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    BBC3 orders spooky drama

    2007-11-07T15:53:25.660Z

    BBC3 has commissioned a one-off comedy drama about a flatshare between a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost.

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    Right to Reply-style strand returns to C4

    2007-11-07T15:48:43.047Z

    Viewers will be able to put questions to Channel 4 from next month in a successor to Right to Reply fronted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

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    McLoughlin to star in Xmas show as part of ITV deal

    2007-11-07T15:45:58.483Z

    Coleen McLoughlin will make her first appearance since signing a presenting deal with ITV on Star Traders: the Christmas Challenge.

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    Bewitched set for UK remake

    2007-11-07T15:43:09.357Z

    Cult US 1960s sitcom Bewitched is set for a British makeover by My Hero creator Paul Mendelson.

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    ITV to celebrate Friday Night Live

    2007-11-07T15:41:04.323Z

    ITV is to mark the 20th anniversary of the Channel 4 Saturday/Friday Night Live shows with a one-off production.

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    C4 and Kew plan online cures guide

    2007-11-07T14:19:20.947Z

    Channel 4 has teamed up with Kew Gardens to build an online repository of alternative medicines and folklore cures to accompany its upcoming documentary Medicine Men.

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    Skinkers secures venture funding

    2007-11-07T14:14:09.820Z

    Live video streaming specialist Skinkers is gearing up to launch its latest platform, which will offer linear TV programming online, after securing $16m (£8m) in funding.

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    Babelgum to air Encounters

    2007-11-07T14:02:09.217Z

    Online TV network Babelgum is to screen films shown as part of Bristol’s Encounters short film festival this month.

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    Orange IPTV imminent

    2007-11-07T13:59:01.387Z

    Orange’s IPTV service is set to launch before the end of the year and the telecommunications company is planning to offer a hybrid VoD and Freeview package.

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    Blinkx to offer anime films

    2007-11-07T13:56:50.290Z

    Video search engine Blinkx has partnered with Japanese on-demand animation network Gong to offer its anime content.

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    Off the Fence HD deal

    2007-11-07T13:42:41.497Z

    Production and distribution company Off the Fence has commissioned London-based HD facility On Sight to manage and distribute its HD programme catalogue.

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    Voting application launch

    2007-11-07T13:22:58.200Z

    Mobile development consultancy Future Platforms has launched a downloadable mobile application to enable real-time audience voting and participation in gameshows.

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    UK imports fall foul of writers’ strike

    2007-11-07T13:16:20.510Z

    Channel 4 and UKTV Gold acquisitions Back to You and The New Adventures of Old Christine have become the first scripted drama casualties of the US writers’ strike.

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    Von Hagens back with 612,000

    2007-11-07T12:24:56.500Z

    The return of controversial anatomist Gunther von Hagens attracted 612,000 viewers (7.7%) to Channel 4 last night.

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    Noel Fielding to front The Wall

    2007-11-07T11:37:12.307Z

    BBC3 is lining up comic Noel Fielding to present new Friday night live-style entertainment strand The Wall.

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    Virgin Media adds customers

    2007-11-07T11:14:09.383Z

    Cable operator Virgin Media has defied analysts’ expectations with a return to customer growth in the third quarter, adding 13,000 net new customers.

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    Clements under investigation

    2007-11-07T11:09:47.913Z

    Police are investigating the alleged theft of emails involving former IWC creative director Alan Clements following last week’s court hearing.

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    Comedy Awards snub for Ant and Dec

    2007-11-07T10:31:58.853Z

    Ant and Dec have failed to pick up a single nomination for the British Comedy Awards for the first time in five years.

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    Bernstein to head Shine scripted side

    2007-11-07T10:30:44.930Z

    Super-indie Shine has launched a US production base and has hired former Warner Brothers network executive Carolyn Bernstein to head the scripted side of the business.

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    TV Critics 6 November 2007

    2007-11-07T10:20:25.967Z

    TV critics' verdict on programmes - including the start of Gunther Von Hagen's new series on Channel 4 - broadcast on 6 November 2007