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NewsChrysalis admits GMG talks
Chrysalis Group today said it was considering tabling an offer for the radio assets of Guardian Media Group, owner of Jazz FM.
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NewsApax buys Hit for £490m
Private equity firm Apax has beaten off competition from US buyers to acquire Hit Entertainment for £489.4m.
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NewsBBC programme makers braced for job cuts
Programme makers at the BBC will be told today where the axe is to fall on an expected 1,500 job losses, as director general Mark Thompson announces the next round of cutbacks.
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NewsWillis: BBC production could 'wither away'
The BBC's factual director John Willis has warned that the rise of the independent sector could see the corporation's in-house production 'wither away'.
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News9.8m think Jason's a Diamond Geezer
David Jason's Diamond Geezeron ITV1 succeeded with a peak of 9.8 million (40.8%) at 9.30pm on Sunday night.
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NewsDirectors Guild honours Leo Regan
Acclaimed documentary maker Leo Regan upset the form book by winning a prestigious drama accolade at last night's Directors Guild of Great Britain Awards.
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NewsBBC cuts 2050 programme jobs
2050 programme-making jobs will be axed at the BBC over the next three years, director general Mark Thompson announced today.
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NewsBBC4 charts post-war 'lost decade'
Britain's 'lost decade' in the post-war years is being uncovered as part of a major season for BBC4.
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NewsTories would limit BBC to 50% in-house production
The BBC will be required by an incoming Tory government to limit in-house production to 50% to allow more independents to make television programmes.
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NewsUKTV chief joins Sci-Fi
NBC Universal has poached Nick Betts from UKTV to head up the UK Sci-Fi Channel.
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NewsOrton to leave Hit
Hit Entertainment chairman Peter Orton and chief executive Charles Burdick are set to leave the company in the wake of a buyout by private equity firm Apax.
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NewsSeparating Twins gains 5.2m
BBC1's documentary Separating Twinsgave ITV1's film a run for its money as the corporation's programme gained a peak of 5.2 million (21.8%) at 9.45pm.
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Chrysalis eyes up GMG radio assets
Chrysalis Group said this week it was considering tabling an offer for the radio assets of Guardian Media Group, owner of Jazz FM and the Real Radio network.
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£600k bonus for ITV's Allen
ITV chief executive Charles Allen has landed a£600,000 share award after turning in better than expected profits.
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Watchdog editor quits
Watchdogeditor Doug Carnegie is to quit the BBC1 flagship consumer affairs show after three years.
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Ex-Sky trio launch Poker Channel
Three former Sky executives have launched the UK's first television channel dedicated to poker.
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Sky One probes politicians' affairs
Sky News anchor Kay Burley is fronting a documentary for Sky One spotlighting the seedy world of Westminster affairs.
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Regions suffer most in cuts
BBC staff outside London have been the hardest hit by this week's redundancies with hundreds of staff facing the axe.
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NewsVidler to head Magic
Emap has hired former Capital FM managing director Andria Vidler to help make its easy listening station Magic the number one station in London.