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Doctor Who

Lis Sladen previews The Sarah Jane Adventures

Film

Five-minute behind the scenes Iron Man 2 video
Friends: the movie to happen at last?
Neve Campbell signs up for Scream 4
Teaser trailer for Nightmare on Elm Street

Theatre

Rory Kinnear, Anna Maxwell Martin and Ben Miles to star in Measure for Measure
Sister Act extends its run
Gemma Arterton, Tamsin Greig and Rupert Friend to star in The Little Dog Laughed

British TV

Landmark crime drama commissioned from Marion and Geoff writer
Sir Crispin Davies to replace Michael Grade as ITV chairman?
Living HD to launch next month
Johnny Vegas to hunt dead puppets for CBBC

US TV

Smallville and Dollhouse ratings down over 40%
V to be broken in two
A&E cancels The Cleaner
Seth Rogen to write and voice a Simpsons episode
FlashForward gets good ratings, CSI‘s drop 44%
CW cancels The Beautiful Life

Friday’s “BBC news’ not so impossible task” news

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Film

CBS Films picks up script for Sleeper Spy

British TV

Return of Midsomer Murders gets 6m viewers
BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4 to be assessed by the BBC Trust
Wow. BBC News has a year to find one female presenter over 50
RDF developing shows for Dave
Daniel Mays joins Ashes to Ashes

US TV

Cougar Town and Modern Family get great ratings
Jennifer Morrison leaving House? [spoilers]
CBeebies to launch in the US
ABC developing romcom Friends With Benefits
Jerry Bruckheimer gets another pilot at ABC
NBC orders script for Slackers
New showrunner for Hawthorne
Four regulars, including Vincent D’Onofrio, leaving Criminal Intent

Thursday’s unfunny ITV1 news

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Film

David Cronenberg to remake The Fly
Ghost Rider 2 being prepped
Stanley Tucci, Cher and Christiana Aguilera to star in Burlesque

British TV

E4 acquires Glee
Harry and Paul move to BBC2
ITV1 doesn’t want 30-minute comedies any more
Murdoch Mysteries gets a third series
Warehouse 13 ratings drop

US TV

NCIS old and new did well in season premieres
Colbert Report showrunner to write pilot for Broadway Video
Jim Breuer developing sitcom based on his own life for NBC
Stephen Root to star in multiepisode 24 arc
Natalie Zea joins Lawman
Pirates and superheroes scripts for NBC and Fox
More scripts ordered for Melrose Place and Vampire Diaries

Wednesday’s “suit, counter-suit” news

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Doctor Who

David Tennant to guest host on Absolute Radio

Film

Stephenie Meyer‘s adult novel The Host acquired
The Rock, Samuel L Jackson and Steve Coogan join The Other Guys
Fast and Furious‘s Justin Lin to direct Highlander remake
Dennis Hopper, Scott Caan, Tricia Helfer and JK Simmons join A Beginner’s Guide to Endings
Jaimie Alexander and Colm Feore join Thor
Bryan Singer to direct Jack the Giant Killer

Music

Chas and Dave split up

British TV

ITV sues STV; STV to sue ITV
BBC to boost children’s and BBC2 drama budgets
Top Gear to go HD from November
ITV appoints an acquisitions chief

US TV

Heroes gets disappointing ratings
Campbell Scott and Martin Short to join Damages
Fox working on half-hour medical comedy
Cast changes at Southland
Three Rivers‘ replacement pilot replaced
Heather Locklear to appear on Melrose Place

Tuesday’s “bye bye suga” news

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Doctor Who

Sheridan Smith leaving eighth Doctor stories?

Film

Wentworth Miller joins Milla Jovovich and Ali Larter on Resident Evil: Afterlife
Brad Pitt to play Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes sequel?
John Malkovich to join Secretariat
Columbia picks up screen rights to Enron
Walden picks up Gene, a modern genie story
Nick Stahl, Rose McGowan and Amy Smart join Dylan’s Wake
Darren Aronofsky to direct Heist

Music

Last original Sugababe quits

Comics

Jack Kirby’s estate serves copyright notice on Marvel

British TV

ITV1 to screen new version of Bouquet of Barbed Wire
ITV1 misleading advertisers?
BBC to show Heroes late this year or early next year
Press pack for Emma
Richard Eyre slams BBC for drama dereliction of duty

US TV

Heroes webisodes to focus on Lydia the tattooed lady
Fox picks up Glee
Charlie Sheen leaving Two and a Half Men?
Betty White to cameo on 30 Rock

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