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NewsJonathan Creek revived
BBC1 plans to bring back detective comedy-drama Jonathan Creek after almost five years for a Christmas special.
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NewsITN slams BBC website
ITN has criticised the scale and ambition of bbc.co.uk, claiming it poses “a real threat” to plurality in the media landscape.
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NewsITV1 celebrates Abba musical
ITV1 is to celebrate Abba's musical phenomenon Mamma Mia! with an hour-long primetime special in July.
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NewsFive lines up SAS series
A collection of dangerous SAS missions are to receive the dramatic reconstruction treatment for a new series on Five.
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NewsITV reveals Bingo hosts and launch date
ITV1 has confirmed Melinda Messenger and Michael Underwood will host its new game show Bingo Night Live, as exclusively revealed by Broadcast earlier this year.
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NewsGCap sells Xfm South Wales
GCap Media has sold its Xfm radio station in south Wales to local radio group Town and Country Broadcasting, it has confirmed.
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NewsLinks of the week: 30 May 2008
This week's links include a 'magic' episode of Pushing Daisies, the heroes and villains of science, and BBC film critic Mark Kermode's blog from Cannes.
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NewsSMG sells Virgin Radio
SMG has sold Virgin Radio to Indian media conglomerate Bennett, Coleman & Co. for£53.2m in cash.
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NewsAngel Gambino quits Bebo
Former MTV executive Angel Gambino has quit her post as global VP, music and content at social networking site Bebo.
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News13.1m claim Britain's Got Talent
The results show of ITV1's ratings smash Britain's Got Talent pulled in a huge 13.1m viewers (55.1%) at 9.30pm on Saturday, beating BBC1's I'd Do Anything.
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NewsLyons: BBC does not overpay talent
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has said the corporation needs to be “bolder at walking away” from some talent deals despite a report concluding that the corporation is not paying above market rates for its stars.
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NewsNME Radio unveils line-up
New digital radio station NME Radio has unveiled its team of presenters including former Xfm DJ Claire Sturgess.
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NewsIRN signs major video deal
The UK's biggest commercial radio groups will carry a 24/7 video news service on their stations' websites after a ground breaking deal with IRN.
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NewsTV critics 2 June '08
'... wasn't a common-or-garden BBC biopic, it was an inspirational tract.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.
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NewsNightingale illuminates 4.7m
BBC1's one-off historical drama Florence Nightingale picked up a solid audience of 4.7m (22.9%) yesterday at 7pm, just a whisker behind ITV1's Beat the Star.
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NewsRich get richer at BBC
The pay packets of a few top stars are swelling at a “significantly” faster rate than smaller name stars, according to a new BBC Trust report.
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NewsDaily Cooks Challenge wins second run
Daily Cooks Challenge has been re-commissioned for a second series on ITV1 following its successful first run earlier this year.
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NewsITV to broadcast Mandela concert
ITV1 will broadcast Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Concert after securing the exclusive broadcast rights in the UK.
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NewsTV critics 3 June '08
“... a fine piece of work.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.
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NewsHuntingford exits Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio executive chairman Richard Huntingford is to leave his post following the station's£53.2m sale to the Times of India Group.