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Gethin Jones Joins Daybreak

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.

Channel 4

Gordon Ramsay and retail queen Mary Portas are to run a hotel in a new Channel 4 series.

BGT Viewers

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.

Golden Rose Awards

Channel Four's Black Mirror: The National Anthem won the Golden Rose for best comedy at the annual television festival in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Ofcom Opens Local TV Bids

Ofcom has opened up bidding for operators to set up their own local TV services across the UK.

Eurovision Grand Final

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.

Frankie Howerd Documentary

Twenty years after his death, Channel 4 is to screen some never-before-seen footage of Frankie Howerd in a new documentary.

Springwatch Returns

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.

The Wright Stuff Complaints

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 Hosts New ITV Show

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 Committed To Lewis

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.

New BBC One Crime Drama

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.

The Voice Viewing Figures

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.

New Daybreak Presenters

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

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.

Premiere League Football

The Premier League has issued an invitation to tender for the domestic UK broadcast rights for the 2013-14 to 2015-16 football seasons.

New ITV Drama

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.

Euro 2012

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.

New BBC Drama

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.

Blue Peter Hits The Road

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 Return On Sky1

The Kumars are returning to television in the autumn after a six-year absence, this time on Sky1

BSkyB Profits Up

BSkyB today announced a 25 per cent increase in its operating profit to the end of March.

Voice Role Tough For Sir Tom

Sir Tom Jones has admitted he is finding it "difficult" to crush the dreams of those competing on The Voice.

Sherlock Wins Best Drama

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.

Michael Portillo Train Trip

Former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo is to present a documentary about cuts to the UK railway network for BBC Radio 4.

Saturday Night Viewers

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.

White Van Man Axed

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.

Judge Rules Out X Factor Return

Singer Kelly Rowland will not be returning as an X Factor judge later this year, her spokesperson has confirmed.

British Soap Awards

EastEnders has won the top prize at the British Soap Awards after being named best British soap.

New Sarah Millican Series

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 Diamond Jubilee Coverage

ITV today announced plans to broadcast continuous, live coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Tuesday June 5 

Complaints About BBC Series

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

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.

New Cookery Shows For BBC Two

BBC Two has announced a number of new food series for the channel.

The Syndicate Set For Return

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 - Olympic Flame

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.

Ben Fogle The Face Of Lego

Lego has appointed presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle as the first celebrity face of its toy ranges in the UK.

BBC Olympics Staffing Levels

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.

BBC iPlayer Record Broken

Reality series The Voice has broken the record for the most requested show on the BBC's iPlayer service.

Bang Goes The Theory Flight

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.

New Strictly Judge

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.

Jeremy Hunt Fights For Job

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'.

Bafta TV Awards

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 and Grey Hair

The Voice coach Sir Tom Jones has admitted that he regrets spending so many years covering up his grey hair.

Ofcom To Investigate BGT

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.

The Bletchley Circle

ITV1 is to screen the new 1950's code-breaking thriller The Bletchley Circle. 

Ofcom Launch Sky Hacking Probe

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.

True Stories Documentaries

Channel 4 has announced three new True Stories documentaries that will air in the spring/summer 2012, ordered by Anna Miralis, Documentaries Commissioning Editor.

The Voice Ratings Winner

BBC One’s The Voice continued its winning streak by beating Britain’s Got Talent in the ratings for a third successive week.

No More Upstairs Downstairs

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.

Foxes Live

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.

BBC London Marathon Deal

The BBC and the London Marathon have announced the agreement of a new contract that sees their partnership extended through to 2018.

ITV Signs Shazam Deal

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.

The Proms

Wallace and Gromit are to make an appearance at this year's BBC Proms, it was announced today.

Dick Clark Dies

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 Lose Ceefax

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.

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

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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