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Gethin Jones is joining ITV1's breakfast programme Daybreak from Monday, May 21. Children's Programmes To Leave BBC One The BBC Trust today confirmed that children's programmes will no longer be shown on BBC One and Two following the digital switchover. Coronation Street Musical Postponed Coronation Street arena musical Street of Dreams has postponed its forthcoming tour dates, with the producers claiming they are “far from happy with the show artistically”. Sony Radio Academy Award Winners A pair of elderly radio stars have written themselves into the history books by becoming the oldest winners of one the industry's most prestigious accolades. Lacey Turner Joins Sky Living Drama Lacey Turner is joining the cast of Sky Living's supernatural drama Bedlam. Gok Wan Unhappy With Programme Name Gok Wan has revealed he was not happy with the title mooted for his new Channel 4 cooking show. Gordon Ramsay and retail queen Mary Portas are to run a hotel in a new Channel 4 series. An average of 11.4 million viewers saw Ashleigh Butler and Pudsey the dog triumph in ITV1's BGT – more than twice as many as The Voice's 5.6 million. Channel Four's Black Mirror: The National Anthem won the Golden Rose for best comedy at the annual television festival in Lucerne, Switzerland. Ofcom has opened up bidding for operators to set up their own local TV services across the UK. Graham Norton commentates for BBC One and BBC One HD and Ken Bruce commentates for BBC Radio 2 as 26 countries (out of the original 42) compete for the coveted title of the Eurovision Song Contest winner 2012. Twenty years after his death, Channel 4 is to screen some never-before-seen footage of Frankie Howerd in a new documentary. The live nature programme Springwatch is returning to BBC Two for three weeks from May 28 to June 14, with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. Matthew Wright's Channel 5 show is being investigated by the media regulator Ofcom over a survey that used the words "mong", "spaz" and "retard". BGT Suspends Mobile App Voting Britain's Got Talent viewers are no longer be able to vote via the ITV1 show's mobile app following technical problems during Sunday's semi-final. New Doctor Who Series In Edinburgh The first episode of the new series of Doctor Who will get its premiere at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival in August. William Shatner Have I Got News Star Trek actor William Shatner will take the Have I Got News For You host's chair for the first time on Friday May 25 on BBC One alongside team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and guest panellists Andy Hamilton and Charlie Brooker. C4 Commissions Ricky Gervais Series Following the successful pilot episode which aired in April Channel 4 announced today the commission of a full series of Derek which will be written and directed by Ricky Gervais. Vernon Kay is to host a new ITV1 sports-meets-entertainment challenge Let's Get Gold this summer. Call The Midwife Christmas Special The makers of Call The Midwife will deliver a special Christmas edition of the BBC One show. ITV said today it is "committed" to Inspector Morse spin-off drama Lewis amid claims from its creator the show could be coming to an end. Scots actor Douglas Henshall has been cast as the lead role in Shetland, a new two-part drama set in Scotland for BBC One, written by David Kane, adapted from the series of books by crime writer Ann Cleeves. More than a million more viewers watch ITV's Britain’s Got Talent than saw BBC One's The Voice last night, according to overnight figures. Lorraine Kelly and Aled Jones have been unveiled as the new presenters of ITV1 breakfast show Daybreak. Second Series For The Undateables Channel 4's Factual Entertainment department has commissioned a second run of the series The Undateables from producers, Betty. Jason Donovan has admitted that "temptation is always there", 12 years after he quit drugs. BBC Denies Ban On Sacha Baron Cohen Rumours that the BBC has banned comedian Sacha Baron Cohen from its talk shows have been widely exaggerated, the corporation claims. The Premier League has issued an invitation to tender for the domestic UK broadcast rights for the 2013-14 to 2015-16 football seasons. Claire Skinner, Clare Higgins, Nicola Stephenson and Antonia Thomas are the Military wives and girlfriends in ITV's contemporary new drama series Homefront. Antiques Roadshow Companion Experience The BBC will launch a “guess the value” companion experience for the next series of Antiques Roadshow in September, enabling audiences to play along with the programme on their PC, tablet, mobile, or via BBC Red Button. BBC coverage of Euro 2012 kick off on Friday June 8 led by Gary Lineker and will include 16 live games, including a potential England quarter final, both semi finals and the final. BBC Drama Production secured four new drama commissions for BBC One and BBC Three: Frankie, The Musketeers, The Lady Vanishes (BBC One) and In The Flesh (BBC Three). Louis Walsh Returns To The X Factor Louis Walsh is to return to The X Factor for his ninth year , ITV and producers Thames and Syco, announced today. The BBC has announced that Blue Peter favourites Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood will be hitting the road this summer for Blue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour – a series of live programmes and special free public events to celebrate the arrival of the Olympics in the UK. BGT Final Goes Against The Voice The final of Britain's Got Talent on May 12 has been scheduled to go head-to-head with BBC One's The Voice. The Kumars are returning to television in the autumn after a six-year absence, this time on Sky1 BSkyB today announced a 25 per cent increase in its operating profit to the end of March. Sir Tom Jones has admitted he is finding it "difficult" to crush the dreams of those competing on The Voice. Sherlock was named best TV Drama at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards this afternoon, in a ceremony hosted by Melvyn Bragg. Rupert Murdoch Unfit To Run Company Rupert Murdoch is unfit to run a major international company, MPs said on Tuesday, finding him responsible for a culture of illegal phone hacking that has convulsed his News Corporation media empire. Former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo is to present a documentary about cuts to the UK railway network for BBC Radio 4. Britain's Got Talent moved ahead of rival talent show The Voice in the ratings battle on Saturday as the BBC show began the first of its live shows. BBC Three has confirmed that White Van Man has axed after just two series. Keith Duffy In Coronation Street Musical
