Takeover rumours boost Jongleurs

Regent Inn share price up 50% in hours

15/01/2008 … Shares in Jongleurs owners Regent Inns have soared by almost 50 per cent this morning, amid rumours of an impending takeover.

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15/01/2008 … JIMMY CARR is to face Jonathan Ross in a celebrity tennis match for Sport Relief at London's Albert Hall on March 14.

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15/01/2008 … THE EXTRAS Christmas Special was the second most-watched programme on the BBC's iPlayer download service between December 25 and January 7, after Doctor Who.

No script... and no viewers

Shaky start for Merton's improv show

14/01/2008 … Paul Merton’s new improvised comedy Thank God You're Here has proved a ratings disappointment for ITV1.

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14/01/2008 … BBC FOUR has commissioned a sixth series of Marcus Brigstocke's live topical satire The Late Edition, to air in March.

ITV esapes rap over Jim's insults

197 complaints over Hell's Kitchen

14/01/2008 … ITV has escaped censure for airing Jim Davidson’s homophobic comments on Hell’s Kitchen.

The Office goes to Chile

Deal for first Latin America remake

14/01/2008 … David Brent is to become Chilean – following the first deal to remake The Office in Latin America.

Global triumph for Extras

...but not for Gervais himself

14/01/2008 … Ricky Gervais has another Golden Globe to add to his collection, as Extras was named best TV comedy last night.