Television news from 6 September 2007
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David Tennant to star in 'Extras' (Digital Spy)
Doctor Who star David Tennant will reportedly appear alongside Ricky Gervais in an Extras Christmas Special...
Doctor Who star David Tennant will reportedly appear alongside Ricky Gervais in an Extras Christmas Special...
S4C Digital Text comes to DTT (Digital Spy)
S4C's bilingual digital text service becomes available via digital terrestrial television.
S4C's bilingual digital text service becomes available via digital terrestrial television.
'Public autopsy' surgeon Gunther von Hagens returns to Channel 4 (Media Guardian)
8am: The anatomist who performed the UK's first modern public autopsy on Channel 4 is returning with a series giving graphic first-aid tips. By Leigh Holmwood.
8am: The anatomist who performed the UK's first modern public autopsy on Channel 4 is returning with a series giving graphic first-aid tips. By Leigh Holmwood.
Bragg sticks up for ITV after cuts to arts department (Media Guardian)
8am: Melvyn Bragg has defended ITV despite the broadcaster making radical cuts to its arts programming department. By Tara Conlan and Ben Dowell.
8am: Melvyn Bragg has defended ITV despite the broadcaster making radical cuts to its arts programming department. By Tara Conlan and Ben Dowell.
Reality shows in ratings spurt (Media Guardian)
TV overnights: ITV1 and Channel 4's shows Hell's Kitchen and Dumped both saw a ratings spurt last night. By Leigh Holmwood.
TV overnights: ITV1 and Channel 4's shows Hell's Kitchen and Dumped both saw a ratings spurt last night. By Leigh Holmwood.
ITV secures ad rates review (Daily Telegraph)
Regulations designed to protect advertisers may be amended following slump in channel's audience figures.
Regulations designed to protect advertisers may be amended following slump in channel's audience figures.
Text response TV ad helps shift laundry product (Brand Republic)
LONDON - Colour Catcher, a laundry product which relaunched in June, has seen sales rise following a month-long TV campaign in which viewers could text to request samples.
LONDON - Colour Catcher, a laundry product which relaunched in June, has seen sales rise following a month-long TV campaign in which viewers could text to request samples.
'Hell's Kitchen' turns up the heat (Digital Spy)
Viewers come back to ITV1's celebrity cooking show, Hell's Kitchen, while Channel 4's Dumped also gets a ratings boost.
Viewers come back to ITV1's celebrity cooking show, Hell's Kitchen, while Channel 4's Dumped also gets a ratings boost.
EchoStar’s 39th HD Channel goes live (Rapid TV News)
US pay-TV operator EchoStar has launched its 39th HDTV service, the History Channel HD.
US pay-TV operator EchoStar has launched its 39th HDTV service, the History Channel HD.
ZEE Cinema to telecast 'Vivah' at Diwali (Biz Asia)
ZEE Cinema has acquired the worldwide rights of last year's smash hit 'Vivah' starring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao.
ZEE Cinema has acquired the worldwide rights of last year's smash hit 'Vivah' starring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao.