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    Horrobin to join Smoke and Mirrors

    2009-01-27T13:46:26Z

    Colourist Mark Horrobin will leave the Moving Picture Company next month in order to join Smoke and Mirrors.

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    C4 lines up Genius science series

    2009-01-27T12:17:55Z

    Biologist Richard Dawkins is to return to Channel 4 in a major series that will celebrate the history of British science.

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    123WebTV unveil online viewing app's

    2009-01-27T11:21:04Z

    123WebTV, the online TV search engine run by a former CEO of Project Kangeroo and an ex-Sky MD, has launched a series of applications for third party sites such as Facebook and Google.

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    Outline exec joins Mentorn

    2009-01-27T10:39:47Z

    Mentorn Media has hired The House of Tiny Tearaways exec producer Helen Hawken.

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    Launch date set for Blighty

    2009-01-27T10:01:49Z

    UKTV has revealed the launch date of Blighty, the brand that will replace UKTV People.

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    More than 100 complaints for Ross' OAP gag

    2009-01-27T09:55:43Z

    Jonathan Ross's controversial OAP sex joke on his return to Radio 2 last Saturday (24 January) led to just over 100 complaints, the BBC said.

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    Shennan named Radio 2 boss

    2009-01-27T09:38:39Z

    Former Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan is to return to the BBC as controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music, following the resignation of Lesley Douglas in the wake of the Sachsgate scandal last year.

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    Barrowman to host new BBC talent series

    2009-01-26T13:06:47Z

    BBC1 is to mix the wish fulfilment of Jim'll Fix It with the unlikely performances of Britain's Got Talent in a new shiny floor show lined up for Saturday nights.

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    BBC confirms Ab Fab remake

    2009-01-26T12:17:43Z

    Classic BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous is to receive the Hollywood treatment for a US pilot.

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    Chello strikes Warner deal

    2009-01-26T12:08:15Z

    A miniseries of The Bourne Identity has formed part of a major sales deal between multichannel operator Chello Zone and Warner Bros International Television Distribution.

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    Ofcom: ITV's Home Office deal broke rules

    2009-01-26T11:25:06Z

    Ofcom has criticised ITV's sponsorship agreement with the Home Office for its Beat: Life on the Street series.

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    Davis to front TV version of Bottom Line

    2009-01-26T11:17:28Z

    The BBC is piloting a TV version of Evan Davis' radio show, The Bottom Line, and has signed him up as a permanent presenter on Today.

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    Sci Fi HD prepares for launch

    2009-01-26T10:52:00Z

    NBC Universal will tonight (26 January) launch a high-definition version of the Sci Fi channel in the UK.

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    BBC under pressure to air Gaza appeal

    2009-01-26T10:28:47Z

    The BBC has come under renewed pressure yesterday (25 Jan) to broadcast an emergency appeal for Gaza after senior politicians urged a review of the decision.

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    Sky joins BBC in Gaza appeal ban

    2009-01-26T10:13:33Z

    Sky News has joined the BBC in its decision not broadcast the proposed charity appeal for Gaza tonight.

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    Former Sky exec named Current boss

    2009-01-26T09:45:53Z

    Current TV, the UGC broadcaster backed by Al Gore, has appointed former Sky executive James Baker to lead its UK operation.

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    BBC NHU boss returns to programme-making

    2009-01-23T17:40:47Z

    Neil Nightingale is to stand down as head of the BBC's Natural History Unit to return to programme-making.

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    BBC1 insures itself with Flame

    2009-01-23T16:28:08Z

    BBC1 is to investigate the world of insurance in a new daytime series called The Claim Game from Flame TV.

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    C4 orders Hudson River plane crash doc

    2009-01-23T15:26:44Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary on the recent Hudson River plane crash from Darlow Smithson Productions.

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    Ent Rights hit by FSA fine

    2009-01-23T12:26:10Z

    Entertainment Rights has been fined quarter of a million pounds after it withheld news of an anticipated $14m hit to its profits from the stock market.