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    Politics Special: Election fever.

    2005-03-30T14:17:39Z

    With the election date all but named, what tricks do the broadcasters have up their sleeves to convince a jaded electorate that their coverage will be worth tuning into?

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    £600k bonus for ITV's Allen.

    2005-03-30T14:17:33Z

    ITV chief executive Charles Allen has landed a£600,000 share award after turning in better than expected profits, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Willis defends BBC in-house.

    2005-03-30T14:17:32Z

    John Willis, one of the BBC's most senior programme executives, has warned that the rise of

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    Regions suffer most in cuts.

    2005-03-30T14:17:32Z

    BBC staff outside London have been the hardest hit by this week's redundancies with hundreds of staff facing the axe, writes Geoff White.

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    Ex-Sky trio launch Poker Channel.

    2005-03-30T14:17:32Z

    Three former Sky executives have launched the UK's first television channel dedicated to poker, writes Susan Thompson.

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    ITV and C4 win Freeview slots.

    2005-03-30T14:17:31Z

    ITV and Channel 4 have bagged Crown Castle's two vacant Freeview slots, writes Susan Thompson.

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    Unions fight back against BBC cuts.

    2005-03-30T14:17:31Z

    The BBC faces a showdown with angry unions over its latest round of job cuts, which

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    Comment - Benefit of the doubt.

    2005-03-30T14:17:31Z

    Thompson's swingeing cuts at the BBC are attracting a great deal of flak, but in the long-term he may yet be vindicated, says Conor Dignam, Editor.

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    BBC governors back Springer screening

    2005-03-30T12:00:00Z

    The BBC was right to screen Jerry Springer - The Opera, say BBC governors who have voted against upholding a record 63,000 complaints about the programme.

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    Hustle convinces 6.4m

    2005-03-30T11:24:15Z

    The return of BBC1's slick drama series Hustlewas welcomed back by the viewers with a peak audience of 6.4 million (27%) at the beginning.

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    3i backs MacKenzie TWG bid

    2005-03-30T10:15:48Z

    Kelvin MacKenzie is preparing a new£100m bid to take the Wireless Group private with cash from venture capital firm 3i.

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    Survival founder dies

    2005-03-30T10:01:34Z

    Colin Willock, the veteran wildlife programme maker who set up ITV's influential natural history flagship Survivalin the early 60's, has died after a short illness.

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    Govt caves in over Jamie's School Dinners' demands

    2005-03-30T09:49:59Z

    The Government has yielded to pressure from Channel 4 series Jamie's School Dinners, pledging to 'transform the quality of school meals' with a£280m cash boost.

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    BBC bans Army news footage

    2005-03-30T09:46:17Z

    The BBC has said it will no longer use news packages from an armed forces service, following a complaint about a report from Iraq.

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    Sky weighs in for more Battlestar Galactica

    2005-03-30T09:35:37Z

    BSkyB has signed up to co-produce a second series of US sci-fi drama Battlestar Galactica.

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    Colditz captures 6.7m

    2005-03-29T13:09:13Z

    ITV1 had the edge in the battle of the Easter Day (27 March) period dramas with the commercial broadcaster's Colditzpeaking with 6.7 million (28%) at the start.

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    10.5m help Dr Who defeat Ant & Dec

    2005-03-29T12:29:05Z

    The return of Doctor Whoto BBC1 not only defeated the Autons but also ITV1's popular duo Ant and Dec as the corporation's sci-fi drama series peaked at 10.5 million (44.3%) at 7.30pm.

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    BBC Scotland head defends job cuts

    2005-03-29T11:36:34Z

    The head of BBC Scotland has stood by the latest round of job losses, dismissing claims that he was forced into making more cuts than department heads proposed.

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    Emap plots FHM radio

    2005-03-29T11:33:34Z

    Emap, the media group that publishes Broadcast,is considering the launch of a new radio station based around lads' magazine FHM.

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    Govt starts analogue switch-off

    2005-03-29T10:32:43Z

    The Government will tonight take its first tentative step toward analogue switch-off with the launch of a trial scheme in Wales.