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NewsITV to air Prince Harry doc
ITV has lined up a documentary devised and partly filmed by Prince Harry about the plight of AIDS-stricken African country Lesotho.
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NewsBBC exposes UK airport's 'shocking security'
The BBC is set to expose more malpractice in major institutions this week with an undercover investigation into security at Manchester airport.
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NewsHollick to quit UBM
Clive Hollick, chief executive of Five shareholder United Business Media, is to quit the company fuelling speculation of a merger or break-up of the business.
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NewsCommunity Channel gets breakfast slot
The Community Channel is to begin broadcasting in a prime breakfast slot on Freeview for the first time after being bumped up from its previous night-time graveyard shift.
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NewsJordan in line for new reality show
ITV is considering another reality show from Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell starring glamour model and I'm Celebrity?Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Jordan.
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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?
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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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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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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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Wall to Wall sells raft of shows to US
Wall to Wall has sold its 'mockumentary' Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon to the FX network in the US. Originally made for BBC2, cablecaster TLC and Granada International, the show is currently being reversioned for US transmission. Wall to Wall is also producing a ...
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ITV pop quiz for November
ITV1 has commissioned indie North One Television to make a pop music quiz to coincide with the 1,000th number one single.
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Rich Hall takes up the open mike
Comedian Rich Hall is to front a one-off special for BBC4 ahead of the US presidential election in November. Open Mike has been commissioned by Mark Freeland, head of comedy commissioning for the BBC, and production has begun on the 60-minute show. The Perrier ...
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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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Glasgow indie lands German TV task
Glasgow-based indie Caledonia Sterne & Wyld has been hired by German public broadcaster ZDF to shoot a series of interviews for a strand on powerful couples. CS&W will spend the next three weeks filming in the UK and US for an episode being produced by ZDF about Prince Charles and ...
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One Life follows up Lager, Mum and Me
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned a spin-off of documentary strand One Life, as well as committing to the main series until at least 2007.
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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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Jump has the X Factor
Jump has created titles for pop contest The X Factor , for Simon Cowell's indie Syco. Cowell and two other judges will pick a winner from their category, then champion that contestant to win overall. The titles, devised and directed by senior Jump designer Russell ...
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Edinburgh soundbites
'This year we've had sex and masturbation. Next year we'll have GBH and bestiality. Do not be surprised if one of the housemates next year is a pretty young sheep'
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Time for Dyke to move on
We all know Greg Dyke's side of the Hutton story by now so it's time for him to find a new role for himself.
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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.