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NewsBroadcasters in honours list
Husband and wife documentary team Anne and Brian Lapping were among the broadcasting figures recognised in the new years honours list.
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NewsMurdoch lobbied for ability to buy Five
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch lobbied the government for reassurances that he would be able to buy Five during the passing of the Communications Bill, new documents have revealed.
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NewsVine chat show returns to BBC1
BBC Radio 2 host and political presenter Jeremy Vine is to return to BBC1's daytime schedule in the spring with a second series of his celebrity interview show.
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Vine chat show returns to BBC1
BBC Radio 2 host and political presenter Jeremy Vine is to return to BBC1's daytime schedule in the spring with a second series of his celebrity interview show.
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NewsMine All Mine concludes with 2.2m
ITV1's final part of its comedy drama Mine All Mine ended with a whimper with just 2.2 million (10%) at 9pm.
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NewsHit appoints Burdick as new head
Former managing director of Telewest Charles Burdick has been appointed as the new chief executive of children's television producer Hit Entertainment, makers of Bob the Builder , with immediate effect.
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NewsChristmas message
Broadcast would like to wish its readers a happy Christmas and prosperous new year. Our first issue back after the festive break will be dated Friday 7 January. But broadcastnow.co.uk will resume on Tuesday 4 January.
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News'Fight night' draws the most TV complaints in 2004
Big Brother's infamous 'fight night', which saw contestants on the Channel 4 reality show take part in a violent confrontation, drew the most number of complaints of any UK television programme in 2004, Ofcom has confirmed.
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NewsFive presenter sets up indie
Lifestyle TV presenter Tris Payne, who has presented on ITV's This Morning and Hot Property for Five, has set up his own independent production company called Liverpool Street Productions.
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NewsTV Corp offloads Visions for£16.8m
The Television Corporation is to offload outside broadcast business, Visions, to American company NEP for£16.8m, marking its withdrawal from the facilities market.
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NewsGWR pumps£1m into traffic service
GWR, the radio group that owns Classic FM, has ploughed£1m into enhancing its traffic and travel news service.
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NewsHomeChoice launches VOD advert channel
The advertising agency that sparked a national dance craze with its Lynx ?I like to party' campaign, is backing the UK's first video-on-demand advertising channel.
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NewsUnsworth steps up at BBC News
BBC director of news Helen Boaden has appointed head of political programmes Fran Unsworth as the new head of newsgathering.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing special gains 9.4m
The return of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing in a special champion of champions edition was the inevitable ratings blockbuster with a high of 9.4 million (39%) at 8.45pm.
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NewsLittle Britain dominates Comedy Awards
Matt Lucas and David Walliams' cult sketch show Little Britain beat The Office to become the best British TV comedy last night.
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NewsPay cut for Chrysalis chief
Richard Huntingford, the chief executive of Chrysalis, has suffered a drop in his take-home pay, according to the media group's annual report.
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NewsLRC seals Spirit FM deal
The Local Radio Company (LRC), the group run by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has completed its deal to take control of Spirit FM.
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NewsOFT clears GWR/Capital merger
The Office of Fair Trading will not refer the proposed£711m merger of Capital Radio and GWR to the Competition Commission on condition that the groups address competition issues in the East Midlands.
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NewsGrumpy Old Women appeals to 5.2m
Grumpy Old Women at Christmas brought some festive cheer to BBC2 with a peak of 5.2 million (23%) at the end, beating off all other channels.
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NewsC4 returns to Natpe
Channel 4 International is returning to the Las Vegas programme market, Natpe, next month after an absence of several years.