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Lynam returns to BBC with VE day show
Des Lynam is returning to BBC television to host a Surprise, Surprise-style show for the 60th anniversary of VE Day in May. The veteran anchorman will host We'll Meet Again, which will bring together wartime comrades. Lynam has also teamed up with ...
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Indies in hot pursuit of Corrie producer
Coronation Streetproducer Tony Wood is being courted by two of the UK's leading production companies, Talkback Thames and Shed Productions. Thames is understood to be considering Wood as a replacement for its departing drama head Paul Marquess, whereas Shed is keen to bolster its executive team as it gears up ...
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Payout prompts BBC CD-ROM initiative
Independent producers have been given training CD-Roms by the BBC to help them decide whether payments to interviewees are justified. The news follows outrage over£4,500 paid to burglar Brendan Fearon to take part in a documentary commissioned by the BBC from indie Firefly.
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'Enders producer goes to Family Affairs
EastEndersproducer Sean O'Connor has quit to become the series producer of Five soap Family Affairs. O'Connor, who has previously series produced Hollyoaksand Footballers' Wives, will join the Thames-produced drama at the end of the month, replacing Alison Davies ...
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Five to air celebrity plastic surgery
Five is in talks with a celebrity to undergo breast enlargement for the next series of Cosmetic Surgery Live. The second series of the live nightly event promises operations such as penis enlargements and vaginal tightening. The two-week run, which airs later this spring, will be produced by Endemol production ...
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Ground Force ends as BBC starts review
Ground Forcehas become the first casualty of a major review of BBC programme-making. The make-over show has been axed by director general Mark Thompson - who commissioned it from Endemol when he was BBC2 controller. The move will be followed by in-depth reviews of journalism, drama, comedy, knowledge, children's and ...
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NewsThe Bill stops 6.6m
ITV1's normally robust The Billtook a knock in the ratings with a peak of 6.6 million (29%) at the start as BBC1's Comic Relief Does Fame Academycontinued to attract viewers.
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NewsBBC axes 1,730 staff
BBC director general Mark Thompson has taken the axe to 1,730 backroom staff - the biggest single round of redundancies in BBC history.
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NewsPEER POLL: Green paper
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will the green paper bring fundamental change to the BBC?
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NewsLords unveil BBC select committee
The House of Lords has unveiled the line-up of its select committee to examine proposals for the BBC's future.
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NewsMore prizes for Shameless
Company Pictures scooped further plaudits for its Channel 4 drama Shameless, winning two prizes at last night's Indie Awards.
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NewsVirgin Radio ad revenues nosedive
Scottish Media Group has reported a plunge in profits at Virgin Radio, increasing pressure on the company to entertain Waheed Alli's bid for the station.
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NewsCelador appoints BBC man for AFP push
Celador International is moving into advertiser-funded programming and has appointed a BBC execuive to spearhead the push.
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NewsFilmFlex signs up Bond movies
Movie-on-demand service FilmFlex has landed rights to classics such as the James Bond films and Legally Blondeas part of a content deal with Hollywood studio MGM-United Artists (MGM-UA).
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NewsITV and C4 weigh up Freeview stakes
Freeview shareholder's BSkyB, the BBC and Crown Castle have said they would welcome ITV and Channel 4 on board as fellow stakeholders.
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NewsWall quits UBM
United Business Media chief operating officer Malcolm Wall is to leave the company at the end of the month, after he was overlooked to succeed outgoing chief executive Lord Hollick.
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NewsGranada's Murphy joins Fremantle
Shane Murphy has quit Granada International to join FremantleMedia as head of acquisitions and development.
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NewsFry takes starring role in Archers
Stephen Fry has won a Radio 4 contest to take a starring role in The Archers.
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NewsComic Relief's Fame Academy stays on top with 8.3m
BBC1 dominated peaktime viewing last night as a peak of 8.3 million (34%) at 8.30pm saw the penultimate round of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.
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NewsC4 faces Ofcom sex probe
Channel 4 is under investigation by Ofcom for showing uncensored scenes of penetrative sex.