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   BAFTA Unveils TV Craft Nominations

   5:58 am 3/25/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   "Downtown Abbey," "Doctor Who," "Ripper Street," "The Thick of It" and "Top Gear" are among the nominees, which are led by "Parade’s End."Read more

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   BBC: VOD Streams Hit Record in 2012

   4:56 am 1/24/2013

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The U.K. public broadcaster says its iPlayer usage benefited from the London Summer Olympics and popular shows "Top Gear" and "Sherlock."Read more

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   'Top Gear' Revs Up For Another Three Years

   5:46 am 9/27/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   BBC Worldwide strikes commercial deals with U.K. presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond and snaps up remaining stake in Bedder 6, the show's commercial exploitation company.Read more

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   BBC to Keep Hit Show 'Top Gear' off Fall Schedule

   3:37 am 5/10/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   The series will return in 2013 amid reports that the public broadcaster wanted to avoid competition with Simon Cowell's ITV show "X Factor."Read more

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   'Top Gear's' Richard Hammond Talks 'Crash Course,' Operating Beastly Machines

   10:00 am 4/16/2012

   • by Philiana Ng

   The six-episode series sees Hammond, who told THR he had to climb a tree that felt "15,000 feet high," learning the ins and outs of lumberjacking, demolishing buildings and working in the military. Read more

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   BBC Defends Controversial 'Top Gear Christmas Special'

   7:52 am 1/18/2012

   • by Mimi Turner

   The producers deniy that the program was insulting to India after receiving an official complaint from the Indian High Commissioner to London. Read more

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   Netflix Signs BBC Deal for Non-Exclusive Rights to Library Shows Including ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Top Gear’ and ‘Fawlty Towers'

   5:39 am 12/20/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   The streaming service already has a bunch of library content deals signed for the U.K., and has said it plans to launch here next year.Read more

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   British Media Regulator to Investigate Jeremy Clarkson’s TV Rant

   6:54 am 12/19/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   Ofcom, the U.K. broadcasting regulator, is investigating the "Top Gear" star’s tirade against striking public service workers.Read more

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   BBC Pulls Jeremy Clarkson Guest Appearance Following 'Top Gear' Host's Controversial Remarks

   11:04 am 12/9/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   Clarkson's episode of panel game “QI,” which was recorded in the summer, has been postponed until a future date.Read more

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    XTM Revs up Localized 'Top Gear' for Korean Market

    3:11 am 12/9/2011

    • by Steven Schwankert

    The hit car format "Top Gear" will be driving back onto Korean television screens, following an order for two seasons of a local-language edition of the show by local cablecaster XTM, which announced the move at the Asia Television Forum in Singapore.Read more

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