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Fuller's 19 sees profits go up by 6%
19 Entertainment, the company that co-produces hit format Pop Idol with Thames, has reported a 6% rise in annual profits. The company, run by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, made pre-tax profits of£10.1m in the year to 30 June, up from£9.6m the year before. American Idol, the US version ...
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Red button raises£800,000 for appeal
The Community Channel's red-button interactive donations service has raised more than£800,000 for the Asian tsunami appeal in seven days. The service, launched on 29 December by The Community Channel, is expected to reach the£1m mark soon.
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Hot seats 2005
The leaders of the UK's major television broadcasters are all facing tough tests in 2005
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NewsReporting the disaster
Broadcasters, like the rest of the world, were caught on the hop when the massive tsunami slammed against the coastlines of a dozen south-east Asian countries early on Boxing Day morning.
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NewsTop ITV Sport job goes to Sharman
Former Sky Networks deputy managing director Mark Sharman is set to be named as ITV's new controller of sport, following Brian Barwick's departure to take over at the Football Association.
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NewsBrook to float Nation 217 on stock market
The Optimistic Network, the interactive business set up by former Channel 4 director of strategy David Brook, is set to float on the Stock Exchange later this month at a value of£27m.
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NewsSky premieres new series of 24 on Freeview
Sky is to show the first episode of the new series of 24on its free-to-air channel Sky Travel as well as Sky One in a bid to lure Freeview viewers who get hooked on the cult series to upgrade to pay-TV.
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First-hand account: Tsunami
Matthew Chance is a London-based CNN correspondent and a member of the international network's team reporting the aftermath of the Asian tsunami.
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Discovery offers Younge US role
BBC Sport head of programmes and planning Pat Younge is set to follow his former BBC colleague Jane Root across the Atlantic after being approached by Discovery Communications to run its Travel Channel.
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BBC pulls plug on Supervolcano
The BBC has shelved its flagship£3m docu-drama about a volcano erupting underneath Yellowstone national park following the Asian tsunami disaster.
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Multichannel the 2004 share victor
Multichannel viewing increased by 11% in 2004, overtaking both BBC1 and ITV1 for the first time.
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BBC slated over Springer
The BBC has received more than 15,000 complaints about its decision to screen an uncut version of Jerry Springer - The Operadays before it has even aired.
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NewsDiscovery boosts lifestyle output
Discovery Networks Europe is to launch three lifestyle channels in the UK this year.
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Capital Radio puts 106 Century FM up for sale
Capital Radio is to sell its east Midlands station 106 Century FM to ensure its£711m merger with GWR is greenlit.
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NewsFincham resigns as Talkback chief
Peter Fincham, the chief executive of Talkback Thames, one of the UK's biggest independent producers, is to quit the company after 20 years.
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NewsTsunami disaster draws viewers to news
The Asian tsunami disaster has drawn viewers to the news programmes as the broadcasters have scheduled various specials covering the events.
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NewsEastEnders suffers with a 28% share
EastEnders' ratings woes continuted last night as the soap received its lowest share since November 1999 with 6.8 million (28%) from 7.30pm.
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NewsSky Travel to show new 24 episode
Sky is to show the first episode of the new series of 24on its Sky Travel channel as well as Sky One, allowing viewers in Freeview homes to see the beginning of the cult series.
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NewsGMG and GWR in download deal
Guardian Media Group Radio has signed a new partnership deal with Classic FM-owner GWR that will allow listeners to legally download songs being broadcast by its stations.
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NewsBBC postpones Supervolcano
The BBC has shelved its flagship docu-drama about a volcano erupting underneath America's Yellowstone national park following the Asian tsunami disaster.