creator of acclaimed US crime saga The Wire, has said that TV drama should be brave enough to appeal to a niche audience.
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NewsClock ticking on Lloyd Webber ITV deal
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is fighting to extricate himself from his BBC contract so he can move to ITV before his rights to stage the Wizard of Oz expire in 2010.
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NewsFive freezes drama and comedy commissions
EDINBURGH: Five channel controller Richard Woolfe has warned it will not be able to commission original drama or comedy until after the recession.
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NewsTory government will force BBC to publish star salaries
EDINBURGH: A new Conservative government would force the BBC to reveal the amount it pays stars like Jonathan Ross, Ed Vaizey, the Tory shadow minister for culture told the Edinburgh International TV Festival today (Friday).
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More 4's Crufts coverage to explore controversies
EDINBURGH: More 4’s coverage of pedigree dog show Crufts will focus on inbreeding controversies and animal welfare, as well as the glory of the prizes.
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NewsByrne calls for more C4 online spend
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 does not spend enough money on its news website according to C4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne who recently axed News at Noon and More 4 News.
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NewsHadlow eyes female-friendly panel shows
EDINBURGH: BBC2 boss Janice Hadlow’s comedy plans include uncovering a “broad comic” success in the vein of Goodness Gracious Me and Ab Fab, and solving the problem of men dominating panel shows.
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NewsBall and Theakston to reunite for Five show
EDINBURGH: Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston are to reunite for the first time in nearly 10 years for a new gameshow on Five.
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NewsE4 boss says Big Brother could have continued
EDINBURGH: Big Brother would have been ‘flogged’ for a few more series, if Channel 4 was a more commercially-minded channel, says E4 head Angela Jain.
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NewsIllegal TV downloading habits revealed
New research has revealed that US drama Heroes was the most popular illegal download this year, while Top Gear also proved popular with filesharers.
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NewsTop TV stars overpaid, says poll
Four out of five people think Britain’s top television presenters do not deserve their salaries, putting them ahead of bankers and MPs as one of the country’s most overpaid groups of workers.
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NewsIzzard to star in feelgood CBBC Christmas drama
CBBC has ordered a flagship Christmas family drama starring Eddie Izzard as a mysterious man with the ability to “recover the lost”.
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NewsMurphy opens up 8pm Sky 1 slot as Simpsons moves
Sky 1 will stop airing The Simpsons at 8pm from January as director of programmes Stuart Murphy opens up the slot for indie pitches.
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NewsPreditors plans stereo 3D finishing suite
Newman Street post facility Preditors is turning its lower groundfloor offices into a convertible audio and video finishing suite capable of grading stereoscopic 3D projects.
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NewsGoldcrest invests in Avid HD kit
Goldcrest Post has put its head above the recession parapet by adding four HD Avid editing systems to its London facility and increasing its central storage capabilities.
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NewsMirren to star in Brighton Rock remake
Helen Mirren is to star in a 1960s adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel Brighton Rock, produced by Kudos Pictures.
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2nd Sense links with Ace for dubbing suite
Audio post house 2nd Sense has come to an agreement to operate a newly equipped surround sound dubbing suite in conjunction with Ace Post Production in North West London.