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BASHING CELEBS BANNED.
The BBC has scrapped its BBC2 celebrity boxing show after the British Boxing Board of Control
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Fame Academy exec given BBC formats job.
The BBC has rewarded the executive producer behind its recent Fame Academy reality show with a permanent job as creative head for format entertainment, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC4 comeback for legendary After Dark.
Controversial late-night live discussion show After Dark, in which actor Oliver Reed famously tried to give American feminist Kate Millett a drunken kiss, is to be resurrected by BBC4, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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TV ROLE FOR BB3'S ALEX.
Nickelodeon has signed Big Brother 3's Alex Sibley to host a new mass phone-in gameshow called
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What Not to Wear gets BBC1 outing.
BBC2 makeover strand What Not to Wear, which features acerbic presenters Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine dishing out fashion advice to shell-shocked members of the public, is to transfer to BBC1 for a celebrity special, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC1 JOB FOR LIDDLE.
Former Today editor Rod Liddle has been signed up as a team captain on the new
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Ratings - BBC1's afternoon play gets off to sweet start.
BBC1's gamble of putting big names in one-off daytime dramas appeared to have paid off this week, with the launch of The Afternoon Play on Monday, writes Luke Satchell.
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TV prepares for war.
The expected war with Iraq will be one of the most difficult conflicts ever covered by
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Flextech's Lighting to head Five.
Flextech chief executive of content Jane Lighting will be confirmed as the new chief executive of Five by a board meeting of the channel's shareholders today (Friday), writes Penny Hughes.
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ITN in talks over cost of war coverage.
Broadcasters are already weighing up the cost of war coverage with ITN holding talks with ITV, Channel 4 and Five about additional funding, write Steve Aston and Paul Revoir.
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BBC lines up 'Iraq Day'.
The BBC's day of programming devoted to transport issues - the third in its current affairs series following those on the NHS and crime - is to be postponed in order to make way for special programming on Iraq, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV puts colour back into kids.
ITV is set to revitalise its kids brand, CITV, after a period of budget cuts and stiff competition from the BBC, writes Steve Aston.
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C4 to 'reinvent' Saturday night.
Channel 4 and Five have committed to risk and experimentation in their 2003 statements of programme promise, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC cleans up at Broadcast Awards 2003.
The BBC dominated this week's Broadcast Awards, winning a total of eight out of 16 awards
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RAF grounds BBC2 pilot show.
A major new BBC2 series following the training of a squadron of British fighter pilots has had to be postponed indefinitely as the Royal Air Force concentrates on preparations for a potential war in Iraq, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Endemol UK in tussle over Bar Wars format.
Endemol UK is considering legal action against Action Time over concerns that its new reality show The Club may be a rip-off of its own format Bar Wars, Penny Hughes.
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Digital curriculum boss forced to quit.
Michael Stevenson, the driving force behind the BBC's controversial digital curriculum, has resigned after admitting he
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Dohny Blair
Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to appear with cartoon stars Marge, Homer and Bart in The Simpsons. ...
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Vic dumps Bob to be Stupid with Nancy
Bob Mortimer's a funny chap so we hope his sense of humour doesn't desert him when he discovers Vic Reeves is plann...
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James plays tractor
Cold Feet star James Nesbitt is taking on Bob The Builder with a new pre-school show called Tractor Tom. ...