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    Muslim TV launch

    2005-07-28T07:50:02Z

    A Muslim British Airways pilot and a Rochdale-based businessman have teamed up to launch a TV channel aimed at dispelling stereotypes of Muslims.

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    Virgin to add new digital stations

    2005-07-28T07:49:02Z

    SMG is pumping over£2m into its Virgin Radio studios in London as it prepares to launch three digital stations in the next 12 months.

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    Real Time lines up male genre shows

    2005-07-28T07:49:00Z

    Discovery Real Time channel director Paul Welling has stacked up a host of new series for the recently relaunched channel's autumn/winter schedule.

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    ITV plans live Bill for 50th

    2005-07-27T17:20:44Z

    ITV is to screen a second live edition of cop drama The Billas part of the network's 50th anniversary celebrations.

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    Setanta joins Top-Up TV

    2005-07-27T11:31:20Z

    Irish Broadcaster Setanta Sports has struck a deal with Top Up TV to screen live Scottish Premier League (SPL) games on its pay per day service.

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    Aardman promotes Goleszowski

    2005-07-27T11:27:16Z

    Aardman Animations has appointed Creature Comforts director Richard Goleszowski to the new role of creative director for broadcast and development.

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    BBC1's dramas charm the viewers

    2005-07-27T11:24:33Z

    BBC1's drama line-up that dominated its peaktime schedule last night (Tuesday) was a hit with viewers as between 7.30 and 10pm its audience kept above the 6 million mark.

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    The critics: BBC3's comedies

    2005-07-27T10:33:05Z

    The critics warmly greeted the first series of BBC3's comedy The Smoking Roombut the start of the second series met with a hostile reception.

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    C4 to debate London suicide bombings

    2005-07-27T10:14:50Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned a special edition of its Shariah TVstrand to debate the effect the recent London bombings is having on Britain's Muslim community.

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    BBC daytime to chart UK slavery

    2005-07-27T09:53:03Z

    The hidden world of slavery in the UK is being explored as part of BBC daytime's autumn line-up.

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    Living TV lesbian drama ads cleared

    2005-07-27T09:45:01Z

    Living TV's raunchy advertising campaign for lesbian drama The L-Wordhas been cleared by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) despite attracting over 600 complaints.

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    Big Ron back on air

    2005-07-26T17:47:11Z

    Ron Atkinson's broadcasting rehabilitation continues with his return as a football pundit on Real Radio Yorkshire.

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    The critics: Silent Witness

    2005-07-26T11:51:35Z

    BBC1's Silent Witnessmaybe a strong attraction with the viewers but its return yesterday received a mized reception from the critics.

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    Dreyfus handed ITV drama lead

    2005-07-26T10:41:22Z

    James Dreyfus, star of Gimme Gimme Gimmeand Hell's Kitchen, is to play the part of two characters in his first lead role in an ITV comedy drama.

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    Sit-Up TV launches new channel

    2005-07-26T10:35:06Z

    Sit-Up TV, the retail broadcaster bought by Telewest for£194m in May, is set to launch its sixth channel.

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    BBC slammed over Al-Qaeda film

    2005-07-26T10:02:03Z

    The BBC has been slammed by the mother of a murdered British soldier after last night's BBC2 documentary on Al-Qaeda showed footage of her son's death at the hands of a suicide bomber.

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    NTL grows VOD footprint

    2005-07-26T09:58:22Z

    NTL is to continue the roll-out of its video on demand service adding an extra 100,000 customers.

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    Smooth FM strikes Chelsea deal

    2005-07-26T09:53:38Z

    GMG Radio's 102.2 Smooth FM will broadcast full commentary of Chelsea FC games for the next three years.

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    Motive raises£100,000

    2005-07-26T09:48:18Z

    Film finance and distribution group Civilian Content has taken a 5.92% stake in Motive Television, the new indie launched by former Chrysalis TV chief Mick Pilsworth.

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    Coast attracts 5m to BBC2

    2005-07-25T13:00:35Z

    Following the popular success of Extras, BBC2 looks to have another massive hit on its hands with the second part of Coastdrawing 5 million (20%) on Sunday (24 July).