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NewsDreyfus handed ITV drama lead
James Dreyfus, star of Gimme Gimme Gimmeand Hell's Kitchen, is to play the part of two characters in his first lead role in an ITV comedy drama.
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NewsThe critics: Silent Witness
BBC1's Silent Witnessmaybe a strong attraction with the viewers but its return yesterday received a mized reception from the critics.
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NewsBig Ron back on air
Ron Atkinson's broadcasting rehabilitation continues with his return as a football pundit on Real Radio Yorkshire.
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NewsLiving TV lesbian drama ads cleared
Living TV's raunchy advertising campaign for lesbian drama The L-Wordhas been cleared by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) despite attracting over 600 complaints.
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NewsBBC daytime to chart UK slavery
The hidden world of slavery in the UK is being explored as part of BBC daytime's autumn line-up.
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NewsC4 to debate London suicide bombings
Channel 4 has commissioned a special edition of its Shariah TVstrand to debate the effect the recent London bombings is having on Britain's Muslim community.
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NewsThe critics: BBC3's comedies
The critics warmly greeted the first series of BBC3's comedy The Smoking Roombut the start of the second series met with a hostile reception.
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NewsBBC1's dramas charm the viewers
BBC1's drama line-up that dominated its peaktime schedule last night (Tuesday) was a hit with viewers as between 7.30 and 10pm its audience kept above the 6 million mark.
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NewsAardman promotes Goleszowski
Aardman Animations has appointed Creature Comforts director Richard Goleszowski to the new role of creative director for broadcast and development.
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NewsSetanta joins Top-Up TV
Irish Broadcaster Setanta Sports has struck a deal with Top Up TV to screen live Scottish Premier League (SPL) games on its pay per day service.
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ITV plans live Bill for 50th
ITV is to screen a second live edition of cop drama The Billas part of the network's 50th anniversary celebrations.
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Real Time lines up male genre shows
Discovery Real Time channel director Paul Welling has stacked up a host of new series for the recently relaunched channel's autumn/winter schedule.
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Virgin to add new digital stations
SMG is pumping over£2m into its Virgin Radio studios in London as it prepares to launch three digital stations in the next 12 months.
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Muslim TV launch
A Muslim British Airways pilot and a Rochdale-based businessman have teamed up to launch a TV channel aimed at dispelling stereotypes of Muslims.
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Kojak remake to debut on ITV4
ITV has bought the rights to the remake of cult US detective series Kojakfor its soon-to-launch men's channel ITV4.
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NewsBBC weighs up Manchester options
The BBC's plan to move four key departments to Manchester is entering a critical stage, with governors set to decide within three months on proposals for the relocation.
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Celebs pilot talkshows for ITV teatime slot
Joe Pasquale, Richard Hammond and Phillip Schofield are all in the frame to present a new teatime ITV family entertainment show.
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NewsC4 digital chief in Discovery move
Channel 4 controller of digital channels Dan Brooke has quit three months before the launch of More 4 to join Discovery.
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NewsOU announces the end of men with beards
Its kipper tie-sporting, bearded professors have been a staple of the BBC's graveyard schedules for 34 years, but now the Open University has decided to pull out of early morning broadcasting.
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NewsWoCC will damage BBC, warns Hutton
A BBC-commissioned report into the corporation's Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) has concluded it could kill off BBC in-house production and do long-term damage to public service broadcasting.