Keith
Duffy is the latest ex-Coronation Street star to sign up to the
upcoming musical version of the soap. Singer Kelly Rowland will not be returning as an X Factor judge later this year, her spokesperson has confirmed. EastEnders has won the top prize at the British Soap Awards after being named best British soap. The BBC has commissioned another series and a Christmas special of The Sarah Millican Television Programme. Tony Blackburn To Sing Live On Radio 2 Broadcasting legend Tony Blackburn will perform his 1971 single Chop Chop in front of a live audience - for the first time in 40 years. ITV today announced plans to broadcast continuous, live coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Tuesday June 5 The BBC has issued a statement in response to hundreds of viewers who complained about violent scenes in BBC One's Silent Witness. Carol Vorderman will be seen breaking down in tears on ITV1 tonight as she recalls the death of old friend and Countdown presenter Richard Whiteley. Ofcom Steps Up BSkyB Investigation Rupert Murdoch's UK media empire came under pressure today after Ofcom escalated its probe into whether BSkyB remains 'fit and proper' to own a broadcasting licence. BBC Two has announced a number of new food series for the channel. BBC One has announced that Kay Mellor’s drama The Syndicate will return for a new series next year. BBC Shakes Up Daytime Schedule The BBC is shaking up its daytime schedule by dropping long-running series. The One Show comes live from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall on Friday May 18 as Chris Evans and Alex Jones host a special hour long outside broadcast, as the Olympic flame arrives into the country from Athens on a golden aircraft. Lego has appointed presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle as the first celebrity face of its toy ranges in the UK. The BBC has declared that 765 staff will be used to cover the London Olympics, this is more than the number of athletes expected in Team GB. Reality series The Voice has broken the record for the most requested show on the BBC's iPlayer service. Inspired by the 50th anniversary of human-powered flight, BBC One's Bang Goes the Theory's resident engineer, inventor and presenter Jem Stansfield succeeded in getting airborne with pedal power alone. Jeremy Hunt Claimed Due Process Followed Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs he "strictly followed due process" in the way he handled a controversial BSkyB takeover bid by News Corporation. It has been confirmed today that former Principal Dancer at the Royal Ballet Darcey Bussell, will be the new judge on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing when it returns in the autumn. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is fighting for his political life following claims that he secretly backed News Corporation's bid to take over satellite broadcaster BSkyB. A Girl, A Clown and A Blackboard Tomorrow evening (April 25) the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) will be holding an evening in London called 'A Girl, A Clown, A Blackboard: Trade Test Transmissions'. ITV1's Appropriate Adult, the dramatisation of the investigation into serial killer Fred West, leads the nominations for this year's Bafta TV Awards. The Voice coach Sir Tom Jones has admitted that he regrets spending so many years covering up his grey hair. Ofcom is to investigate Britain’s Got Talent after a number of complaints from viewers about a raunchy routine in which a burlesque dancer stripped on stage. C4 News Team Deported From Bahrain A Channel 4 News team arrested in Bahrain is on its way back to Britain after what Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller describes as "one of the most dramatic experiences" of his life.
ITV1 is
to screen the new 1950's code-breaking thriller The Bletchley
Circle. Ofcom has launched an investigation into the hacking of private email accounts by Sky News. Denise Welch To Stay With Loose Women Former Coronation Street actress Denise Welch today confirmed she was staying with ITV's Loose Women. Channel 4 has announced three new True Stories documentaries that will air in the spring/summer 2012, ordered by Anna Miralis, Documentaries Commissioning Editor. BBC One’s The Voice continued its winning streak by beating Britain’s Got Talent in the ratings for a third successive week. Actor Neil Jackson, who plays Harry Spargo in the series, has confirmed on his Twitter page that the period drama Upstairs Downstairs will not be renewed for a third series. Channel 4 is launching Foxes Live: Wild in the City, a new interactive natural history event carrying out the biggest ever nationwide study into urban foxes in the UK. BBC Strike Could Hit Jubilee Coverage Thousands of BBC staff are to be balloted for strike action over pay, with unions warning of disruption to coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations if action goes ahead. The BBC and the London Marathon have announced the agreement of a new contract that sees their partnership extended through to 2018. ITV has partnered with audio-recognition app Shazam to offer second screen extensions for its on-air advertising campaigns, in a deal that marks Shazam’s first push into the European TV market. Wallace and Gromit are to make an appearance at this year's BBC Proms, it was announced today. American broadcaster Dick Clark has died. Tulisa Returns To The X Factor Singer Tulisa Contostavlos has confirmed that she will be back as a judge on the next series of The X Factor. Millions of people in the UK can no longer access Ceefax after analogue television signals across London and parts of the south east of England were shut down last night in the latest phase of the digital switchover. BBC Two has commissioned STV Productions to make a second series of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. Gary Barlow Returns To The X Factor Gary Barlow is to returns to his role as a judge on ITV's The X Factor, producers have announced.
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