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    C4 set for another coach trip

    2005-04-20T10:48:59Z

    Channel 4 is sending British tourists on another holiday round Europe after recommissioning daytime reality series Coach Trip.

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    Viewers prefer BBC's regional news

    2005-04-20T10:39:37Z

    BBC News is celebrating after beating ITV in every area of the country on regional news for the first time.

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    Pact appoints Minns to head policy development

    2005-04-20T10:14:35Z

    Producers' alliance Pact has appointed Screen Internationaljournalist Adam Minns as its head of policy development.

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    Five bags Vaughan's Top Buzzer

    2005-04-20T10:03:25Z

    Five has bagged exclusive terrestrial rights to MTV's comedy drama series, Top Buzzer, written by Johnny Vaughan.

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    Hell's Kitchen serves up 6.8m

    2005-04-19T12:02:20Z

    ITV1's Hell's Kitchen, the culinary reality TV show, returned with a peak audience of 6.8 million (30%) at the start.

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    ITV's shares boosted on Dyke rumours

    2005-04-19T11:23:47Z

    ITV's was among the best performers on the stock-market yesterday on the back of reports that Greg Dyke and private equity group Apax Partners are lining up a bid for ITV.

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    BBC pledges extra£61m for programmes

    2005-04-19T11:21:18Z

    The BBC has pledged to plough an extra£61m into programme making this year, as it unveiled its blueprint to take it through to its next charter renewal.

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    UTV close to buying Wireless Group

    2005-04-19T10:41:40Z

    Ulster Television (UTV) is close to buying Talksport-owner The Wireless Group in a deal worth£100m that could see chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie step down.

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    CNN changes worldwide news team

    2005-04-19T10:37:35Z

    CNN has announced major changes in its news gathering team with new appointments within its Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East and Africa operations.

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    MTV launches 'Made to Vote' campaign

    2005-04-19T10:19:56Z

    MTV is launching a pre-election campaign to encourage its young viewers to vote.

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    UK dramas lead Monte Carlo nominations

    2005-04-19T10:11:31Z

    Dramas Shamelessand Life Beginslead the UK nominations at this year's Monte Carlo television festival.

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    Allen declines BBC comedy role

    2005-04-19T10:08:12Z

    The BBC's comedy commissioning structure has been left in limbo after comedy editor Kenton Allen turned down the top commissioning job.

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    BBC News 24 staff 'work to rule'

    2005-04-19T09:44:05Z

    Staff at BBC News 24 have announced a 'work to rule' protest against job cuts in the department which could affect the channel's election coverage and next month's FA Cup final.

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    5.8m see Radcliffe win marathon

    2005-04-18T12:14:44Z

    A peak of 5.8 million viewers (61%) at 11.15am tuned in to watch Paula Radcliffe win the London Marathonon Sunday.

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    BBC1's Doctor defeated by Ant and Dec

    2005-04-18T12:00:00Z

    The battle for Saturday night viewing intensified this week as BBC1's Doctor Whowas narrowly defeated by ITV1's duo Ant and Dec with an average 7.1 million (36%) 6.45pm.

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    Hazlitt joins SMG

    2005-04-18T11:34:09Z

    Virgin Radio-owner SMG has confirmed the appointment of Fru Hazlitt, the managing director of Yahoo! UK and Ireland, as its new chief executive of radio.

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    Visual Voodoo appoints Ford

    2005-04-18T11:29:46Z

    ITN-owned production arm Visual Voodoo, the producer behind Channel 4's X-Rated: The Pop Videos They Tried to Banand ITV1's Dumb Britain, has appointed Rapido co-founder Mark Ford as its head of development.

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    Sky on track with HDTV

    2005-04-18T10:37:41Z

    BSkyB has said it is on track to launch High-Definition Television (HDTV) in the UK and Ireland next year, following a series of deals with technology and equipment suppliers.

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    Thatcher demands damages from the BBC

    2005-04-18T10:21:45Z

    Lady Thatcher is demanding damages from the BBC after it used one of her most famous quotes without permission.

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    BBC3 launches VOD service

    2005-04-18T09:58:08Z

    BBC3 has made its first moves towards offering a video-on-demand service, splitting the channel into four as part of a new experiment.