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NewsITV pulls plug on Manchester unit
ITV is closing its low-cost multichannel production arm in Manchester, threatening up to 20 jobs.
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Alli in strategic move to take over SMG
Waheed Alli has stepped up his campaign to buy Virgin Radio and is considering a takeover of parent company SMG.
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Ten Alps firms win raft of orders
The turbulent life of 18th-century Russian Empress Catherine the Great is to be retold in a major new documentary for the BBC.
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ITV revives Office Monkey
ITV2 is to bring back Princess Productions' Office Monkeyafter axing it over a year ago.
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NewsAuschwitz series ends with 3.5m
BBC2's critically acclaimed series on the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz has also proved to be a hit with viewers as the final episode averaged 3.5 million (14.2%) at 9pm.
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NewsFive CSI ads backfire
Five's marketing campaign for CSI:NY, which framed its recipients as a serial killer's next target, has caused 'serious offence and distress', according to the Advertising Standards Authority.
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NewsDiscovery's Abraham joins TLC
Discovery Networks UK general manager David Abraham has been appointed to run TLC in the US in a bid to turn round the struggling channel.
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NewsReality show contestant commits suicide
A contestant on NBC's upcoming reality boxing show The Contenderhas committed suicide.
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NewsBrit producers stack up Rose D'Or nominations
British productions have been dealt a heavy hand of nominations for this year's Rose D'Or festival.
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NewsBBC rules out Panorama move
The BBC has ruled out returning Panoramato a permanent midweek slot but will instead increase the budget and number of slots for the flagship current affairs show.
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NewsThe Baby War recruits 6.1m
ITV1's one-off drama The Baby Warput up a half-hearted fight against its nearest rival with a peak audience of 6.1 million (25%) at the start.
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NewsTV spends£1.5m marketing itself
The major players in UK commercial TV today unveiled a£1.5m initiative to win over more advertisers and see-off competition from the likes of radio, the internet and direct mail for marketing budgets.
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NewsRajars drops Gfk from contract race
Gfk Media, the research company employed by Kelvin MacKenzie to measure radio audiences, has been dropped from the race to win a lucrative new contract from Rajar.
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NewsNick channels back on Telewest
Nickelodeon has ended its stand-off with cable provider Telewest after agreeing new terms for its four channels.
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NewsNew chief exec for MTV Europe
MTV Networks Europe has promoted deputy chief executive and executive vice president Simon Guild to the position of chief executive.
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NewsFormer YTV chief joins Newcastle indie
Former Yorkshire TV controller of factual programmes Helen Scott has joined Newcastle-based indie Different.
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Analysis - Who should rule the BBC?
Lord Burns' proposals are on the table, Ofcom has made its recommendations and Michael Grade has set out his stall. Here, four leading industry figures consider the ideas for the future governance and regulation of the BBC.
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Creative brief - Jump make Ant and Dec leap
Jump has designed and produced the titles for the new series of ITV1's Ant and Dec's
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BIG hires Akhtar for factual commissions/
Bristol indies Available Light, Icon Films, Quickfire Media and Testimony Films have stepped up their collaborative efforts by appointing a development producer to bid for large-scale commissions, writes Paul Revoir.
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Interview: Andrew Newman - Talent spotter
Andrew Newman has a pedigree which has brought him from The Wordvia Brass Eyeand Ali G to become head of entertainment at Channel 4 - where he is revelling in the chance to make risky TV.