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NewsDenis Norden's clip show draws 3m
ITV1's decision to dump The Real Good Lifeand Fat Familiesin favour of a repeat episode of It'll Be Alright on the Nightbrought the channel only modest returns as the clip show averaged 3 million (14%) at 8pm.
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NewsWarning on£200 licence fee
Licence fee payers are facing an annual bill of£200 a year by 2012 to pay for the BBC and government's digital policies, it was claimed today.
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NewsOFT investigates ITV SDN deal
ITV's£134m acquisition of Freeview multiplex owner SDN is being investigated by The Office of Fair Trading for uncompetitive behaviour.
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NewsUS Office gets cautious welcome from UK
The US version of the hit BBC series The Officegot off to a reasonable, if unspectacular, start on BBC3 with an average audience of 254,000 (1.7% of multichannel homes) at 9.30pm.
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NewsBBC appoints dedicated EU reporter
The BBC has appointed a reporter to exclusively cover EU institutions as part of moves to bolster its European politics coverage.
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NewsJackson acquittal boosts Fox News
US viewers flocked to the Fox News Channel to hear the verdict in the Michael Jackson case this week.
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NewsDiscovery poaches 3BM chief
Discovery Channel has poached 3BM Television managing director Dan Korn to fill the new position of vice-president of production for the UK.
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NewsBBC apologies for 'violent' trailer
The BBC has been forced to apologise after complaints that a trailer for the Wimbledon 2005 tournament was 'violent and upsetting'.
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NewsJacko verdict brings 8.5m to BBC1's news
BBC1's Ten O'Clock Newswas boosted by the timing of the Michael Jackson verdict as the corporation's extended coverage peaked at 10.15pm with 8.5 million (38%).
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NewsITV scraps Jacko special
ITV have scrapped a Tonightspecial on the Michael Jackson case after he was cleared of all charges.
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NewsThe verdict on TV's verdict
The BBC Ten O'Clock Newsteam must have been rubbing their hands with glee last night as the timing of the verdict in the Michael Jackson trial fell perfectly for their late evening news.
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NewsBBC Worldwide lifts profits
BBC Worldwide - the broadcaster's commercial arm - has announced a record profit of£55m, a 50% rise on last year's figure.
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NewsBBC lands Banff awards
The BBC won a clutch of awards at the Banff World Television Festival in Canada yesterday, with drama Blackpoolpicking up the grand prize.
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NewsSky News poaches BBC faces
Sky News has poached two BBC presenters, Ginny Buckley and Anna Jones, as the channel gears up to launch of its new on-air look and schedule later this year.
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NewsDann joins Planet Rock
Planet Rock, the digital rock music station owned by GCap Media, has made another heavyweight signing, securing former Radio 1 executive Trevor Dann for a new weekend show.
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NewsPuttnam calls on Hoon to relax Parliament media rules
Lord Puttnam stepped up his bid this week to persuade the Government to make Parliament more attractive to broadcasters.
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NewsBBC bags Spielberg epic
The BBC has bought the exclusive rights to Steven Spielberg's latest drama mini-series, Into The West.
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TV festival names channel awards shortlist
The Edinburgh International TV festival has unveiled the shortlist for its annual channel of the year prize.
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NewsCanadian Grand Prix thrills 6.3m
ITV1's live coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix gave the commercial broadcaster a head start on Sunday with a peak audience of 6.3 million (31%) at 7.15pm.
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NewsTen Alps quadruples profits
Sir Bob Geldof's indie, Ten Alps, today reported a 398% rise in pre-tax profits and a two-fold hike in turnover.