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    RDF confirms float plans

    2005-04-04T10:08:00Z

    RDF Media has confirmed plans to float on the London Stock Exchange next month at an estimated value of£55m.

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    Fahrenheit 9/11 distributor bids£500m for Hit

    2005-04-04T10:23:49Z

    Hit Entertainment is set to find itself at the centre of a£500m bidding war as Canadian media group Lions Gate Entertainment prepares to make a takeover approach.

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    More4 to premiere West Wing

    2005-04-04T10:26:51Z

    The West Wing, the cult US White House drama, is to be given a regular peaktime slot on Channel 4's forthcoming digital channel More4.

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    Sharman lands CBBC role

    2005-04-04T11:52:31Z

    BBC daytime controller Alison Sharman has landed the job of controller of CBBC.

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    BBC1's all-day share slips to just 18.1%

    2005-04-04T12:28:20Z

    BBC1 suffered its worst Sunday all-day share so far this year as its period drama Fingersmithlost over a million viewers from last week to average 3.7 million (15%) at 9pm.

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    2.6m lose interest in BBC1's Doctor Who

    2005-04-04T12:37:18Z

    Doctor Who'ssecond outing on Saturday night was down by 2.6 million viewers from last week's launch episode with an average of 7.3 million (36%) at 7pm.

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    Pinewood buys Teddington for£2.6m

    2005-04-04T15:19:36Z

    Pinewood Shepperton plc has bought Teddington Studios for over£2.6m, rescuing the west London studios from administration.

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    Dyke to face Lords grilling over BBC

    2005-04-05T10:12:23Z

    The House of Lords has given Greg Dyke a platform to say what he thinks about the Government's plan to shake up the way the BBC is run.

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    BBC made up Eccleston resignation quote

    2005-04-05T10:14:54Z

    The BBC has been forced to apologise to Doctor Whostar Christopher Eccleston for issuing a statement in his name falsely claiming he had quit the show because he did not want to be typecast.

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    MPs hits out at BBC cuts

    2005-04-05T10:19:14Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson is facing MPs' demands to call a halt to plans to axe more than 3,780 jobs and find other ways to make savings.

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    Sex Traffic leads Bafta craft award nominations

    2005-04-05T10:29:38Z

    Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.

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    YooMedia buys gaming broadcaster

    2005-04-05T11:00:43Z

    YooMedia, the interactive group headed by former BBC executive David Docherty has bought ViaVision, the owner of Game-In TV, for an estimated£1.4m, in a bid to expand its presence in the gaming industry.

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    Five acquisitions head joins C4

    2005-04-05T11:33:47Z

    June Dromgoole is retiring as head of acquisitions for Channel 4 and will be replaced by Five's managing editor and director of acquisitions Jeff Ford.

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    Dick & Dom's Ask the Family finds only 1.1m

    2005-04-05T12:20:40Z

    BBC children's presenters Dick and Dom suffered a setback in their move to a more mainstream audience as the return of the quiz show Ask the Familycould only manage a peak audience of 1.1 million (6%) at the start.

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    Sonys snub for Radio 1 'saviour' Moyles

    2005-04-06T09:08:29Z

    Loudmouth DJ Chris Moyles has been snubbed by judges of the prestigious Sony Radio Academy Awards, despite pulling in over a million extra listeners to the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show.

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    C4 steps up bid for licence fee cash

    2005-04-06T09:33:01Z

    Channel 4 yesterday restated its desire for a share of the BBC's licence fee, warning that it may be forced to cut its public service broadcasting output because of falling revenues.

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    Question Time to grill political leaders

    2005-04-06T09:43:29Z

    The Labour Party has once again scotched a bid by the BBC to hold a live debate between the major parties' leaders - but has agreed to let Tony Blair appear in an unprecedented Question Timespecial involving all three leaders.

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    BBC tears up schedules for Pope funeral

    2005-04-06T09:56:58Z

    BBC1 has been forced into frantic schedule juggling to fit in three of the biggest live broadcasts of the year - the Pope's funeral, the royal wedding and the Grand National.

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    Parthenon moves into kids programming

    2005-04-06T10:04:41Z

    Factual indie Parthenon Entertainment is branching into children's programming with projects aimed at the pre-school and girls' market.

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    Supernanny instructs 5.3m

    2005-04-06T11:28:28Z

    The return of popular favourites to Channel 4's Tuesday line-up gave a significant boost to the channel's peaktime performance with the return of Supernannypeaking at 5.3 million (22%) at 9.35pm.