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NewsITV1 score 14.6m for Uefa final
An incredible peak audience of 14.6 million viewers tuned in to ITV1 last night to watch Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties to win the Uefa Champions League Final.
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NewsShennan: C4 Radio will beat BBC indie quota
Channel 4 director of radio Bob Shennan has pledged that the broadcaster will far exceed the BBC's radio quota of 10% of production coming from the indie sector.
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NewsFive's Brookman confirms BBC Vision move
Five controller of acquisitions Vanessa Brookman has confirmed that she is leaving the broadcaster to scout for third-party production funding for BBC Vision.
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NewsEyre: Privatise Radio 1 and 2
Outgoing GCap chairman Richard Eyre has joined Peter Bazalgette in calling for BBC Radio 1 and 2 to be privatised.
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NewsITV re-orders The Fixer
ITV's new director of television Peter Fincham has given the go-ahead for a second series of ITV1 drama The Fixer.
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NewsGCap exec joining Bauer
GCap executive Duncan Campbell is to join Bauer Radio as its new regional programme director.
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NewsRadio sales have 'lost the sex'
Radio must be less introspective and understand its audience better to sell itself harder to advertisers, senior industry figures have urged.
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NewsRussell Brand drama axed
ITV has shelved plans for a full series of Baby Cow's Russell Brand-starring comedy The Abbey.
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NewsBell tolls for ITV1's Midnight Man
Terrestrial rivals BBC1 and ITV1 were almost level pegging in last night's 9pm slot as crime caper The Invisibles went head-to-head with James Nesbitt's gritty drama Midnight Man.
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NewsBBC1 returning to The Street
BBC1 has commissioned a third series of Jimmy McGovern's drama The Street following its second Bafta win.
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NewsLinks of the week: May 23, 2008
This week's links include a new web comedy troupe, Tim Lovejoy's new online entertainment channel and the BBC's screening of basketball highlights.
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NewsGloss launches with tie-in to Unit Post
Production company start-up Gloss Media has taken up premises and equipment at Unit Post in return for putting all its post-production work through the Soho facility.
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NewsC4 in mobile DAB talks
Channel 4 is in talks with electronics manufacturers about creating a branded plug-in DAB device for iPods and mobile phones.
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NewsITN Source strikes UTV deal
ITN Source has bought the rights to almost 50 years of news and regional programming from Northern Irish broadcaster UTV.
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O'Connor takes over at Crow as Buckley quits
The managing director of west London post facility Crow TV, Jocelyn Buckley, is leaving the company and will be replaced by The Mill producer Will O'Connor.
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Edit Store upgrades with Pro Tools systems
The Edit Store has installed five new Pro Tools systems at its London facility, replacing the Fairlight equipment that it used previously for dubbing work.
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Picture Canning manager joins Hotcam
Equipment hire company Hotcam has added former Picture Canning Company general manager Paul Taylor to its management team.
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Five join Jellyfish payroll
Jellyfish Pictures, winner of a Bafta craft award for best visual effects work on the BBC's Fight for Life, has made five freelancers permanent in its 3D, compositing and research and development departments.
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Phipps takes Ascent role
Ascent Media Group has appointed John Phipps as senior vice-president of global strategic sales.
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NewsTV critics 27 May '08
'... got carried away with its own CGI possibilities.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.