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NewsBBC2 scores hits
BBC2 scored a trio of significant ratings hits last week. Ricky Gervais's new comedy Extrasattracted 4.6 million (23.5%) on Thursday (21 July) at 9pm and was the most-watched programme at that time. On Sunday (24 July) Top Gearpulled in 5.1 million (21.8%) ...
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Leopard pounces
Leopard Films, producer of BBC1 daytime show Cash in the Attic, has poached Ricochet head of development Sharon Stansfield to take the same job at its London office. Leopard has also promoted Cash in the AtticUSA producer Nick Rigg to vice-president of ...
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NewsJoey exits with 1.8 million viewers
Joey, Five's£450,000 an episode US comedy, attracted an average audience of 1.8 million (7.8%) over its five-month run.
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Marr to host BBC's European quiz show
The BBC's outgoing political editor, Andrew Marr, is to front a BBC2 quiz that will test the European credentials of British viewers. How Euro Are You?is being made by Talent TV, the indie behind inter-active quiz Test the Nation, and will test ...
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Ofcom wins legal battle over licences
Ofcom has won the first of two legal challenges over FM radio licences it has awarded. In the first such action taken against the regulator, A-Ten FM chairman Francis Wildman brought a judicial review to the High Court over its awarding of the recent Ashford licence to Local Ashford Radio ...
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A place in the sun
It's that time of year when thoughts turn to sun, sea and cycling in Suffolk. Jane Marlow finds out where today's busy broadcasting exec goes to relax - and whether the Blackberry goes too.
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Repetitive strain
BBC viewers believe that repeats are proof their licence fee cash is being squandered but, says Steve Hewlett, a high proportion of programmes are shown again for good reasons.
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Shooting in HD: it's all in the detail
High definition is at last becoming a reality as the number of shows being shot on the format continues to rise. Bu...
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Mosey gets sporting chance
Roger Mosey may not have been an obvious contender for BBC director of sport, but his experience and his passion make him a canny choice to lead the department up north.
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Edinburgh is a dead loss
We don't need a panel discussion to tell us whether TV has pushed the boundaries too far on sex and death.
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NewsTV's long hard week
Last year the ratings talk was of BBC1's Black Wednesday and ITV1's Saturday slump. This year every day is tough for the terrestrials who face relentless competition from multichannel.
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Another flawed Hutton
Hutton's picture of an indie sector set to crush the BBC once the WoCC gives it a foot in the door is a far-fetched one.
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NewsPolice bid to curb mobile clips on TV
Broadcasters have rejected police calls not to show mobile phone images of terrorist attacks before they have been examined for evidence.
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NewsRTL: could sell part of Five
Less than a week after taking full control of Five, RTL has said it would be prepared to sell a stake in the channel in order to fund a multichannel presence in the UK.
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NewsWoCC will damage BBC, warns Hutton
A BBC-commissioned report into the corporation's Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) has concluded it could kill off BBC in-house production and do long-term damage to public service broadcasting.
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NewsOU announces the end of men with beards
Its kipper tie-sporting, bearded professors have been a staple of the BBC's graveyard schedules for 34 years, but now the Open University has decided to pull out of early morning broadcasting.
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NewsC4 digital chief in Discovery move
Channel 4 controller of digital channels Dan Brooke has quit three months before the launch of More 4 to join Discovery.
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Celebs pilot talkshows for ITV teatime slot
Joe Pasquale, Richard Hammond and Phillip Schofield are all in the frame to present a new teatime ITV family entertainment show.
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NewsBBC weighs up Manchester options
The BBC's plan to move four key departments to Manchester is entering a critical stage, with governors set to decide within three months on proposals for the relocation.
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Kojak remake to debut on ITV4
ITV has bought the rights to the remake of cult US detective series Kojakfor its soon-to-launch men's channel ITV4.