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NewsUtley joins Cosgrove Hall
BBC Worldwide director of TV distribution Anthony Utley has been appointed managing director of animation house Cosgrove Hall Films, the company behind Engie Benjyand Danger Mouse.
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NewsUKTV hires commercial director
UKTV has poached Discovery's Laurence Dawkin-Jones to take up the role of commercial director.
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NewsThe Bigger Picture entertains 3m
BBC1's investment in poaching comedian Graham Norton from Channel 4 looks like it is finally beginning to pay-off as The Bigger Picturegot its highest audience of its run so far with 3 million (21%) at 10.35pm.
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NewsTV execs unclear of switch off plans
The majority of TV executives say the government needs to outline a clearer strategy for digital switchover.
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NewsThe critics: Taxidermy: Stuff the World
Taxidermy: Stuff the World- a rare insight into the little-known world of taxidermy - was a strange and absorbing hit, according to the critics.
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NewsFlextech sales chief quits
Mark Howe, the managing director of Flextech sales house IDS, has left the company after 13 years with no job to go to.
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NewsDr Who goes mobile
BBC Worldwide has signed its first deal to licence full-length TV programmes for broadcast on mobile phones.
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NewsBBC embroiled in Canadian TV row
The BBC has been accused by broadcasting unions of helping undermine a strike at Canadian broadcaster CBC.
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NewsSky unveils HD line-up
BSkyB has unveiled the first six channels to be offered as part of its High Defnition (HD) TV package, which launches next year.
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News'Birt to call for end to BBC's licence fee monopoly'
Former BBC director general Lord Birt is expected to tell broadcasters that the corporation should share out licence fee money with other television companies, when he gives his keynote MacTaggart lecture in Edinburgh later this week.
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NewsVirgin signs up Champion
Virgin Radio has recruited Horizon 103.3 FM drivetime DJ Sarah Champion to host a Friday and Saturday 10pm chill out show.
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NewsX Factor off to a flying start with 6.6m
The opening episode of The X Factorgot off to a cracking start this Saturday with 6.6 million (40%) tuning in to watch Simon Cowell berate another batch of eager contenders.
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NewsLocal TV services call for digital spectrum
Commercial Local TV operators are meeting with Ofcom this week in a bid to persuade the regulator to offer them digital spectrum for their services.
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NewsThe critics: C4 comedies
The trio of new comedies on C4 was a mixed bag of triumphs and failures, according to the critics.
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NewsOnly 1.4m want to meet the Magoons
Channel 4's new Friday night comedy offering Meet the Magoonsgot off to a sluggish start with just 1.4 million (7%) at 9.30pm.
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NewsJay joins Belfast's U105
Ulster TV has appointed Maurice Jay as head of music for its new Belfast station U105, which launches on 14 November.
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NewsMTV UK investigates gun crime
MTV UK is relaunching its news coverage with an extended special on gun crime in the UK.
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Off The Record - Trump-et!
Around 20 versions of The Apprentice are now running across the globe following on from the
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Interview: Mark Burnett - The king of US reality
Mark Burnett's Emmy Award-winning Survivor paved the way for the unscripted TV craze in the US. And with an Apprentice spin-off starring Martha Stewart set for autumn, the British-born producer insists it's not over for the reality genre yet.
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Henry shakes up ITV consumer division
[PP] 8 [PL] UK Jeff Henry, the former Hallmark boss now running ITV's consumer division, has