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BBC disputes ITV regional news cost
The BBC has questioned Ofcom’s estimate for the cost of a regional news service on ITV, amid fears it will have to cover at least some of the shortfall.
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RatingsBenidorm attracts 4.8m
A one-off special of ITV1’s sitcom Benidorm averaged 4.8m (20.9%) at 9pm, enough to give it the edge over a BBC1 repeat of George Gently at the time.
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NewsOz gets wind of TV Burp
Avalon Distribution has sold award-winning ITV1 format Harry Hill’s TV Burp to Seven network in Australia.
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NewsC4 to adapt Thatcher satire
The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson is adapting Jonathan Coe’s satirical novel What a Carve Up! for Channel 4.
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NewsChannel of the Year nominees unveiled
The contenders for the Edinburgh International TV Festival’s Channel of the Year awards have been unveiled.
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NewsHannah Montana gets fourth series
Miley Cyrus is to reprise her lead role in a fourth series of the hit Disney series Hannah Montana.
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NewsShine bags Good Food order
UKTV has commissioned Masterchef producer Shine to make a new family cookery series for its soon-to-launch channel Good Food.
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NewsBBC1 extends lifeline to Britain's villages
BBC1 is set to transform the fortunes of six villages in a primetime Lottery-funded series.
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NewsCITV orders more Emu
Anarchic puppet Emu is to return to ITV1 for a second run following its revival two years ago.
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NewsNo kickback for indies from an ITV-Sky deal
Indies would be unlikely to get any financial kickback if ITV switched its Freeview digital channels ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 to BSkyB according to Pact.
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RatingsViewers rekindle Ashes to Ashes
BBC1’s Ashes to Ashes was back on form last night at 9pm with an average audience of 5.7m viewers (26.4% share).
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NewsMcVay: BGT proves ITV should not change terms of trade
Britain’s Got Talent is a “shining example” of why ITV should not look to tear up the terms of trade, according to Pact.
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NewsOfcom considers Britain's Got Talent investigation
Britain’s Got Talent could be facing investigation by Ofcom after the watchdog revealed viewers complained about the Saturday results show.
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NewsBroadcast preview: How I headed solo into the eye of the storm
Chris Terrill took two cameras, a few mics and a lot of gall to film Hurricane Ike as it hit Texas
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NewsBurnham: More care needed with talent show contestants
Culture secretary Andy Burnham has called on broadcasters to prioritise their “duty of care” to talent show contestants following Susan Boyle’s admission to the Priory.
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NewsIonoco backs Poker Channel 3D playout service
Ionoco has developed a live 3D playout system for The Poker Channel’s new Casinojoy Blackjack service.
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Rushes Soho Shorts swamped by 2009 entries
The Rushes Soho Shorts Festival has received 1,159 entries for this year’s short film competition and added two new categories to the judging process.
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NewsGearhouse heads to Costa Rica for US ‘I’m a Celeb’
Gearhouse Broadcast is providing broadcast and technical facilities in Costa Rica for coverage of the US version of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
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NewsNorton chatshow heads to BBC1
Graham Norton’s BBC2 chatshow will move to BBC1 in the autumn as part of a plan to make him one of the principle faces of the channel.
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NewsVisions to provide Twenty20 coverage
OB company NEP Visions will provide host broadcaster ESPN Star with the worldwide HD feed for the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup which starts in London this week.