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Virgin Media beams up sci-fi dramas
A swathe of sci-fi and fantasy dramas are heading for Virgin Media's VoD service following a deal with distributor Fireworks International.
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Life on Mars US axed
ABC has axed the US remake of BBC1 hit Life on Mars after just one series - though it will still have beaten its UK predecessor by one episode.
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Svengali seeks support
Video: The team behind Channel 4 drama Wedding Belles is hunting support for a new series of internet-based shorts.
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Burnham urges channels to up audio description
Media secretary Andy Burnham has appealed to broadcasters to follow Sky's lead in increasing the amount of audio description services they offer for their programmes.
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University Challenge winners dethroned
The BBC has sensationally dethroned the winners of this years University Challenge following a probe into claims that a member of the Oxford team was ineligible to compete.
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Schneider-Sickert to leave FremantleMedia
Christian Schneider-Sickert is to step down from his role as chief operating officer of FremantleMedia and is to leave the company.
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CBBC aquires Angus & Cheryl
The BBC has bought the rights to a Spanish cartoon that offers a children's view of the battle of the sexes.
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Corden and Horne to front Comic Relief clip show
Gavin and Stacey stars James Corden and Mathew Horne have signed up to host the annual Comic Relief clip show for BBC1.
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Adam Kemp to leave BBC
Adam Kemp, the BBC's in-house commissioning editor for arts, music and religion, is to leave the corporation.
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C4 plays down BT merger
Channel 4 has poured cold water on reports that a merger with BT Vision is on its wishlist.
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Landmark to produce junior beauty pageant doc
Indie Landmark Films is to make a documentary on junior beauty pageants for BBC3, marking a return to production for Nick O'Dwyer.
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Heartbeat heading to Oz
Heartbeat will be saying “G'day” to Australia in the upcoming summer series on ITV1.
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No rematch for University Challenge losers
The Manchester team that lost this year's University Challenge are taking their defeat in good grace despite an investigation by the BBC into claims that one of the winning team was ineligible to compete.
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Russell Brand returns to radio
TalkSport has signed Russell Brand to front a football show - his first since quitting Radio 2 in October.
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Canal+ acquires Jude Law doc
French broadcaster Canal+ has picked up the Jude Law-fronted political documentary The Day After Peace from distributor 3DD Entertainment.
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Piers to interview Jade for ITV1
Piers Morgan will interview Jade Goody in a one-off 60min programme for ITV1 next month.
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Crufts to be streamed online
Crufts, the dog show dumped by the BBC over cruelty concerns, is to be streamed direct to viewers via its website.
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The Simpsons strikes Guinness deal
Homer will swap his Duff for a Guinness in a St Patrick's Day episode of The Simpsons, in time for the Irish stout's 250th birthday.
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BBC dominates RTS TV Journalism Awards
The BBC’s coverage of the banking crisis helped the broadcaster to scoop nine of the fifteen awards at last night’s annual RTS Television Journalism Awards, including two for business editor Robert Peston.