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NewsC4 News angers Russian government
Channel 4 last night rejected protests from the Russian government and aired an interview with the Chechen rebel leader behind the Beslan school siege.
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NewsOfcom to rule on ITV regions
ITV will learn on Tuesday whether it can push forward with controversial plans to axe regional programming when Ofcom publishes it final PSB conclusions.
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NewsSit-Up bids for Freeview movie channel
TV shopping broadcaster Sit-up TV has put in a bid to launch a movie channel in Crown Castle's vacant Freeview slot.
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NewsFive secures Blair exclusive
Five has gained exclusive access to prime minister Tony Blair as part of a series of programmes in which senior political figures face questions from the public.
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NewsPEER POLL: Working in TV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Does TV offer enough flexibility to working parents?
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NewsBBC1 instructs 7m in How to Sleep Better
BBC1's interactive show How to Sleep Betterkept a peak audience of 7 million (29%) awake at 8.55pm, providing strong competition for ITV1's popular The Bill.
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The Rising Son
James Murdoch has had a tough time since taking over the chief executive job at Sky - but figures he announced this week have silenced some of his critics - and suggest his strategy for growth is the right one. Here is an extract from an interview with an analyst ...
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Heart pins hope on fresh blood
Chrysalis Radio chief executive Phil Riley has defended the poor ratings of flagship London station Heart 106.2 and claimed it will claw back listeners with its new look.
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C4, BBC2 knock at Nobles Gate
Scottish indie Nobles Gate has won a host of commissions, including an irreverent film for Channel 4 on the dos and don'ts of being a child star.
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BBC orders teen drama
Southampton-based indie Resource Base has been commissioned to make a BBC2 drama, co-written and directed by acclaimed playwright John Godber.
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Open Mike scoops aid gig
Open Mike Productions has been commissioned by the BBC to film the nation's largest ever comedy gig, organised to raise funds for victims of the Asian tsunami.
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BBC scores more tests from talent
The BBC has locked down the rights to its hit interactive quiz format Test the Nationuntil 2006, ordering 15 hours of new specials from indie Talent Television. The next batch of six specials of the primetime BBC1 quiz, presented by Anne Robinson and Phillip Schofield, which ...
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Goodall's animals talk for Tigress
Bristol-based indie Tigress Productions has been commissioned to make a documentary with renowned conservationist Jane Goodall. The two-hour special, working titled Jane Goodall's When Animals Talk, is scheduled to air on Animal Planet in June. The programme will focus on what happens when humans and animals ...
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Wise Buddah wins seven BBC orders
Radio indie Wise Buddah has picked up seven commissions from BBC Radio 2 and the World Service. Elton John will be the subject of a three-part series for R2, which will air weekly in July, while Tom Waits and Coldplay will be the subjects of documentary specials airing in April ...
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C4 takes third look at Peep Show
Channel 4 head of comedy Caroline Leddy has commissioned a third series of sitcom Peep Showfrom indie Objective Productions. The series, which follows a pair of socially dysfunctional flat-sharers (David Mitchell and Robert Webb) in south London, will be written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Aaqil Ahmed
Channel 4's commissioning editor, religion wishes he could nab Top Gear- in the meantime he's looking for primetime documentaries that will bring in an audience while keeping spirituality in the driving seat
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Wogan helps R2 to record audience
Terry Wogan's decision this week to retire from radio in March 2007 will be a major blow to his growing army of fans - now up to a record 8.05 million listeners, according to the latest Rajars.
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Digital listeners push up XFm's share
Indie rock station Xfm lost listeners in the core London market but grew its national audience through digital listening. The Capital Radio-owned station lost 6.5% of its listeners over the last quarter to report an audience of 535,000. However, it recorded its second highest ever national audience of 693,000, which ...
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Jazz FM loses 200,000 listeners
Jazz FM has had one of its worst radio listenership results, losing almost a quarter of its audience in three months. The audience share for the London station, owned by the Guardian Media Group, dropped from 2.2% to 1.7% as 204,000 listeners abandoned it. The decline could lead to a ...
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106 Century FM ups share ahead of sale
106 Century FM, the station Capital Radio is to sell in order to secure its merger with GWR, has lost nearly 20,000 of its audience but has upped its share of listening. The Nottingham-based station reported an audience of 302,000, but grew its listening share to 6.1% due to an ...