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    BBC chiefs top media power poll

    2005-07-18T10:50:11Z

    Michael Grade and Mark Thompson have been voted the most powerful figures in the media by a panel of experts, in the latest Media Guardian100 poll.

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    HBO chief defends output

    2005-07-18T10:59:02Z

    HBO's chief executive officer Chris Albrecht has defended the channel's performance against critics who suggest it is struggling to replace Sex and the Cityand over-reliant on The Sopranos.

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    ITV1's boxing defeated by BBC1

    2005-07-18T11:54:08Z

    The return of boxing to ITV1 failed to deliver a knockout blow with TV viewers, achieving 3.1 million (18%).

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    Dealing with Dickinson draws 2.9m

    2005-07-18T12:41:33Z

    BBC1's new Sunday line-up did little to dent ITV1's traditional dominance of the night as Dealing with Dickinsononly interested 2.9 million (15%).

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    Mosey named BBC Sport director

    2005-07-18T12:46:14Z

    BBC head of TV news Roger Mosey has been appointed director of sport.

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    C4 sport chief joins Eurosport

    2005-07-18T12:52:02Z

    British Eurosport has poached Channel 4's head of sport David Kerr to become its new director of broadcast.

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    Playboy launches broadband service

    2005-07-19T08:00:00Z

    Playboy TV has launched a new multi-media package offering adult content to its subscribers across all platforms for a monthly£30 payment.

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    Indies dominate TV production

    2005-07-19T09:44:17Z

    The independent TV sector has overtaken the BBC and ITV's in house production arms, in terms of the value of commissions during 2004.

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    Viewers attack BBC's 'patronising' Proms coverage

    2005-07-19T10:16:35Z

    The BBC has been forced to apologise for its coverage of the Proms after viewers complained the use of subtitles was 'intrusive and patronising'.

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    ITV and Sky set to retain Champions League

    2005-07-19T10:18:37Z

    ITV and BSkyB are expected to announce they have retained the rights to Champions League football this week, signing a new deal with football authority UEFA.

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    Grade: BBC will ban repeats

    2005-07-19T10:22:50Z

    BBC chairman Michael Grade has said he wants to banish repeats from BBC1 and 2 in a bid to make the channels more distinctive.

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    LBC chief quits

    2005-07-19T10:29:25Z

    LBC managing director and director of programmes Mark Flanagan has quit, prompting a reshuffle at the London station.

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    Five's actresses fail to perform

    2005-07-19T11:55:01Z

    Five's countdown of Britain's Finest Actressesproved to be more popular than last week's programme on actors but still had a tough time with an average of 900,000 (5%).

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    Sex, death & Danan to feature at Edinburgh

    2005-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Sex, death and Paul Danan are all on the programme for this year's Edinburgh Festival which was unveiled yesterday.

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    Ofcom calls for regulatory rethink

    2005-07-20T09:08:26Z

    Broadband Britain will need to rethink its approach to content regulation as more programmes and channels are delivered via new media platforms, Ofcom's Ed Richards warned yesterday.

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    RTL buys out UBM Five stake

    2005-07-20T09:35:40Z

    RTL Group has taken full control of Five after buying United Business Media's (UBM) 35.4% stake for£247.6m.

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    Ofcom's Carter paid£415k

    2005-07-20T09:40:35Z

    Ofcom's chief executive Stephen Carter took home a pay packet of£414,463 in the last financial year, boosted by a£53,500 bonus.

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    Thompson: Manchester move will happen

    2005-07-20T09:49:04Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has told Parliament the BBC will press ahead with plans to move to Manchester despite protests by staff who are refusing to quit London.

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    BBC governor: colleagues were 'naive' over Springer row

    2005-07-20T09:55:15Z

    The BBC governor who rebelled against the screening of Jerry Springer - The Operahas said the corporation's managers were

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    MPs to probe analogue switch-off plans

    2005-07-20T09:59:25Z

    Media Secretary Tessa Jowell is to face a cross-party Parliamentary probe into the government's plans to switch the country to digital television by 2012.