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NewsUnions reject BBC offer
Unions have rejected the BBC's offer made at last week's Acas meeting, offering no compulsory redundancies until 2006, saying it did not sufficiently address their concerns.
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NewsLife's not so good for ITV1 with 2.7m
ITV1's latest reality show The Real Good Lifemade a slow debut last night with an average audience of just 2.7 million (13%) at 8pm and was overshadowed by both BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsEurosport to air on Top Up TV
Top Up TV has picked British Eurosport as its new channel offering, following the decision by E4 to leave the premium service and go free-to-air.
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NewsC4 extends horse racing deadline
Channel 4 has given the racing and betting industries until the end of the week to decide whether to keep coverage of the sport on TV.
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NewsShed's profits rise by over 200%
Shed Productions, the company behind Bad Girlsand Footballer's Wives, has released its first results since the company floated, showing that its gross profits are up 209% to£2.8m.
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NewsBig Brother puts Island celebs in the shade
The opening show of the sixth series of Channel 4's Big Brothermanaged to dominate viewing with a peak of 7 million (35.5%) at 10pm as ITV1's Celebrity Love Islandwas even overshadowed by BBC2.
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NewsPact council discusses freelancer complaints
Pact's council will meet tomorrow to discuss its response to the campaign by TV Wrap alleging widespread abuse of freelancers by indie production companies.
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NewsSky confirms job cuts likely
BSkyB's chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein has confirmed that job redundancies are likely as the company completes its review of efficiencies across the entire business.
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NewsPostman Pat heads for America
Animation producer and rights holder Entertainment Rights, the company behind children's characters such as Basil Brush and He-Man, has sold British animation favourite Postman Pat to US media giant Time Warner.
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NewsUK TV exports just miss $1bn
UK TV exports failed to hit the $1bn mark last year with 2004 proving to be a slow year for overseas sales.
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NewsSky One lands Threshold partnership
Sky One has signed on as a co-production partner with CBS Paramount for two series of new sci-fi drama Threshold.
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NewsCrown Castle confirms C4's Freeview slot
Channel 4 has officially bagged the last available slot on Freeview after bidding over£5m for a space on the digital terrestrial platform.
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NewsBig Bro producer wins Broadcast talent award
Big Brothersenior producer Melissa Brown was among those honoured at the Broadcast Young Talent Awards at the National Film Theatre last night.
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NewsMurphy's Law picks-up 5.4m
BBC1's Murphy's Lawreturned for a third series last night with a peak audience of 5.4 million (26%), but the big winner last night was the weather.
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NewsITV wants to join Freeview consortium
ITV chief executive Charles Allen wants to become part of the Freeview consortium, joining existing stakeholders BBC, BSkyB and Crown Castle.
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NewsBBC strike called off
Unions have called off plans for a two-day strike on Tuesday, after securing an offer from BBC management on proposals to cut 3,780 jobs.
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NewsBBC kicks off sport chief trawl
Another job swap between the BBC and the indie sector could be on the cards after it emerged former TV Corp chief executive Jeff Foulser is in line for the job of head of BBC Sport.
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NewsPEER POLL: Celebrity Love Island
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should ITV axe Celebrity Love Island?
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News14.6m cheer Liverpool to victory
ITV1's coverage of Liverpool's dramatic win in the final of the Champions League Cup comprehensively dominated viewing with a peak audience of 14.6 million (60%) during the penalty shoot-out, the highest audience for a football match this year.
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Hewland to make Dream Team spin-offs
Sky One has commissioned Hewland International to make two spin-off shows from its long-running soccer soap Dream Team.