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    Wife Swap producer to film royals

    2005-02-17T07:50:30Z

    BBC1 is set to offer viewers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life at Windsor Castle to coincide with the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.

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    Heggessey key to Talkback expansion

    2005-02-17T07:50:04Z

    Lorraine Heggessey will inherit a sturdy vessel when she takes over as Talkback Thames' chief executive in the next few months.

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    Ofcom hunts director to strengthen radio

    2005-02-17T07:50:02Z

    Ofcom is looking to strengthen its radio expertise by appointing a director of radio.

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    Hell's Kitchen gets new chefs

    2005-02-17T07:50:00Z

    Gourmet chefs Jean-Christophe Novelli and Marcus Wareing have been lined up to replace Gordon Ramsay in the next series of ITV1's Hell's Kitchen.

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    ITV pulls plug on Manchester unit

    2005-02-17T07:49:00Z

    ITV is closing its low-cost multichannel production arm in Manchester, threatening up to 20 jobs.

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    Alli in strategic move to take over SMG

    2005-02-17T07:48:50Z

    Waheed Alli has stepped up his campaign to buy Virgin Radio and is considering a takeover of parent company SMG.

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    Ten Alps firms win raft of orders

    2005-02-17T07:48:40Z

    The turbulent life of 18th-century Russian Empress Catherine the Great is to be retold in a major new documentary for the BBC.

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    ITV revives Office Monkey

    2005-02-16T16:46:08Z

    ITV2 is to bring back Princess Productions' Office Monkeyafter axing it over a year ago.

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    Auschwitz series ends with 3.5m

    2005-02-16T11:58:56Z

    BBC2's critically acclaimed series on the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz has also proved to be a hit with viewers as the final episode averaged 3.5 million (14.2%) at 9pm.

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    Five CSI ads backfire

    2005-02-16T10:56:02Z

    Five's marketing campaign for CSI:NY, which framed its recipients as a serial killer's next target, has caused 'serious offence and distress', according to the Advertising Standards Authority.

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    Discovery's Abraham joins TLC

    2005-02-16T10:10:35Z

    Discovery Networks UK general manager David Abraham has been appointed to run TLC in the US in a bid to turn round the struggling channel.

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    Reality show contestant commits suicide

    2005-02-16T10:04:44Z

    A contestant on NBC's upcoming reality boxing show The Contenderhas committed suicide.

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    Brit producers stack up Rose D'Or nominations

    2005-02-16T09:59:37Z

    British productions have been dealt a heavy hand of nominations for this year's Rose D'Or festival.

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    BBC rules out Panorama move

    2005-02-15T11:43:47Z

    The BBC has ruled out returning Panoramato a permanent midweek slot but will instead increase the budget and number of slots for the flagship current affairs show.

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    The Baby War recruits 6.1m

    2005-02-15T11:20:46Z

    ITV1's one-off drama The Baby Warput up a half-hearted fight against its nearest rival with a peak audience of 6.1 million (25%) at the start.

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    TV spends£1.5m marketing itself

    2005-02-15T10:36:09Z

    The major players in UK commercial TV today unveiled a£1.5m initiative to win over more advertisers and see-off competition from the likes of radio, the internet and direct mail for marketing budgets.

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    Rajars drops Gfk from contract race

    2005-02-15T10:20:47Z

    Gfk Media, the research company employed by Kelvin MacKenzie to measure radio audiences, has been dropped from the race to win a lucrative new contract from Rajar.

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    Nick channels back on Telewest

    2005-02-15T10:06:11Z

    Nickelodeon has ended its stand-off with cable provider Telewest after agreeing new terms for its four channels.

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    New chief exec for MTV Europe

    2005-02-15T10:01:22Z

    MTV Networks Europe has promoted deputy chief executive and executive vice president Simon Guild to the position of chief executive.

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    Former YTV chief joins Newcastle indie

    2005-02-15T09:49:21Z

    Former Yorkshire TV controller of factual programmes Helen Scott has joined Newcastle-based indie Different.