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Is the BBC now too trivial to justify its licence fee?
Why does the corporation seem to be pandering to the lowest common denominator? ...
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Heart attack Nigel is told: quit cigs or die
Popstars judge 'Nasty' Nigel Lythgoe was last night told: quit smoking or your next heart attack could kill you. ...
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Fat TV has gut to stop
A new reality TV show that takes fat singles on a Cuib 18-30 holiday has been attacked by WeightWatchers as 'deeply...
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Will he escape the curse of Granada?
Kelly's career hung in the balance last night as ITV chiefs met to decide his future. ...
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I'm innocent says Kelly as he goes back to the panto
TV host's denial after he is arrested and quizzed in child sex probe. ...
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Has tired TV turned off the inspoiration switch?
Cautious networks won't take chances with new shows, says executive. ...
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ITV duo fall on ads fears
fears over a sharp downturn in ITV advertising had investors switching off prospective broadcasting merger partners...
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NewsComedy Awards producer quits
Alex Hardcastle, who produces ITV's The British Comedy Awards on behalf of Noel Edmonds' Unique Communications Group, is leaving his job, writes Colin Robertson
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NewsMel and Sue complete new Rise line-up
Channel 4 breakfast show Rise has hired comedy duo Mel Guidroyc and Sue Perkins to help present the show when it re-launches on Monday 27 Janaury, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC to screen Bee Gees special
The BBC is planning to commemorate the life of Bee Gees star Maurice Gibb, who died on Sunday (12 January), with a 30-minute special, writes Colin Robertson
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BBC scores with hit film deal
Bend it Like Beckham, last summer's hit British movie featuring a wannabe female football star, has been snapped up by the BBC as part of a deal involving a string of movies, writes Leigh Holmwood
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?Sassy' women to front live Sky News show
Sky News is understood to be planning a new talk show fronted by three ?sassy and brassy' women as a companion offering to the channel's new Littlejohn show, writes Paul Revoir
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Louis Theroux returns with US-set series
Irreverent celebrity interviewer Louis Theroux is set for a comeback with a series set in America as part of an exclusive new deal with the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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GWR's Bernard slates referral of acquisition
GWR executive chairman Ralph Bernard has attacked the government's decision to refer his company's purchase of Galaxy 101 to the Competition Commission, claiming the decision casts serious doubts on the de-regulatory nature of the Communications Bill, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NTL director of television quits
NTL director of television Rod Henwood has marked the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by quitting his job, writes Paul Revoir
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OU gains first peaktime slot
The Open University (OU) has secured its first primetime slot on BBC 1 with a one-off special on the art deco movement, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Talkback sheds drama execs
Talkback Productions has scaled back its drama department following the departure of two key executives, writes Penny Hughes
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C4 Toby Young movie revived
Journalist and author Toby Young has finally started work on a film version of his book How to Lose Friends and Alienate People after the project was moved from the defunct Film Four to Channel 4's new in-house film operation, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Granada sells Touching Evil to Cheyenne
Granada is set for a cash windfall after selling its crime thriller Touching Evil to Bruce Willis' production company, Cheyenne Productions, writes Steve Aston