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NewsXfm Manchester to launch in March
8am:GCap Media is preparing for the launch of Xfm Manchester which will play a mix of new and established indie-rock music for 15 to 40 year olds.
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NewsWood in the running for Five job
8am: Former Sky One head of acquisitions Nicky Wood has emerged as a strong candidate to replace outgoing Jay Kandola at Five.
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NewsITV slashes CiTV block for Pasquale
ITV is set to axe 30-minutes of its CiTV children's block in order to schedule The Price is Rightagainst Channel 4's hit show Deal or No Dealand BBC2's Ready Steady Cook.
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NewsO'Grady C4 deal worth£2.5m
Paul O'Grady will land over£2.5m a year in presenting fees alone for his new Channel 4 daytime show.
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NewsOnline debut for C4's IT Crowd
10.45am: Channel 4 has premiered talked-about new comedy The IT Crowdthrough its website.
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NewsLatest skate-off gives ITV1 8.4m
Dancing on Iceskated off with 8.4 million (38.2%) on Saturday night at 6.45pm - attracting over 3 million more fans than its nearest rival, the Bolton Wanderers vs Arsenal match on BBC1.
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NewsITV drama heads to India
ITV is heading to India to film a new thriller about two women who set out on the journey of a lifetime together - but only one returns.
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NewsMPs call for Radio 4 rethink
Over 50 MPs have called for the BBC to rethink its controversial decision to drop the medley of British folk tunes which opens Radio 4 every morning.
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NewsUnions agree ITV News Channel pay-off
Unions have agreed improved terms and conditions for staff facing redundancy over the closure of the ITV News Channel, with 21 people now facing the axe.
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NewsShameless up for gay alliance award
1.15pm: Company Pictures' Shamelesswill compete with two US broadcast series at the 17th Annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Media Awards.
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NewsMore drama for Five
2.45pm:Five is to focus on primetime drama, comedy, sports, and specialist factual output as part of its 2006 programme policy.
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NewsJowell: BBC should work with ITV on Manchester move
The government has called on the BBC to work with rival ITV to help cut the cost of its ambitious plans to relocate up to 1,500 staff to Manchester.
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NewsNew Screenwriters Festival launched
A new festival for screenwriters was launched yesterday at Soho House. A packed event of big-name supporters were told of plans for The Screenwriters Festival, which will take place from June 27-30 in Cheltenham.
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NewsITV1 promises innovation
ITV1 has targeted drama as the 'main showcase' for investment in 2006, but has promised to 'surprise' and 'innovate'.
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NewsHit shows give C4 new year ratings boost
Ratings hits Celebrity Big Brother, Deal or No Dealand the series finale of Losthelped Channel 4 boost its audience share by 5% last month.
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NewsJowell angers peers over BBC Charter plans
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has rejected a demand that the taxpayer should pay for digital switchover, insisting that licence fee payers should pick up the bill.
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NewsTroubled Milestone offloads radio assets
Media company Milestone Group is to sell its holdings in three local radio stations, and has appointed a new non-executive chairman, as it battles a falling share price.
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NewsMPs give up cricket lobby
Hopes of resurrecting live test cricket for terrestrial television have faded after a select committee probing the issue told the government they had found no evidence of the free-to-air broadcasters wanting to screen it.
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NewsSky adds 215,000 subs
BSkyB piled on 215,000 subscribers between October and December last year, bringing its total to nearly 8.1 million.
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NewsITV lines up Mackie for drama role
ITV is set to announce its new head of drama this week with BBC head of drama series and serials Laura Mackie tipped to take the role.