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NewsBBC moves closer to online clip archive
The BBC has taken another step towards making its massive archive of TV clips available online for free.
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NewsAlba bags History commissions
Military specialist indie Alba Communications has landed two commissions for the History Channel's global feeds, worth£1.5m.
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NewsBBC rapped for naming teacher
The BBC has been rapped over a documentary in which a gay man admitted a schoolboy 'crush' on one of his former teachers.
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NewsEndemol picks up baby format
Endemol has signed a deal with ID Distribution to take new format Don't Drop the Babyaround the world.
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NewsRoyal wedding beaten by National
The Grand Nationalproved more popular than The Royal Weddingon Saturday with a peak of 9.8 million (62%) at 4.15pm.
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News3m see Pope's funeral on BBC1
Viewers preferred BBC1's coverage of the funeral of Pope John Paul II with the corporation's audience reaching a peak of 3 million (38%) at 10.50am.
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NewsMip news round-up
Indie Black Diamond Films has launched a new division that will specialise in alternative Jackass-style youth programming.
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NewsKreiz buys into Smartjog
Ynon Kreiz, the former founder and chief executive of Fox Kids Europe, has bought a stake in Smartjog, a company that specialises in tapeless programme distribution.
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NewsITV1 dramatises royal romance
ITV1 is cashing in on last weekend's royal wedding with a docudrama about the early romance between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.
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NewsScreenhouse launches Machinehouse
The team who built catapults, crossbows and a fort for BBC2's What The Ancients Did For Usare putting their skills up for hire.
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NewsFincham to start BBC1 post early
New BBC1 controller Peter Fincham will take over the running of the channel a month earlier than expected.
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NewsUS TV product placement worth£1bn
New research from the United States says product placement in television is growing faster than other media, including films and video games, giving British companies a sight of the potential cash on offer if Ofcom relaxed its ban in the UK.
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NewsLife Before Birth draws 3.5m
Channel 4's lengthy documentary Life Before Birthwas a surprise hit last night with an audience high of 3.5 million (25%).
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NewsGrade faces grilling on BBC job cuts
BBC chairman Michael Grade faces his first major public grilling over the corporation's future since signing off thousands of job cuts.
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NewsReligious group slams ITV
Broadcasters have been accused of putting profits ahead of public service broadcasting by a group which rewards religious programming.
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NewsLRC awarded Durham FM licence
The Local Radio Company has won a new FM licence in Durham worth£3m and hopes to launch the new station this autumn.
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NewsChampions League bids in today
ITV and Sky look set to retain their shared UK rights of the Uefa Champions League as bids for the 2006-2009 coverage are due to be put in by the broadcasters today.
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NewsNew acquisitions chief for Jetix
Kids broadcaster Jetix Europe has appointed Nathan Waddington as director of pan-European acquisitions and UK programming.
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NewsAbbott lands Peabody award
Shamelesswriter Paul Abbott has picked up another award for his political thriller State Of Play.
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NewsPEER POLL: Peter Fincham
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Peter Fincham good news for BBC1?