Media Guardian; ‘It’s happening everywhere’: Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon on TV’s deep crisis

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Alex Mahon’s assessment of the crisis facing the television market is frank: the Channel 4 boss believes many of the production companies that underpin Britain’s global reputation for making hit shows face being forced out of business.

The Telegraph: Virgin Media revives TalkTalk takeover as cash crunch looms

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Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has revived takeover talks with TalkTalk as the struggling broadband provider faces a looming cash crunch.

The I: TalkTV turmoil as insiders fear it will close after Piers Morgan quits nightly show

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TalkTV insiders fear the station could be axed after Piers Morgan moved his show from the struggling Murdoch-owned channel to YouTube, i can reveal.

Deadline: UK Presenter Backlash Reveals Perils Of The Tell-All Magazine Feature By Celebrities Who Overshare

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British TV presenter Gregg Wallace usually enjoys calm Saturdays, we are told, but he has had a less serene week, trading brickbats with the UK press, in a debacle that has highlighted the perils of the apparent “tell-all” celebrity magazine feature.

Media Guardian: Piers Morgan to leave TalkTV show to focus on YouTube

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Piers Morgan has announced he is leaving his TalkTV daily evening show, less than two years after its launch, to focus on his YouTube channel.

Advanced Television: ITV signs James Bond deal with Amazon MGM

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ITV has announced a deal with Amazon MGM Studios Distribution to make 25 James Bond movies available to ITV viewers via linear channels and catch-up on ITVX.

Advanced Television: Sky streamlines Content, Studios businesses

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Sky has announced that all of its non-sports content teams in the UK & Ireland, will come together under one leadership structure, led by Cécile Frot-Coutaz.

BBC: Proposed changes to 5 Live Sports Extra

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It is a very special year for everyone at 5 Live as we approach our 30th birthday.

Daily Mail: The father-daughter run channel bringing UK classics back to screens

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From the poster-covered walls to the piles of film lying around, it is a far-cry from what you'd expect the office of a TV station reaching 6million weekly viewers to look like - run out of a shed in a back garden.

Daily Mail: BBC confirm 'landmark' new deal to show 15 Super League games-a-season

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The Rugby Football League have confirmed a ‘landmark’ new three-year deal for the BBC to broadcast 15 Super League games a season.

Deadline: Sharon D Clarke To Star In Detective Drama Series ‘Ellis’ For Acorn TV & UK’s Channel 5

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Acorn TV, the Anglophilic streaming service, has partnered with Paramount’s British broadcaster Channel 5 on a new three-part detective drama series starring Sharon D Clarke.

Deadline: Amazon UK Unscripted Exec Who Works On ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Appointed Edinburgh TV Festival Advisory Chair

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The Amazon Prime Video UK unscripted exec who has worked on the likes of Clarkson’s Farm and 007: Road to a Million has been appointed Edinburgh TV Festival Advisory Chair for this year.

Deadline: Gary Lineker Says X Has Become “Increasingly Toxic” & He Barely Uses It Anymore

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Gary Lineker, the Match of the Day host whose solitary tweet led to dozens of fellow BBC presenters and staffers downing tools for a weekend last year, has said he barely uses X (formerly Twitter) anymore as it has become “increasingly toxic.”

Deadline: Senior BBC Gameshow From 2004 Titled ‘Traitor’ That Bears Striking Resemblance To Smash Hit ‘The Traitors’ Emerges Online

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A 20-year-old BBC gameshow that bears striking resemblance to smash hit The Traitors has emerged online.

Daily Mail: Inside This Morning wrangling between Cat Deeley and ITV

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Cat Deeley will have to quit her lucrative job as the host of the American reality programme she has hosted for 18 years if she wants to replace Holly Willoughby as This Morning's host, ITV bosses have said.

Broadband TV News: Renewal for UK local TV multiplex licence

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The UK has confirmed its position on the renewal of the UK local TV multiplex licence following an industry consultation.

Digital TV Europe: E1 to debut on ITV

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The UIM E1 World Championship will debut to TV audiences in the UK, as part of new broadcast agreement with ITV.

Daily Mail: Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's replacements finally revealed

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Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's permanent replacements on This Morning have finally been revealed, it has been reported.

BBC News: Annita McVeigh, Ben Brown and Geeta Guru-Murthy appointed as chief presenters for BBC News Channel

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Annita McVeigh, Ben Brown and Geeta Guru-Murthy will take up chief presenting roles on the BBC’s news channel – BBC News – which is broadcast in the UK and around the world.

Virgin Media UK repacked SONY SAB

Virgin Media UK has also added SONY SAB (Channel 807) to M/Player/Mixit and above.