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NewsNews retreat from Iraq
Sky News and ITN admitted this week that the worsening security situation in Iraq has made it almost impossible to report accurately from the war-torn country.
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NewsBBC pulls Guerin out of Israel
Orla Guerin, the BBC Middle East correspondent accused of bias by the Israeli government, has been withdrawn from the region.
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NewsChannel 4 axes Piers Morgan politics show
Former Mirror editor Piers Morgan's Channel 4 political chatshow has been axed following disastrous ratings.
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NewsTelewest beats Sky to HD launch
Telewest is set to steal a march on rival BSkyB by rolling out a high definition TV service this week - well ahead of Sky's expected April launch.
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NewsITV lines up celeb World Cup event
ITV has lined up pop superstar Robbie Williams to appear in a major celebrity football match in the build-up to next year's World Cup.
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Sky One show to trace royal roots of families
Sky One has commissioned a genealogy show plus two documentaries about rare life-threatening diseases.
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OAPs given£100 to make digital switch
Pensioners taking part in a digital switch-over trial in Bolton have been given an allowance of£100 each to make the change to digital television.
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4kids in talks to launch in Sit-Up slot
US indie 4kids Entertainment, distributor of shows such as Pokemon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is in talks to launch a children's channel on Sit-Up TV's Freeview bandwidth.
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World Service in Iran bid
The BBC World Service is targeting Iran - one of George Bush's 'Axis of Evil' countries - for the launch of its next TV station.
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UKTV sport brief for Sebert
UKTV has drafted in former British Eurosport managing director Pierre-Jean Sebert to work on a range of projects including a possible sports channel.
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NewsRicochet bosses net£15m windfall
Ricochet chiefs Nick Powell and Nick Southgate are set to land a£15m cash windfall by this time next year, after the Supernanny producer was acquired by drama indie Shed.
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NewsCilla to make ITV comeback
Cilla Black is returning to ITV1 as a judge on new reality talent show Soapstar Superstar, three years after quitting Blind Date.
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NewsDigital Classics sells Jacko's story to A&E
Digital Classics, the music and TV group chaired by former Five chief executive David Elstein, has finally sold The Michael Jackson Story to A&E Network in the US.
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NewsC4 attempts to woo Poliakoff from BBC
11.15am: Leading screenwriter Stephen Poliakoff is being courted by Channel 4, but has been told by the BBC that he must fulfil his current commitments to them before doing anything for the rival broadcaster.
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NewsTLRC hit by uncertain advertising market
The Local Radio Company (TLRC) reported a 21% rise in revenue for its first full year of operations, but said its pre-tax losses had grown substantially.
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NewsRagdoll suitors put off by£100m price
Talks to sell Ragdoll are reported to have foundered because potential buyers were unwilling to pay£100m for the Teletubbies indie.
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NewsThe Bill fails to arrest viewers
ITV1's rare scheduling of The Bill on a Tuesday night largely failed to ignite viewer interest with an average of just 4.6 million (18.9%) at 8pm.
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NewsBBC eyes Formula One drama
Sex and the City creator Darren Star is working on a programme set in the world of Formula One racing for the BBC.
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NewsVirgin apes Xfm's Bounty Hunter for O'Connell launch
Virgin Radio is hoping to win former Xfm listeners to its new Christian O'Connell breakfast show by launching the new programme with an almost identical promotion to his feted Bounty Hunter stunt.
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NewsC4's Reunion cancelled by Fox
Channel 4 has become the second UK broadcaster this week to have one of its new acquisitions axed in the US, after the Fox network dropped the low-rating drama Reunion.