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    Nye scripts ITV1 dental comedy

    2005-08-18T08:30:00Z

    Men Behaving Badlywriter Simon Nye has penned a 90-minute comedy for ITV1 starring veteran comic actor Nigel Havers. Open Widetells the tale of a mild-mannered prison officer who falls for a dentist's assistant and invents dental emergencies to get close to her. It was ordered by ...

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    Bonus for Bazalgette tops£4m

    2005-08-18T08:30:00Z

    Endemol UK head Peter Bazalgette was paid£4.3m last year as the company reported a£5.7m loss. Bazalgette was one of several senior staff handed a total of£12.2m in bonuses. Bazalgette earned£4.3m from a long-term incentive scheme set up in 1998, as well as a basic salary of£217,000.

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    Lost sheds 1.7m

    2005-08-18T10:55:26Z

    Channel 4's Lostshed 1.7 million viewers from its opening episode last week but still managed an impressive 4.4 million (23.1%) at 10pm.

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    Free Sky+ boxes are 'uneconomical'

    2005-08-19T08:00:02Z

    BSkyB has been warned that giving away free Sky+ boxes is 'uneconomical' by a leading investment bank.

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    Lygo warns over C4's performance

    2005-08-19T08:00:06Z

    Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has warned that the company's record-breaking performance could be brought to an abrupt end.

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    PEER POLL: Cricket

    2005-08-19T10:02:16Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should live test cricket remain on terrestrial television next year?

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    Optimistic renames Nation 217 as Quiz Nation

    2005-08-19T10:37:28Z

    Interactive group Optimistic Entertainment is set to roll out its gaming and quiz channel Nation 217 internationally under the name Quiz Nation.

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    Pickles leads new commissions for ITV

    2005-08-19T11:37:21Z

    ITV is making a new 90-minute drama inspired by the story of Pickles, the dog who recovered the World Cup after it was stolen in 1966.

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    Eco show gives BBC2 a boost

    2005-08-19T11:49:07Z

    BBC2's new eco-friendly makeover show No Waste Like Homewon over the viewers with a healthy peak audience of 3.3 million (16%) at 8.55pm.

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    Peer poll: Lost - Has Lost been overhyped?

    2005-08-19T16:16:04Z

    YES 48% NO 52% Should live test cricket remain on terrestrial television next year? Vote on

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    Interview: Anthony Lilley - The magic touch

    2005-08-19T16:16:05Z

    Anthony Lilley, head of the indie at the centre of FourDocs, Magic Lantern, shuns grand statements about the internet. But his company is challenging preconceptions about uses of content.

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    Henry shakes up ITV consumer division

    2005-08-22T08:36:33Z

    [PP] 8 [PL] UK Jeff Henry, the former Hallmark boss now running ITV's consumer division, has

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    Interview: Mark Burnett - The king of US reality

    2005-08-22T08:36:37Z

    Mark Burnett's Emmy Award-winning Survivor paved the way for the unscripted TV craze in the US. And with an Apprentice spin-off starring Martha Stewart set for autumn, the British-born producer insists it's not over for the reality genre yet.

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    Off The Record - Trump-et!

    2005-08-22T08:36:39Z

    Around 20 versions of The Apprentice are now running across the globe following on from the

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    MTV UK investigates gun crime

    2005-08-22T10:37:29Z

    MTV UK is relaunching its news coverage with an extended special on gun crime in the UK.

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    Jay joins Belfast's U105

    2005-08-22T11:00:08Z

    Ulster TV has appointed Maurice Jay as head of music for its new Belfast station U105, which launches on 14 November.

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    Only 1.4m want to meet the Magoons

    2005-08-22T11:24:19Z

    Channel 4's new Friday night comedy offering Meet the Magoonsgot off to a sluggish start with just 1.4 million (7%) at 9.30pm.

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    The critics: C4 comedies

    2005-08-22T11:49:16Z

    The trio of new comedies on C4 was a mixed bag of triumphs and failures, according to the critics.

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    Local TV services call for digital spectrum

    2005-08-22T12:07:25Z

    Commercial Local TV operators are meeting with Ofcom this week in a bid to persuade the regulator to offer them digital spectrum for their services.

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    X Factor off to a flying start with 6.6m

    2005-08-22T12:18:15Z

    The opening episode of The X Factorgot off to a cracking start this Saturday with 6.6 million (40%) tuning in to watch Simon Cowell berate another batch of eager contenders.