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ITV orders drama about hangman Pierrepoint
ITV looks set to commission a one-off drama telling the story of one of Britain's last hangmen, Albert Pierrepoint, who executed Ruth Ellis along with around 400 other people.
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Viewers hail return of Messiah
BBC1 had the edge in the battle for viewers over the bank holiday as Messiah 3 drew 6.9 million (28.7%).
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Five puts Ice in farm
Five has lined up former 'rapper' Vanilla Ice to take part in its new reality series The Farm. He will join Rebecca Loos, Paul Daniels, Debbie McGee and Sophie Anderton in their attempt to survive three weeks of living on a working farm. American ...
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Sky One to air new Simpsons every week
Sky One is to screen a brand new episode of The Simpsons every week from the autumn in a bid to capitalise on a major advertising campaign pushing the animated show on Channel 4.
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Yentob verdict soon
The BBC is not expected to officially confirm the outcome of its investigation into alleged expenses abuses by creative director Alan Yentob for several more weeks, despite reports suggesting he will be cleared. A BBC source said a report by chief operating officer John Smith was still being finalised and ...
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Britain gets Move Channel
The UK's first dedicated property channel is due to launch this month.
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Talksport DTT slot
The Wireless Group's flagship station Talk Sport has launched on Freeview. The speech-based station has taken up channel 94 on the DTT platform meaning it is now available on all digital TV platforms.
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Racing UK gets slot
Racing UK, the channel owned by 30 of the UK's leading racecourses, has secured a permanent broadcast slot and announced that it will cost a maximum of£20 a month. The company has signed an agreement with Setanta Sport to broadcast Racing UK on channel 432 on Sky.
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C4 unveils autumn
Channel 4 this week unveiled its autumn headed by sex slavery drama Sex Traffic and homegrown comedies Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere , a Phoenix Nights spin-off, and Green ...
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BBC3 into therapy
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has said he wants to create a new portfolio of programmes dealing with issues such as therapy and bereavement as he seeks to build his channel's factual output. Murphy has already commissioned one new show, Row Tactics , looking at domestic ...
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CNBC exits Barb
CNBC Europe has pulled out of ratings body Barb saying that the measurement system fails to accurately reflect ratings figures. The business channel, a joint-venture between US network NBC and Dow Jones, has not renewed its subscription to Barb on the grounds that the system only measures viewing inside private ...
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Camp TV criticised
Prominent gay figures have rounded on Channel 4 for its portrayal of homosexuality, claiming commissioners still rely on stereotyped camp imagery. All broadcasters came under fire in Edinburgh for commissioning shows that portrayed gay men as camp figures, such as Living's Queer Eye for a ...
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Ny-Lon loses appeal
Channel 4's romantic drama NY-LON lost 300,000 viewers during its second instalment on Tuesday (31 August), with 1.5 million (8.3%). The 60-minute show at 10pm reached a peak of 2.2 million at the start.
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Court camera pilot
Television cameras will be allowed into English and Welsh courtrooms as part of a pilot study which could pave the way for a permanent TV presence in the courts. The pilot will take place in the Court of Appeal in the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Footage from the ...
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Clone doc picked up
Electric Sky has taken on distribution rights to a controversial documentary about human cloning from producer Peter Williams. Cloning the Dead, a 52-minute piece, follows Professor Panayiotis Zavos' successful attempts to produce a 64-cell embryo from three dead people. The documentary was produced over three ...
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Nickelodeon exec quits for Disney role
Nickelodeon UK managing director Nicky Parkinson is leaving the company to take up the role of senior vice-president and managing director, branded television, Walt Disney TV International Asia Pacific in Hong Kong.
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RatingsSteel River Blues launches with 6.4m
ITV1's new drama series about a team of fire fighters, Steel River Blues , got off to a respectable start with 6.4 million (30.6%).
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NewsJust a Grumpy Old Man
For his MacTaggart lecture John Humphrys chose to vent his considerable spleen on the 'coarsening' effects of reality TV, but do his arguments amount to anything more than Mary Whitehouse-lite?
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RTL chief still wants 4/5 merger
Gerhard Zeiler, the chief executive of Five owner RTL, is still considering a merger with Channel 4 as part of plans to expand the broadcaster.
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NewsPEER POLL: Channels of the year
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Did BBC2 and BBC4 deserve to win channels of the year at Edinburgh?