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    Sky set for subs boost

    2005-01-31T10:10:35Z

    BSkyB is due to report an increase of between 160,000 and 178,000 new subscribers this week, following strong Christmas sales.

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    Paxman criticises BBC budget cuts

    2005-01-31T10:06:17Z

    Newsnightpresenter Jeremy Paxman has criticised BBC director general Mark Thompson's plan to cut 15% from the budget of news and current affairs.

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    Shed to float for£40m in March

    2005-01-31T06:59:50Z

    Shed, the company behind ITV's Bad Girlsand Footballers Wives, has confirmed it will float on the London Stock Market on March 18 in a bid to raise cash to go on the acquisition trail.

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    Classic FM grows clout

    2005-01-28T11:41:16Z

    Classic FM has reversed a decline in audience figures and bolstered its position as the nation's biggest commercial radio station.

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    Fahrenheit 9/11 convinces 4m

    2005-01-28T11:21:01Z

    Channel 4's premiere of Michael Moore's documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11was a big hit for the broadcaster with a peak audience of 4 million (18%) at 9.30pm.

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    Burns panel calls for new BBC watchdog

    2005-01-28T11:15:35Z

    The government should set up a new independent body to oversee the BBC's accountability and advise on how much public funding it should get, the charter review panel led by Lord Burns said today.

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    Sopranos for sale at£1m an episode

    2005-01-28T11:12:02Z

    US cable stations are lining up to bid more than£1m an episode for old episodes of The Sopranosas HBO offers the hit show to America's syndicated market for the first time.

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    SMG bids for Scottish ITV News

    2005-01-28T11:08:26Z

    Sir Trevor McDonald will no longer be the face of ITV's news bulletin in Scotland if new proposals submitted to Ofcom are given the green light.

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    Yorke axes EastEnders duo

    2005-01-28T10:31:19Z

    EastEndersexecutive producer Kathleen Hutchison and series producer Sharon Hughff have left the show after only four months as part of an overhaul by drama chief John Yorke.

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    Magic overtakes Heart in London Rajars

    2005-01-28T10:12:56Z

    London easy-listening station Magic has overtaken rival Heart 106.2 for the first time - taking a step closer to the number one slot.

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    PEER POLL: BBC News

    2005-01-28T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Michael Grade right about BBC news?

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    Off the record - 30 second guide - Trisha Goddard.

    2005-01-27T16:26:03Z

    Right, here's your starter for 10. Who recently declared that 'work is better than sex'? Easy, Gordon

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    Off the record - Cabbies get a tip-off.

    2005-01-27T16:26:03Z

    Cabbies are clearly not losing any sleep over the new BBC rules banning freelancers from using

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    Off the record - A day in the wife.

    2005-01-27T16:26:03Z

    BBC chairman Michael Grade has a funny way of marking the time it would seem as

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    Off the record - Suits you, sir.

    2005-01-27T16:26:03Z

    Channel 4 celebrated a successful 2004 with a party last week, which saw all the broadcaster's

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    Opinion - Peer poll: Dick and Dom.

    2005-01-27T16:26:02Z

    Are MPs right to question the PSB value of Dick and Dom?

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    Comeback TV - The comeback kids.

    2005-01-27T16:26:02Z

    They have risen phoenix-like from the ashes - shows that were all but dead have been resurrected and made into ratings winners, but what's the story behind their transformation? David Wood looks at the challenges TV executives face in keeping their brands

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    Newsnight - The Newsnight revolution.

    2005-01-27T16:26:02Z

    For 25 years, BBC2's Newsnight has been probing the stories behind the news headlines of the day - and terrorising politicians. Lisa Campbell asks four leading lights in the programme's history for their perspective.

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    Production - On location - Mud, sweat and tears.

    2005-01-27T16:26:02Z

    The weather didn't always behave itself for the making of a series on how the elements affected famous battles, as The Storms of War producer/director Paul Murton explains.

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    Production - Rough Cut - Who are they kidding?

    2005-01-27T16:26:02Z

    The TV business is losing swathes of talent through family-unfriendly attitudes, says Leo Carlyon.