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NewsWire in the Blood manages 7.5m
The return of ITV1's crime drama Wire in the Bloodprovided only moderate competition for BBC1's Dalziel and Pascoedespite the series starring Robson Green peaking at 7.5 million (30%) at the start.
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NewsGWR launches chill-out station
Classic FM-owner GWR is to add a new ambient music station to its digital radio portfolio as part of its strategy to extend its range of formats.
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NewsRDF in buyout talks with IWC
Wife Swapproducer RDF Media is in talks to buy Scotland's biggest independent producer IWC Media for an estimated£20m.
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NewsHutchison 'in talks with Shed and Talkback'
Axed EastEndersexecutive producer Kathleen Hutchison is reported to be in talks about joining Shed Productions or TalkbackThames.
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NewsNorton to host Baftas
Graham Norton has finally landed another TV gig - hosting this year's Bafta TV awards.
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NewsJoey sheds a million for Five
Five's much-vaunted new US sitcom Joeylost over a million viewers last night.
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NewsQuestion Time to broadcast from China
The BBC is taking its flagship current affairs show Question Timeto China next month as part of a series of programmes from the Communist nation.
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NewsHG Capital eyes Virgin Radio
Private equity group HG Capital will make a bid for Virgin Radio if SMG is forced to auction the station to the highest bidder.
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NewsGfk hits out at Rajar
Gfk Media, the research company employed by Kelvin MacKenzie to measure radio audiences, has hit back at Rajar after being dropped from the race to win a lucrative new contract.
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NewsExpress Group axes BBC and ITV digital listings
The Daily Express and Daily Star have axed listings for channels including BBC3 and ITV2 after broadcasters refused to pay thousands of pounds demanded by the newspaper group for the service.
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NewsBBC creates£9m comedy fund
The BBC has ring-fenced£9m to commission comedy programmes outside London and is restructuring its entertainment and comedy commissioning.
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NewsFive's football scores with 3.3m
Five's decision to devote virtually all of its peaktime schedule to live football coverage of the Uefa tournament paid dividends with a peak audience of 3.3 million (15%) at 9.25pm and an overall peaktime share of 9.2%.
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NewsGranada poaches BB producer
Granada has poached the Endemol series editor of Celebrity Big BrotherDavid Williams to join its entertainment division.
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NewsBirt and Jowell clash on BBC funding
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell and former BBC director general John Birt are understood to have clashed over the idea that the licence fee should be shared out among broadcasters.
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NewsAce FM snares Kidderminster licence
Ofcom has awarded a new FM licence in Kidderminster to the Midlands News Association-owned Ace FM.
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NewsChapman buys Little Robots
Former ITV children's controller Vanessa Chapman has bought the rights to CBBC pre-school animation Little Robots.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC1 controller
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should Kevin Lygo be the next controller of BBC1?
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NewsThe Apprentice picks up 2.1m
BBC2's much-hyped reality show for business-types The Apprenticegot off to a limp start yesterday with a peak audience of just 2.1 million (8.8%) at 9.45pm.
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Enteraction buys into a 3G future
Enteraction TV, the company that runs Thomas Cook TV and the new London TV channel, -has bought interactive specialist Red Fig in a deal worth an estimated£3m.
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BBC appoints news chief to lead Broadcast sale
The BBC has appointed BBC news chief operating officer Peter Phillips to oversee the summer sale of BBC Broadcast, squashing trade union Bectu's hopes of keeping Broadcast's 1,000 staff at the corporation.