Snapchat chief says firm’s entertainment platform ‘won’t ever fully replace TV’
Snapchat’s “very different” approach to TV content will help it entice users to the platform but will not replace traditional television, a company executive has said.
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Blue Planet spin-off part of new genre, says host Chris Packham
Chris Packham has said he is pleased shows like his Blue Planet spin-off have formed a new genre celebrating the environment while also warning of the problems it is facing.
Ant McPartlin back on Twitter after I’m a Celebrity return revealed
Ant McPartlin has returned to Twitter a day after it was reported he is heading back to I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Dara O Briain to host new BBC show The Family Brain Games
A new BBC game show will feature families competing in a test of intelligence designed by a neuroscientist.
Roxanne Pallett returns to Instagram with Michael Jackson post
Roxanne Pallett has returned to Instagram for the first time since her Celebrity Big Brother punch row with a message defending Michael Jackson.
Morse to return in seventh series of Endeavour
Detective drama Endeavour will return for a seventh series.
Olly Murs gets stuck in van on live TV
Olly Murs had an awkward moment on live TV when he got stuck in a van.
Television body launches scheme to get veterans behind the camera
Former servicemen are to be retrained for roles in television through a new scheme launched by an industry-led body.
VIDEO: Dundee dad stars in new Cancer Research UK TV campaign after losing wife
A Dundee dad, who lost his wife to cancer, pledges support in a new UK-wide TV awareness campaign.
The Inbetweeners creators announce new comedy about footballers
The creators of The Inbetweeners are making a new BBC comedy about footballers.
Trolls hurt Coleen Nolan ‘massively’ after Kim Woodburn row
Coleen Nolan has said she was “floored” by the abuse she received following her on-air bust up with Kim Woodburn on Loose Women.
Dame Barbara Windsor still knows who I am, says on-screen son Ross Kemp
Former EastEnders star Ross Kemp has said Dame Barbara Windsor still knows who he is despite her being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
I was twiddling my thumbs in LA, says Alex Kingston
Alex Kingston has said she was “twiddling my thumbs a bit” in LA but has not stopped working since returning to the UK.
ITV commissions new period drama by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes
A new period drama from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has been commissioned by ITV, the broadcaster has announced.
Sir David Attenborough returns to BBC One with natural history series
Sir David Attenborough is returning to BBC One to present a new natural history series.
Crime drama Silent Witness celebrates its 200th episode
Silent Witness actor Richard Lintern has said the crime drama could go on for another 22 series as the cast and crew celebrated the 200th episode.
Piers Morgan praises Gemma Collins for Dancing On Ice recovery
Piers Morgan has said Gemma Collins was gutsy for getting up and carrying on after she fell on Dancing On Ice.
Call The Midwife viewers moved by emotional suffragette story
Call The Midwife viewers were “moved to tears” by Annette Crosbie’s performance as an elderly suffragette.
Richard Blackwood eliminated from Dancing On Ice
Presenter and actor Richard Blackwood has been eliminated from Dancing On Ice.
Robert Kazinsky to reprise role as Sean Slater on EastEnders
After a 10-year absence from Albert Square the character of Sean Slater is returning to EastEnders with a mission of “social awareness”.