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The results of the SAG Awards

Film

James Marsden to star with Russell Brand in I Hop
Naomi Watts joins Daniel Craig’s Dream House

British TV

David Abraham appointed chief exec of Channel 4
Zodiak to buy RDF? [subscription required]
CNBC to air free on Sky
Ofcom backs Freeview HD copy-protection plan
Joanna Page and Sir Donald Sinden starring in latest Marple

US TV

Joanna Garcia to star in ABC’s sisters comedy, plus casting on Shameless
NBC picks up two comedies, Fox adds a drama…
…another drama from the makers of Prison Break…
…and a comedy while ABC adds a drama
Bones beats CSI in the ratings, while Deep End starts off shallow
Rex is probably not your lawyer
Odessa Rae to play Silver Banshee on Smallville
NBC’s profits fell 30% in the last quarter
FX to pick up Kevin Falls’ Powers TV pilot?

Friday’s Dragons’ Den/Hustle crossover news

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Film

Tom Wilkinson and Isla Fisher join Burke & Hare
Stargate Atlantis‘s Jason Momoa to play Conan, Mickey Rourke to play his dad
New trailer for Hot Tub Time Machine
Sam Jackson and Josh Duhamel sign up for Sympathy for the Devil
Robert Pattinson joins Reese Witherspoon in Water For Elephants

Theatre

Danny Boyle to direct Frankenstein at the National Theatre

British TV

All-star cast for second series of Moving On, including John Simm and Roy Marsden, with Dominic West directing an episode
BSkyB forced to sell most of its stake in ITV [subscription required]
BBC Wales tries to attract indies to its new drama hub [subscription required]
Fiver picks up Melrose Place, Archer and Burn Notice
What everyone’s been waiting for: the Dragons’ Den/Hustle crossover [spoilers]
The InBetweeners to end after series three?
More4 picks up The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
BBC to work on iPhone, Wii et al games for Top Gear and Doctor Who?

US TV

Someone’s leaving Brothers and Sisters [spoilers]
ABC picks up Matadors and True Blue
TNT picks up all three of its pilots
Robot Chicken gets two more seasons

Thursday’s pick up news

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Awards

The results of the National Television Awards

Film

Sony picks up movie rights to sci-fi novels by Jeff Somers
Trailer for Ryan Reynolds in Buried
Clive Owen to replace Paul Walker on Protection
Peter Dinklage joins The Knights of Badassdom
Andy Serkis replaces David Tennant on Burke and Hare

Theatre

Young Sherlock Holmes‘ Nicholas Rowe and Alan Cox to reunite on stage

British TV

BBC head of drama in Northern Ireland steps down
Online viewing continues to rise [subscription required]
BBC2 and BBC4 avoid merger, but more sport on BBC3?

US TV

Mädchen Amick joins CSI: NY as a recurring character
Carter MacIntyre joins Undercovers
NBC asks for even more episodes of Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Trauma, Community, and Parks & Recreation to fill Leno-shaped hole in schedules
ABC picks up Cutthroat, Generation Y and The Whole Truth
AMC picks up Walking Dead and The Killing
Michael McKean to return to Smallville [spoilers]
Grey’s Anatomy flashback to feature Sarah Paulson and J August Richards
Gene Roddenberry’s The Questor Tapes to be remade
CNN to expand into entertainment programming

Wednesday’s prepare to be cancelled news

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Doctor Who

Fox planning to make US version of Torchwood

Film

(500) Days‘ Marc Webb to direct Spider-Man trilogy
Andrea Arnold to direct Wuthering Heights
Paranormal Activity 2 to get Saw 6 director

British TV

Beeb to run a multi-platform science season

French TV

ITV Studios sets up a French arm

US TV

Fox, CBS and ABC pick up pilots
ABC picks up two medical pilots as well
And NBC picks up a comedy pilot
Summit planning TV series based on movie Push
Life Unexpected does well, Chuck and 24 ratings drop, Heroes falls to new low in ratings
Billy Baldwin to guest on Gossip Girl [spoilers]
A character returns to Smallville [spoilers]

Tuesday’s serving up Bacon news

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Film

Keira Knightley pulls out of My Fair Lady

British TV

Beeb to build drama centre on Cardiff Bay
Being Human gets 1.1m viewers
BBC developing updated version of Our Friends in the North
Jane Root frontrunner in race to be Channel 4 exec
Ofcom may let broadcasters sell fewer ads
Ofcom to cut prices of Sky premium channels

US TV

24 returns and Human Target starts with solid ratings
Kevin Bacon to guest on Modern Family?

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