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Annie
Nightingale Celebrations
On Thursday September 9, BBC Radio 1
will celebrate legendary DJ Annie Nightingale's four decades at the
station with a night of programmes dedicated to her broadcasting
career.
Green Light For Coronation Street Disaster
Greater Manchester Transport have
finally given ITV the thumbs up for a tram disaster storyline on
Coronation Street.
New Faces For E20
The second series of the BBC's online
soap EastEnders: E20 hits screens in September and welcomes
four new faces to the Square.
Queen
Victoria Series For BBC Two
BBC Two Daytime today announced the
commission of Royal Upstairs Downstairs, a new factual series which
follows in the footsteps of Queen Victoria to the grand houses,
castles and intimate family homes across Great Britain that she
visited throughout her 63-year reign.
Sudden
Departure For S4C Chief
The chief executive of S4C has
unexpectedly left the channel.
Sky Commits To UK
Comedy
Sky today announced a major commitment
to original British comedy, with a raft of new shows for its
flagship entertainment channel, Sky1.
Sky Buys HBO
Catalogue
BSkyB has bought the exclusive rights to
the entire HBO TV catalogue, which includes a huge range of American
shows such as The Wire, True Blood, The Sopranos and Martin
Scorsese's crime drama Boardwalk Empire.
Sky Profits Up
BSkyB has reported a sharp increase in
annual profits, which it said was driven by new subscriptions,
particularly for high definition (HD) services.
BBC Nations Improving
BBC news coverage of Northern Ireland,
Scotland and Wales has "significantly improved", the BBC Trust has
said.
Coronation
Street - The Play
Charles Lawson has been unveiled as the
narrator of a stage version of the soap.
Hawaii Five-0
Classic detective series Hawaii Five-0
is riding a big wave back to television with new stars and grittier
action, but with the same legendary theme tune and idyllic surf
culture that made it a worldwide hit more than 35 years ago.
ITV Retains Rugby
Rights
ITV has successfully held onto the UK TV
rights for the next two Rugby World Cups, it has been announced.
Just William
Warren Clarke, Caroline Quentin, Rebecca
Front and Daniel Roche are to star in Simon Nye's new adaptation of
Richmal Crompton's timeless Just William stories for the BBC.
Ofcom Scraps
Advertising Rule
Ofcom has scrapped rules that force
ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel Five to sell all their advertising
minutes in a move that theoretically could make the broadcasters
millions of pounds of extra advertising revenue each year.
Ronnie Scott's
Jazz Radio
The legendary Ronnie Scott's club is
launching a jazz radio station on a restricted services licence from
Friday.
Steve
John Shepherd Joins EastEnders
This Life star Steve John Shepherd is
set to star in EastEnders as a new member of the Moon family.
Louie Spence In
Benidorm
Pineapple Dance Studios star Louie Spence
has a role in hit comedy Benidorm.
He will reportedly be playing a swinger in the Christmas special.
Jeff Brazier
Documentary
TV presenter Jeff Brazier explores his
relationship with his brother Spencer, who has cerebral palsy, in a
documentary for BBC Three this autumn called My Brother And Me.
Millionaire Changes
ITV has today announced details of a
faster paced new version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
STV Breached Rules
STV breached sponsorship rules by making
18 programmes which were akin to advertisements for the Scottish
government, broadcasting regulator Ofcom has ruled.
Ben Shephard
Joins Sky Sports
Ben Shephard has landed a contract to
become a presenter on Sky Sports.
Shake-Up At C4
Channel 4 has axed the post of channel
controller, affecting high-profile figures including More4's Hamish
Mykura and E4's Angela Jain, and increased its programming budget by
£50m, it was revealed today.
Live From Studio Five
Live From Studio Five may be cut to just
half an hour long because executives are worried the programme might
clash with The One Show, according to reports.
New BBC One
Drama From Scotland
Case Histories and Young James are the
two latest BBC One dramas that will be filmed and set in Scotland,
announced today by Jay Hunt, Controller, BBC One, and Ben
Stephenson, Controller, Drama Commissioning.
The Saturdays On ITV2
ITV2 has been given exclusive access to
one of this year's most popular UK bands in a new series, The
Saturdays: 24/7.
BBC Launches 2012
Website
The BBC's London 2012 website, the new
"home" for all of the BBC's London 2012 content, will be launched
tomorrow to mark two years to go until the start of the London 2012
Olympic Games.
Ian Wright Joins
Absolute
Former footballer Ian Wright is joining
Absolute Radio as the station gets ready to launch its coverage of
Premier League football at the start of the new season.
Kylie -
Neighbours Appearance
Kylie Minogue has turned down a return
to Neighbours as her original character Charlene.
The One Show - New
Girl
Presenter Alex Jones will replace
Christine Bleakley on The One Show, the BBC has announced.
Culture
Secretary and The BBC
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called
on the BBC to be more open about how much it pays its top stars.
Degree For Paul
O'Grady
Paul O'Grady has been awarded an
honorary degree by Leicester's De Montfort University.
James Cracknell
Adventurer and presenter James Cracknell
remains in a stable condition in an American hospital after being
knocked off his bicycle by a truck during an attempt to cross the
US.
Adam
Rickitt Turned Down Street Role
Adam Rickitt has revealed that he turned
down the chance to return to Coronation Street.
Strictly Line-Up
The line-up for Strictly Come Dancing’s
professional dance troupe has been revealed today – and two of its
biggest stars have announced they are leaving the show.
Five Buyout
Express newspaper and OK! magazine owner
Richard Desmond has reportedly reached an agreement to buy Five for
£100m.
Sharon
Osbourne To Host Chat Show
Sharon Osbourne is to co-host a new talk show in the
US, it has been announced.
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