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NewsAl-Jazeera exec calls for urgent meeting with Blair
Al-Jazeera director general Wadah Khanfar is pressing for a meeting with Tony Blair to discuss revelations that George Bush had considered bombing the Arabic news channel's headquarters in Qatar.
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NewsSpace Cadets contestants still believe in the spoof
Channel 4's£5m gamble on reality spoof Space Cadets is a step closer to take off, with contestants so far having not worked out the truth after more than 10 days into filming.
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NewsShed buys Ricochet for£25m
Footballers' Wives indie Shed Productions has acquired Supernanny producer Ricochet, in a deal worth an initial£25m.
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NewsDCMS summons broadcastersover test cricket
Roger Mosey, BBC director of sport, Vic Wakeling, Sky Sports managing director, and Andy Duncan, chief executive, Channel 4 have been called to give evidence to the government over the issue of broadcasting rights for cricket.
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NewsPeep Show stars line up BBC2comedy pilot
The stars of Channel 4's comedy Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb, are bringing their BBC Radio 4 show to BBC2.
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NewsInformation TV to air Jowell's RTS speech
8am: Information TV, the channel which carries programmes from government departments, public bodies and other public service institutions, is to broadcast media secretary Tessa Jowell's RTS Cambridge Convention keynote speech.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC1's Xmas schedule
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Does BBC1's Christmas line-up show a lack of imagination at the corporation?
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NewsFuller v Cowell case postponed indefinitely
The legal battle between rival music mogul Simon Fuller and TV host Simon Cowell is thought to have been postponed indefinitely, as lawyers thrash out an out-of-court settlement.
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NewsLife in the Undergrowth digs up 4.9m
David Attenborough's new natural history series Life in the Undergrowth got off to a solid start with a peak audience of 4.9 million (19.8%) at the start.
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NewsGCap to sell stations as profit slumps
Radio group GCap Media is selling off nine stations after reporting 'extremely disappointing' half year results.
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Living TV show sends Acorah on live ghost hunt
Living TV has commissioned a live spin-off of its Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns series as part of the channel's strategy to increase its live content.
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Ladbroke wins raft of BBC radio orders
Ladbroke Productions has won a dozen commissions for BBC Radio.
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Talpa stocks up on history
BBC Worldwide has signed its first deal with Big Brother creator John De Mol's new Dutch TV channel Talpa.
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Telethon draws in cash and viewers
BBC1's charity appeal Children in Need proved to have lost none of its lustre, pulling in impressive viewing figures across the night.
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Raw TV signs Willis
Raw TV has hired Lucy Willis, Channel 4's acting education commissioning editor, as an executive producer. She will oversee the indie's existing projects for C4 and attempt to generate new commissions. During her time at C4, Willis commissioned programmes including The Young Black Farmers, The Thin Club and 16 for ...
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TWI to bring colour to Queen's birthday party
TWI's next big project in its award-winning In Colour series will be The Queen in Colour, which it hopes to air in April to accompany Elizabeth II's birthday celebrations.
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Celestial bodies star in latest BBC4 theme night
Walking With Dinosaurs executive producer John Lynch is making a pair of programmes about the sun and the moon, as part of a series of themed nights for BBC4.
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Endemol float gets underway
The partial float of Endemol was kick-started by owner Telefónica this week, with the Big Brother producer securing a valuation of Euro1.14bn (£780m).
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Thumbs Up to Read
Thumbs Up Productions has appointed Barry Read to the newly created role of head of production. Read, who was formerly head of production for Optimistic Productions, has already joined the company and is working on new Thumbs Up commission Wright Across America and Living TV series Britain's Next Top Model.
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Big Umbrella moves
Indie Big Umbrella has made two senior appointments, doubling its core team and moving to larger offices in Birmingham. The three-year-old indie, which has offices in London and the Bath area, has hired Claire Campbell as head of development and Sarah Greene as head of production. Both have had around ...