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With much less noise than the Songs of Praise deal, the BBC announced this week that the BBC would continue to make Holby City for the BBC for the next three years.

No names of competitor companies have emerged, but the BBC spoke warmly of the BBC's innovation and efficiency plans in awarding the tender. The scale of the BBC's financial advantage - with a complex set already built via the licence fee at Elstree - is also undisclosed. At around £370k an episode, the new contract is worth around £50m.