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NewsThompson reshuffles top tier
BBC director general Mark Thompson has reshuffled the top tier of the corporation, adding a 16-member committee to sit under its executive board.
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NewsTCM launches spin-off
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is to launch a new spin-off channel called TCM2, towards the end of next year.
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NewsBye Bye Happiness scoops Grierson
An unheralded Talkback documentary made for BBC3 about mental illness has beaten off competition from more celebrated terrestrial shows like The Apprentice and Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares to win the award for most entertaining documentary.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing beats X Factor for fourth week running
Strictly Come Dancing narrowly beat The X Factor on Saturday night with an audience of 9.1 million (38.8%) as the competition became more intense.
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Ofcom probe Call TV practices
Noon: Ofcom has launched an investigation into the call TV genre and the methods the various channels use to push premium rate phone lines.
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NewsOfcom probes call TV practices
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the call TV genre and the methods the various channels use to push premium rate phone lines.
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NewsNational Geographic to launch in HD
11.45am: BSkyB has confirmed that a National Geographic channel will be part of its forthcoming High Definition (HD) television service launching in early 2006.
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NewsThe Queen's Sister has 2.9m supporters
Channel 4's one-off drama The Queen's Sister found itself in a privileged position on Sunday with a peak of 2.9 million (17.5%) in the final 15-minutes.
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NewsBBC radio and music division fails to satisfy unions
The BBC's radio and music division is to press ahead with plans to combine three roles in one job, in the face of fierce opposition from broadcasting unions.
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NewsUBC defies difficult radio trading market
UBC Media has bucked the trend in a difficult radio trading market with a swing into profit in the first half of the year.
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NewsAdvertisers 'to cut ITV spend'
ITV's share of the commercial TV ad market is set to plummet to 43.3% next year, according to a leading advertising agency.
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NewsSky's fast-track purchase of Easynet thwarted
BSkyB has reversed an earlier request for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to fast-track its purchase of telecoms company Easynet, potentially holding up the process by more than two weeks.
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NewsBBC bosses prepare to defend Arabic news channel
BBC World Service bosses will this week face a grilling in the House of Lords over the corporation's plan to create an Arabic language TV news channel.
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Rough cut - When the director's cut.
Delyth Thomas wonders why the role of director is currently so devalued in the television business.
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Opinion - In my view - BBC3 for Manchester?
Manchester is fast becoming a powerhouse of regional TV; the challenge now is to maintain the momentum, says Angela Smith.
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NewsMeet The Magoons meets its end
8am: Channel 4 has confirmed it is axing poor performing Hardeep Kohli sitcom Meet The Magoons as the broadcaster plans to rejuvenate its flagship Friday entertainment and comedy line-up.
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NewsKumars star to front BBC cop drama
8am: Star of The Kumars at No 42, Sanjeev Bhaskar, is to take the lead role in new BBC1 police comedy drama Chopra Town, starting late next month.
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NewsCNN poaches BBC News 24 presenter
8am: CNN has poached BBC News 24 presenter Adrian Finighan, who had been with the corporation for over a decade, to join its London newsroom.
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NewsMiddle East dominates BBC complaints
Over 80% of complaints investigated by BBC governors in the past three months were about the corporation's coverage of the Israel and Palestine.
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News9.1m peak for I'm a Celebrity boosts ITV1 Thursday share
ITV1 celebrated its highest Thursday all hours and peak hours share since 17 June 2004 last night, with a line-up from 7pm until 10.30pm that consistently attracted over 8 million.