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    Tarantino's CSI peaks with 3.9m

    2005-07-20T11:29:07Z

    Five's postponed episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, directed by Quentin Tarantino, proved to be a big hit with the double helping peaking with 3.9 million (17.8%) at 10.15pm.

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    FX commissions 'adult' Jackass

    2005-07-21T07:48:50Z

    Multichannel broadcaster FX has greenlit its first original production, ordering a grown-up version of MTV's Jackass.

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    Mosey leads way to Manchester

    2005-07-21T07:49:00Z

    The BBC is pushing ahead with plans to move its sport department to Manchester after appointing head of TV news Roger Mosey as its new director of sport.

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    Ricochet snares C4 pair

    2005-07-21T07:50:00Z

    Supernannyindie Ricochet has raided Channel 4, poaching two of its factual commissioners.

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    Five to tell story of 7/7

    2005-07-21T07:50:02Z

    Five has commissioned a fast-turnaround feature-length film on the recent terrorist attacks on London.

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    ITV sheds 8% of afternoon audience

    2005-07-21T07:50:04Z

    ITV1 is having further daytime troubles with new figures showing its afternoon schedule is down 8% year on year.

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    Debonnaire exits Talkback

    2005-07-21T07:50:06Z

    Sally Debonnaire, one of Talkback Thames's longest serving executives, has become the latest senior figure to quit.

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    Paramount buys up Fox comedies

    2005-07-21T07:50:08Z

    Paramount Comedy has bought first-run UK rights to Stacked, the 20th Century Fox comedy starring Baywatchbeauty Pamela Anderson.

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    ITV banks on new drama and sport

    2005-07-21T07:50:10Z

    An extra£20m worth of ITV drama and sport is to hit screens this autumn following the network's better-than-expected licence deal.

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    BSkyB to give parents power to block EPG

    2005-07-21T07:50:12Z

    BSkyB is to give parents the ability to block out any channels from its EPG that they don't want their children to see.

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    Grade faces public grilling

    2005-07-21T07:50:30Z

    It was a busy week for BBC chairman Michael Grade as he embarked on a gruelling series of public appearances to convince licence fee payers and industry detractors that his governance style was open and transparent.

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    Five eyes Flextech after UBM buyout

    2005-07-21T07:50:32Z

    RTL has positioned Five as a likely bidder for Flextech after taking full control of the terrestrial broadcaster by buying United Business Media's (UBM) 35% stake for£247.6m.

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    Calm after the storm

    2005-07-21T08:00:00Z

    In the wake of the London bombings, editorial judgement calls are more finely balanced than ever, writes Nigel Pickard.

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    Taking out the rubbish

    2005-07-21T08:00:00Z

    The PVR revolution spearheaded by Sky+ will leave no room for poor-quality content, argues David Docherty - and it will consign traditional TV models to the scrapheap.

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    Channelling the energy

    2005-07-21T08:00:00Z

    Talkback staff will need to get ready for a change in style as the

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    TV that changed the world

    2005-07-21T08:00:00Z

    Many television programmes may aspire to be of national importance, but how many have actually succeeded? James Curtis runs down the top 10 agenda-setting programmes

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    The facts of life

    2005-07-21T08:00:00Z

    ITV controller of factual Bridget Boseley has faced scrutiny over ITV flops such as Fat Familiesand The Real Good Life, but she remains upbeat that she can pull off new ideas in peaktime.

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    How low will they go?

    2005-07-21T08:00:00Z

    With digital take-up gathering pace and the analogue switch-off date looming, terrestrial broadcasters are struggling to maintain their traditional share dominance, but is this slide inevitable?

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    A new media juggernaut

    2005-07-21T08:00:00Z

    The BBC's huge investment in new media, together with its constant cross-promotion, means it has already effectively won the war.

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    What do Playboy & Andy Duncan have in common?

    2005-07-21T08:00:00Z

    Always keen to get ahead, the adult entertainment industry has pioneered new internet, video and mobile phone technologies - and the TV world is quickly wising up to what it can learn.