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NewsITV backs down over Sky charges
ITV has dropped its complaint to Ofcom over the amount BSkyB charges it to put its 15 regional services on digital satellite.
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NewsRDF takes over Touchpaper
RDF Media has made its first acquisition since its£50m April flotation, paying£2.7m for the 65% of drama indie Touchpaper it did not already own.
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NewsLiddle and Burchill to front docs
Sky One has greenlit two authored documentaries - Rod Liddle on infidelity and Julie Burchill on reality TV.
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NewsThey thought it was all over - but it's not
Comedy gameshow They Think It's All Overis set to make a return to the BBC, as part of BBC1 controller Peter Fincham's efforts to boost the channel's comedy slate.
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Taylor joins comedy commissioning team
The BBC has poached Hat Trick head of comedy Cheryl Taylor to bolster its comedy commissioning team.
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NewsBBC to develop indie plan
Smaller indies could get a bigger chunk of the BBC's output as part of a 'supply strategy' being drawn up by the corporation.
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NewsChannels vie for Top Up TV slot
The Hallmark Channel and Paramount Comedy are frontrunners to become the next channel to join the Top Up TV platform.
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NewsITV withdraws Sky EPG complaint
ITV has dropped its formal complaint to Ofcom over the price of BSkyB's regionalised encryption service.
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News5m support Man Utd
BBC1's coverage of Manchester United's Champions League qualifier against Debrecen gained a solid peak audience of 5 million (22.8%) at 9.30pm.
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NewsEmap set to sell Ayr muliplex
Emap's Ayr digital radio multiplex is likely to be put up for sale following the completion of its acquisition of Scottish Radio Holdings.
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NewsThe critics: Born to be Different
The critics generally warmed to Channel 4's new three-part documentary Born to be Different.
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NewsNTL cuts losses but subscribers slow
NTL cut its operating losses for the second quarter from£267m to£56.3m, but admitted revenues had fallen and it may also miss its full-year subscriber target.
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NewsViewers complain over BBC3 'geek' slur
BBC3 has been forced to re-write an article on its website after labelling viewers who complained about its new ident 'geeks'.
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NewsRDF pays£2.7m for NY-Lon indie
Wife Swapproducer RDF Media has taken full control of drama indie Touchpaper Television, the company behind Channel 4 transatlantic drama NY-Lon, in a£2.7m deal.
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NewsOnly 3.7m want to be Transformed
ITV1's new three-part reality series Transformedstruggled to find its feet with 3.7 million (17%) in the face of tough competition from BBC1's Silent Witness.
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NewsNat Geo US launches HD channel
National Geographic is launching a high-definition version of its US channel NGC in early 2006.
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NewsEmap to sell Scot radio assets
Emap will have to sell one of its Scottish digital radio multiplexes, following Ofcom and OFT approval of its acquisition of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH).
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NewsEmma B signs to Heart
Former Radio 1 DJ Emma B has signed to London station Heart 106.2 to host a weekend show.
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NewsEarly Doors given BBC1 slot
The BBC is recycling its pub-based comedy Early Doorsto fill a late-night slot on BBC1.
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NewsThe critics: Transformed
The critics weren't too impressed by last night's new three-part series Transformedon ITV1.