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BBC1 wins with wedding and race
The thrill of the Grand National proved more enticing than the pomp and circumstance of a royal wedding last weekend.
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Granada makes royal couple drama
ITV1 is cashing in on last weekend's royal wedding with a docu-drama about the early romance between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles with the Granada-produced Whatever Love Means. The drama will follow the couple's relationship from their meeting at a polo match in 1970 until ...
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Pope hits BBC site
The Pope's funeral has given the BBC's news website its second highest ever number of hits. More than 2 million people visited the site for news of the funeral arrangements for Pope John Paul II last week, with hundreds of thousands more hits for news of the royal wedding. Total ...
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Liverpool St wins castle commission
TV presenter Tris Payne's new independent Liverpool Street Productions has won its first commission, with a six-part documentary series about the restoration of Allerton Castle for ITV Yorkshire. Allerton Castle will follow the attempts to renovate the 19th-century Gothic castle after much of the building was destroyed by fire. The ...
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Boat drama back on
ITV1 factual drama The Marchioness, made by Chameleon Television and Granada Yorkshire, is now in production after resolving funding problems. The two-hour film, which tells the story of the collision between dredger Bowbelle and pleasure cruiser The Marchionessin 1989, was on hold ...
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BBC examines first black superstar
A documentary based on the life of 1920s cabaret dancer and singer Josephine Baker has been commissioned for BBC2 and BBC4. The 60-minute Josephine Baker - The First Black Superstarwill explore Baker's influence on the cultural history of the 20th century and is being produced by Forget ...
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BBC in court
The controversy over Jerry Springer - The Operathreatens to erupt again, as the High Court decides whether a legal action against the BBC should go ahead. The Christian Institute took the corporation to court over its airing of the programme in January, which attracted more than ...
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Toon on Homechoice
Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Network is set to launch on Video Networks' on-demand service Homechoice, on 25 April. Shows available will include Cartoon Network originals Dexter's Laboratory, Ed, Edd n Eddyand The Powerpuff Girls, plus characters from its sister channel Boomerang such as ...
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RDFR sells C4 rock
RDF Rights has agreed deals with VH1 in the US for Rock School, a new Channel 4 series where Kiss frontman Gene Simmons will tutor a group of school children in the ways of rock. VH1 will show the original 7 x 30-minute UK series, and ...
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The match takes cricket to Bollywood
Bollywood stars are going head to head with Indian cricketing legends in a local adaptation of Initial's sport reality format The Match. Endemol International has sold the format to Indian channel Star TV. The network plans to co-produce the show with Initial later this year under ...
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Sky launches digibox loyalty card
BSkyB is to launch another TV first this week - an interactive TV credit and loyalty card. The scheme, to be unveil...
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Allen is new comedy commissioner
BBC editor of comedy Kenton Allen is understood to have been appointed as the BBC's comedy commissioner. The move follows the departure of Mark Freeland, who left the BBC this week to join indie producer Hartswood Films. Freeland will take on an unspecified role at the indie best known for ...
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Fox TV distribution promotes two
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has promoted Jennifer Harrington and Denis Cantin to head its world format sales in the UK and Europe, effectively splitting the position held until recently by Peter van den Bussche. In her new role as director of format sales, Harrington, formerly a sales manager for ...
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Strike threat to BBC election coverage
The BBC's general election coverage could be hit by strikes. Thousands of BBC workers are to be balloted on strike action after last-ditch talks between union negotiators and director general Mark Thompson failed. Bectu, the NUJ and Amicus are threatening a 24-hour walk out, with one union official warning coverage ...
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NewsDesperate Housewives sinks to 3.9m
Channel 4's Desperate Housewiveshas lost some of its appeal with the viewers with last night's episode gaining a relatively low peak audience of 3.9 million (17%) at the start.
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Analysis - On the box - Special day or tedium TV?
Lisa Chapman thought the BBC struggled to spice up this weekend's royal wedding coverage, while ITV and Sky News managed to strike a balance.
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Opinion - Weather or markets?
What makes the latest FTSE and Dow information more important than storms looming over the horizon for Newsnight's viewers?
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NewsPEER POLL: Outlaws
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the BBC bring back Outlaws?
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NewsBBC retracts Dr Who advice
The BBC has backtracked on advice to parents that the new Doctor Whois too scary for children under eight years old.
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NewsToday moves into podcasting
The Todayprogramme on Radio 4 has taken a leap into the 21st Century, becoming one of the first BBC programmes to join the growing trend for podcasting.