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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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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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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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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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Video: Laura Mackie, ITV director of drama
ITV director of drama Laura Mackie talks to Broadcastnow about upcoming shows, axing long-running series such as Wire in the Blood and what to expect from the forthcoming remake of The Prisoner.
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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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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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Moving Wallpaper gets pasted
The return of ITV1's comedy Moving Wallpaper was largely ignored by the viewing public on Friday with an audience of just 2.1m (9.1% share) at 9pm, the least watched terrestrial show at the time.
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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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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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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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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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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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Penalty shoot-out brings 3m to Carling Cup final
The nail-biting climax to the Carling Cup final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur was seen by a peak audience of 3m (19.5%) at 5.30pm.
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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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7.2m say Let's Dance
BBC1's Comic Relief show Let's Dance was on the rise on Saturday as 7.2m people (31.9% share) tuned in at 7.25pm.
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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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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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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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Svengali seeks support
Video: The team behind Channel 4 drama Wedding Belles is hunting support for a new series of internet-based shorts.