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NewsThompson defends job cuts
BBC director general Mark Thompson has defended his decision to cut thousands of jobs at the corporation, saying without them the BBC would eventually be 'left high and dry'
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NewsOfcom awards first community radio licence
Ofcom has awarded the first not-for-profit community radio licence to a consortium based in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
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NewsC4 faces Ofcom sex probe
Channel 4 is under investigation by Ofcom for showing uncensored scenes of penetrative sex.
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NewsComic Relief's Fame Academy stays on top with 8.3m
BBC1 dominated peaktime viewing last night as a peak of 8.3 million (34%) at 8.30pm saw the penultimate round of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.
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NewsFry takes starring role in Archers
Stephen Fry has won a Radio 4 contest to take a starring role in The Archers.
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NewsGranada's Murphy joins Fremantle
Shane Murphy has quit Granada International to join FremantleMedia as head of acquisitions and development.
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NewsWall quits UBM
United Business Media chief operating officer Malcolm Wall is to leave the company at the end of the month, after he was overlooked to succeed outgoing chief executive Lord Hollick.
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NewsITV and C4 weigh up Freeview stakes
Freeview shareholder's BSkyB, the BBC and Crown Castle have said they would welcome ITV and Channel 4 on board as fellow stakeholders.
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NewsFilmFlex signs up Bond movies
Movie-on-demand service FilmFlex has landed rights to classics such as the James Bond films and Legally Blondeas part of a content deal with Hollywood studio MGM-United Artists (MGM-UA).
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NewsCelador appoints BBC man for AFP push
Celador International is moving into advertiser-funded programming and has appointed a BBC execuive to spearhead the push.
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NewsVirgin Radio ad revenues nosedive
Scottish Media Group has reported a plunge in profits at Virgin Radio, increasing pressure on the company to entertain Waheed Alli's bid for the station.
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NewsMore prizes for Shameless
Company Pictures scooped further plaudits for its Channel 4 drama Shameless, winning two prizes at last night's Indie Awards.
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NewsLords unveil BBC select committee
The House of Lords has unveiled the line-up of its select committee to examine proposals for the BBC's future.
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NewsPEER POLL: Green paper
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will the green paper bring fundamental change to the BBC?
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NewsBBC axes 1,730 staff
BBC director general Mark Thompson has taken the axe to 1,730 backroom staff - the biggest single round of redundancies in BBC history.
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NewsThe Bill stops 6.6m
ITV1's normally robust The Billtook a knock in the ratings with a peak of 6.6 million (29%) at the start as BBC1's Comic Relief Does Fame Academycontinued to attract viewers.
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Vizrt shells out $9m for Curious
The UK graphics company Curious Software, whose software creates maps for BBC and Sky news, has been sold to the virtual set company Vizrt for $9m (£4.7m).
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BBC takes top iTV Bafta award for Spooks Interactive
SpooksInteractive won the top iTV accolade at last week's Bafta Games and Interactive Awards.
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Interested parties queue up to buy SSL
UK audio equipment manufacturer Solid State Logic (SSL) has been put up for sale and 40 enquiries have already been received regarding the purchase of the business.
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Oasis lands series
Oasis Television has won the contract to post Natural Born Dealersfor Leopard Films, off the back of a£200,000 investment in a Pogle grading system. The Soho company will do full post on the 22 x 60-minute series, which is expected to air this summer. Oasis Television ...