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NewsI'm a Celebrity is back with 9.9m
The new series of ITV1's I'm a Celebrity? Get Me Out of Here! looks set to be yet another ratings blockbuster as the start of the fifth series peaked with 9.9 million (44%) in the final five minutes.
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NewsDavid Austin 1935 - 2005
Broadcast cartoonist David Austin, who has been entertaining readers with his biting humour for over a decade, has died aged 70.
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NewsC4 set to bag Freeview slotas Five withdraws
Channel 4 has been given a clear run for the latest slot on Freeview after Five withdrew its bid late last week.
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NewsCNN's Pedrosa follows Frost toAl Jazeera International
10.30am: Al Jazeera International has poached CNN news anchor Veronica Pedrosa to join its Kuala Lumpur broadcast centre.
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NewsBirt refuses Commons committee appearance
Tony Blair and former BBC director general John Birt have come under fire after No 10 declined a request for the 'blue skies thinker' to appear before a Commons committee.
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NewsMotive hopes to buy UK indie
Irish TV producer Motive Television is in an acquisitive mood, admitting it is in negotiations to buy a number of UK indies and confident of striking a deal soon.
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NewsBravo to air Booze Britain special
Bravo has commissioned an hour-long special spin-off of its Booze Britain series to be filmed on the night Britain's licensing laws change, allowing 24-hour opening.
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NewsPVR owners watch ads, says US research
8am: Fears that Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) will have a fatal effect on the advertising market may prove ungrounded, according to new research from the US.
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NewsGranada wins new Dimbleby politics show
The shake up of ITV's Sunday morning political slot has resulted in the old Granada show presented by Jonathan Dimbleby being replaced by a new Granada show - presented by Jonathan Dimbleby.
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NewsFive buys into Top Up TV
Update: Five has bought a stake in pay TV platform Top Up TV, in a deal designed to allow both companies to develop new free to air and subscription offerings on Freeview and other platforms.
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NewsDCMS: Trust will form part ofthe delayed white paper
Government proposals to replace BBC governors with a new Trust will definitely form part of the white paper, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has said.
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NewsDigital UK starts Borders marketing campaign
Digital UK is kicking off a seven year marketing campaign on Monday, aimed at preparing the public for analogue switch-off.
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NewsNTL unhappy with Premiership packages
NTL has slammed the European Commission competition authorities for 'failing' to take a tougher stance on the division of Premiership football rights.
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NewsLittle Britain is a ratings smash
The viewing public showed no signs of having fallen out of love with the BBC's hit comedy Little Britain as the debut of the third series on BBC1 attracted an enormous 9.5 million (39.4%) at 9pm.
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NewsThe critics: Little Britain - yeah, but no
10.30am: It seems that the backlash from the critics over the BBC's hugely popular comedy show Little Britain has got underway.
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NewsLittle Britain goes mobile
Little Britain is going mobile with full-length episodes of the hit BBC comedy being made available on phones.
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NewsBiography Channel to tell Oliver's story
9.15am: A&E Networks, parent company of The Biography Channel US, has commissioned Flashback TV to make a Jamie Oliver special including interviews with the TV chef's parents, sister, business manager and old friends.
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NewsOfcom mulls options for analogue sell-off
Ofcom has unveiled its timetable for selling off the valuable analogue spectrum, set to be freed up by the switch to digital broadcasting.
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NewsITV2 orders British Comedy Award spin-offs
TV2 is airing a series of spin-off shows for next month's British Comedy Awards, looking at some of the most outrageous moments from previous ceremonies and a programme about the after show party.
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NewsPostman Pat to deliver in France and Poland
Postman Pat is off to France and Poland with his black and white cat, after Entertainment Rights secured sales for the long-standing children's favourite.