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Viewers' rage at gay TV kiss
The BBC has been inundated nwith complaints after screening a gay kiss before the 9pm watershed. ...
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Helen: I'm quitting
It's too selfish to keep working. it's not fair on my children, their dad or my parents, says Cold Feet star. ...
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Jacko challenges 'betrayal'
Shamed star Michael Jackson is to hit back with a documentary of his own. ...
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NewsUKTV risks backlash with new channels
UKTV is set to risk a further backlash from its commercial rivals - already smarting over its growing portfolio - with plans to launch two new major pay-TV channels covering natural history and comedy, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsSky in challenge to BBC
BSkyB has thrown down the gauntlet to the BBC to convince it that it deserves to pay less for its satellite carriage - as the BBC prepares to renegotiate its carriage deal, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsC4 viewers to vote on 100 worst Britons
Channel 4 is hitting back at the BBC's Great Britons extravaganza with an irreverent two-hour special on the 100 worst Britons, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsTough times for ITV chiefs
This has been a tough week for Charles Allen and Michael Green as they await the inevitable news - due any day - that their bid to merge and create a single ITV has been referred to the Competition Commission, writes John Plunkett.
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Coogan to play Samuel Pepys in BBC2 film
The BBC's drama, arts and entertainment departments are set to come together for the first time in order to dramatise the life of diarist Samuel Pepys for a major new BBC film. Steve Coogan will star as Pepys in the landmark BBC2 film, working titled ...
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C4 capitalises on The Salon hit
Channel 4 has extended the run of its weekday reality series The Salonby six weeks after strong ratings, writes Penny Hughes.
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5 Live gears up to air rolling news from war
BBC Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan has turned to Julian Worricker and Peter Allen to front the station's coverage of the expected war against Iraq, writes John Plunkett.
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NewsBBC brings back 70s Superstars
Superstars , the show that made a household name of judo master Brian Jacks and saw Kevin Keegan knocked off his bicycle, is returning to BBC1 for a full series, writes Colin Robertson.
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Brian Waddell chasing time once again
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a second series of fast-moving travel-adventure show Chasing Timefrom Northern Ireland indie Brian Waddell Productions Limited. The 13 x 30-minute series follows contestants as they try to navigate various cities. Trey Farley will once again present the show. Two production ...
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Aussie wildlife next for NHU
The BBC is to turn its wildlife focus to Australasia in a major series from the Natural History Unit (NHU), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Backpack camera captures punters' views
Following hot on the heels of such technological wizardry as 'boulder-cam', 'ant-cam' and 'barnacle-cam', BBC Sport's first 'crowd-cam' debuts this weekend at the RBS Six Nations rugby tournament.
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Five hopes pig will bring home the bacon
Production has begun on new Five and Nick Jr pre-school animation Peppa Pig, following a finance and co-production deal between Contender Entertainment Group (CEG) and Astley Baker Davies, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Kids go loco in Banzai-style CITV gameshow
Foundation is making a 10 x 30-minute gameshow for CITV featuring Banzai-style challenges such as three elderly women competing to spit their false teeth the furthest. Globo Loco, to be presented by Stephen Mulhern, will feature rival teams aged from 11 to 13 competing in ...
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Picardy battles to save post services
Glasgow-based Picardy Media Group is confident that its production, post-production and corporate arms will remain going concerns despite the company going into receivership at the end of January, writes Sam Espensen.
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Beam wins Cannes deal
UK digital courier and archive service Beam TV has won an exclusive contract with the organisers of the Cannes Lions advertising awards to handle entries and manage data during the festival. MD Matt Cooper told Broadcast that agencies will be able to dispense with Beta ...
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Flame brings extreme fisticuffs to screen
Flame TV is making a 6 x 30-minute series, Cage Combat, for Carlton TV about 10 men and two women taking part in an extreme sport - a mixture of boxing, kick-boxing, wrestling and martial arts. Two fighters confront each other over 3 x 5-minute ...