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Memorial service for Wonfor
A memorial service for Andrea Wonfor, who died last month, is to be held on Friday 5 November at 5pm at St Nicholas Cathedral in her home town of Newcastle upon TyneOne of the most influential and highly respected women in British television, Wonfor lost her battle against breast cancer ...
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NewsRecord fines to follow 'nipplegate'
The 'nipplegate' backlash against America's broadcasters continued yesterday when plans were revealed to raise maximum indecency fines to $500,000 - and fine performers for any on-air expletives.
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NewsHyacinth goes to South Africa
Local versions of BBC hits such as Keeping Up Appearances are to be made in South Africa after BBC Worldwide completed a deal with public broadcaster SABC.
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NewsReed extends its deal for Mip
Reed Midem, the organizer of the Mip television festivals, has secured a new 10-year deal with the City of Cannes.
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NewsZeiler raises hopes of C4/Five merger
RTL chief executive Gerhard Zeiler has raised hopes of a merger between the company's UK network Five and Channel 4 by saying he is prepared to accept a minority stake in the combined broadcaster.
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NewsRDF picks up rights to new Granada show
Indie RDF has scored a major coup after winning the international rights to a new ITV reality show from the team behind I'm a Celebrity?.Get Me Out of Here!
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NewsLiving launches new channel
Flextech is ramping up efforts to make Living TV the UK's sixth channel by launching a new service dedicated to reality entertainment.
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News'Dr Who' lands in Canada
Canadian public broadcaster CBC Television has become the first channel to buy the new series of Dr Who , months before it is due to air in the UK.
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NewsHilary takes the helm of BBC America
Bill Hilary, the former head of entertainment for the BBC, Channel 4 and Granada, has been confirmed as the new head of BBC America.
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NewsAardman secures CITV commission
Aardman, the Oscar-winning animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit , has secured a CGI sketch show for CITV.
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NewsOfcom chief defends plans for PSB
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has defended controversial plans to create a new£300m public service broadcaster, saying it will keep the BBC competitive and help promote innovative programming.
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NewsKing Rollo splits from production arm
King Rollo Films, the animation production house behind classic kids series Mr Benn , has split its production arm from its rights-holding company.
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Dyke suggests ideas for 'Panorama'
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has branded ideas to populise Panorama as 'terrible'.
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NewsDyke criticizes 'popular Panorama'
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has branded ideas to populise Panorama as 'terrible'.
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NewsC4 orders 100 hours of sports
Channel 4 has ordered around 100 hours of original sports programming from Hot House Productions to cover the winter ski season
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NewsSky One buys Stargate Atlantis
Sky One has bought the rights to Stargate Atlantis , the spin-off to sci-fi series Stargate SG-1 , as well as apocalyptic drama Revelations from MGM International Television Distribution.
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News'Strictly Come Dancing' sold to Australia
Hit BBC1 entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing has been sold to Australia in a co-production deal between BBC Worldwide and Granada Productions.
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NewsChorion in deals for 'Noddy'
Intellectual property company Chorion has signed a slew of free-to-air and pay-TV deals to bring the£10m CGI animated series Make Way For Noddy to ten new territories.
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NewsTrisha quits ITV to join Five
DAYTIME diva Trisha Goddard has quit ITV after six years and defected to Five to host a new weekday morning show as well as a number of primetime projects.
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NewsStrong start for Wife Swap USA
RDF Media's life switch format Wife Swap debuted on the ABC network in the US this week with promising ratings.