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NewsNigella manages to rally viewers - just
ITV1's daytime chat show hosted by celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has seen its audience rally, but only by a marginal amount.
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NewsSpelling Bee appeals to 6.2m
ITV1's one-off celebrity spelling quiz, Spelling Bee, proved to be a popular success last night with a peak audience of 6.2 million (31%) at 9.55pm.
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NewsITV finalises boxing deal
ITV has finally confirmed the long-awaited deal between the broadcaster and boxing promoter Frank Warren, which will see Britain's brightest boxing talent tied down to the terrestrial network.
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NewsBennett sets out commissioning priorities
The BBC's director of television Jana Bennett used a BBC/Pact briefing day to map out her commissioning priorities, in the wake of this week's annual BBC report.
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NewsBBC1 to boost comedy writers
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has said he wants to recruit more star comedy writers - such as The Thick Of Itwriter Armando Iannucci - to boost comedy output at the channel.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC bonuses
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should all BBC executives have given up their bonuses?
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NewsViewers desert To the Ends of the Earth
BBC2's historical drama, To the Ends of the Earth, saw its audience sink yesterday to 2.3 million (13%), despite impressive ratings on its debut last week.
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BBC4 series looks at post-war Britain
BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow has commissioned a season of programmes looking at the post-war decade in the UK.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Dominic Crossley-Holland
ITV's controller of current affairs, religion and arts is chuffed with his George Bush exclusive, excited by John Pilger and admits to a guilty pleasure
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Doctor Doctor fills Five morning slot
Princess Productions is to make a new live medical Q&A show to replace The Wright Stuffon Five during the summer. Doctor Doctor, commissioned by Five controller of daytime Kim Peat, will see familiar TV medics, including Dr Phil Hammond, Dr Mark Porter ...
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Rantzen to front BBC2 death special
BBC2 and BBC Learning have commissioned Endemol UK to make a 90-minute special about medical care for dying people. Esther Rantzen will present How to Have a Good Death, which will be based on a national survey on the way we deal with death and dying. ...
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Granada to make ITV2 parenting series
Granada has been commissioned by ITV2 to make a new parenting series, in which a tough-talking teen coach is drafted into the family home to transform tearaway teens. You Have 'Em(working title) sees the parents pack their bags while their teenager is asleep and leave a ...
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C4 orders three minute wonder shows
Channel 4 has commissioned Endemol UK to make three short programmes for its Three Minute Wonderslot. Endemol will be making 3 x 3-minute shows about articulacy featuring vocal coach Bruce Wooding and his attempts to help a group of young people learn to communicate. The programmes ...
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C4 and Pepsi team up for pop show
Channel 4 is giving viewers the chance to stage a gig with their favourite pop act with a series wholly funded by soft drinks giant Pepsi.
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Zig Zag boosts output with US commissions
Zig Zag Productions has increased its US output with£2m worth of commissions from Discovery and TLC.
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Boorman back on road for Sky One
Sky One has secured exclusive rights to broadcast a follow-up to road trip series Long Way Round, which saw Ewan McGregor and his friend Charley Boorman go on a 20,000-mile motorcycle journey around the world. For the follow-up, Boorman has teamed up with BMW rider Simon ...
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RDFR picks up strangest village rights
RDF Rights has acquired the rights to the documentary The Strangest Village in Britain, which aired as part of Channel 4's Only Humanstrand. Produced by Landmark Films, the programme looked at the village of Botton, which provides a refuge for people with ...
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Five adds dinosaur show to Milkshake
Five has bought Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaursfrom Canada's CCI Entertainment for its morning children's strand, Milkshake. The 26 x 5-minute series, based on the books by Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds, was produced in association with Collingwood O'Hare and Silver ...
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RTE orders DIY dads from Green Inc
Irish broadcaster RTE has ordered a series of Touchdown Television's DIY Dadsfrom Belfast-based producer Green Inc. The show sees fathers with home improvement skills compete in a series of building and makeover challenges to find the best DIY dad in the country. Green Inc, which holds ...
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BBC Worldwide cuts it in Finland
BBC Worldwide has sold all four series of hairdressing drama Cutting Itto MTV3, Finland's main commercial broadcaster. The deal is believed to be the first time BBC Worldwide has sold multiple series of a single programme at the same time.