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    TSB man joins NTL

    2005-08-15T15:06:38Z

    NTL has appointed banking executive Neil Berkett as its chief operating officer.

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    UK firm launches Desperate Housewives in China

    2005-08-16T09:36:11Z

    London-based channel operator Zone Vision has bought the rights to premiere hit US drama Desperate Housewivesin China.

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    BBC trials 'ultra local' news

    2005-08-16T09:40:20Z

    The BBC has announced plans for its 'ultra-local' news service, which promises TV news bulletins localised down to city and county level.

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    BBC daytime sex under fire

    2005-08-16T10:02:34Z

    A BBC daytime series that covered prostitution, pornography and drug abuse has been rapped by media watchdog Ofcom.

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    Magic signs up Holmes

    2005-08-16T10:08:17Z

    Magic 105.4 has signed up former GMTVanchor Eamonn Holmes for a Sunday afternoon show starting in September.

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    C4's cricket gets highest ever audience

    2005-08-16T10:55:22Z

    Channel 4's cricket coverage had its highest ever ratings with a peak audience of 7.7 million (41.8%) at 6.30pm as the third Ashes test went down to the final wicket.

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    OFT clears ITV SDN deal

    2005-08-16T11:02:01Z

    ITV's£134m acquisition of Freeview multiplex owner SDN has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading.

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    Gibbon is new C4 News political editor

    2005-08-16T15:41:52Z

    Channel 4 Newshas promoted Gary Gibbon as its new political editor.

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    Ex-Magic DJ launches digital station

    2005-08-17T09:12:12Z

    Former Magic and Saga DJ Kev Roberts is to launch a soul radio station on Sky and the internet aimed at 35-59-year-olds.

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    BBC employee faked Wikipedia entry

    2005-08-17T10:26:58Z

    Users of encyclopaedia website Wikipedia claim the site has been exploited for a viral marketing campaign for a BBC project.

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    Former BBC news editor launches lifestyle channel

    2005-08-17T10:36:54Z

    Two former executive newscasters are launching a lifestyle channel called New You.

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    Call for goverment to back rival to Sky

    2005-08-17T11:18:21Z

    Pressure group The Voice of the Listener and Viewer has called on the government to back a new FreeSat rival to Sky.

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    Britney profile interests 1.8m

    2005-08-17T11:49:32Z

    Channel 4's profile of US pop singer Britney Spears failed to reach the top of the charts last night with a relatively poor 1.8 million (10.5%).

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    Extras recommissioned

    2005-08-17T12:59:24Z

    Extras, the new comedy from The Officecreators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, has been given a second run by BBC2 controller Roly Keating.

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    ITV confirms kids channel plans

    2005-08-17T15:56:11Z

    ITV has confirmed it is to launch commercial free-to-air kids' channel across all platforms including Freeview.

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    Makosi heads to Edinburgh

    2005-08-17T17:07:43Z

    Big Brother 6's glamorous African Queen Makosi has been signed up by organisers of next week's Edinburgh TV Festival.

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    Nighty Night goes mobile

    2005-08-17T17:10:40Z

    The BBC is launching its first experiment with mobile phone broadcasting, making clips of BBC3 comedy Nighty Nightavailable over videophones.

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    TMF airs first live show

    2005-08-18T07:49:00Z

    MTV's Freeview channel The Music Factory (TMF) has commissioned its first live show, from Optimistic Entertainment, owner of TV channel Nation 217 and maker of Flipside TV.

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    RDF mulls Radar buy

    2005-08-18T07:50:00Z

    RDF Media is looking at buying out Radar TV, the indie behind Channel 4's Banzai.

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    BBC may pitch Norton against Ant & Dec

    2005-08-18T07:50:00Z

    The BBC is considering using star signing Graham Norton to compete head to head with Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.