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         News NewsBBC and unions to sit down with AcasThe BBC has agreed to meet unions for talks organised by industrial arbitration body Acas, in a bid to break the deadlock which sparked yesterday's strike. 
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         News NewsDyke firm in running for BBC BroadcastThe race to buy BBC Broadcast has been narrowed to four bidders, leaving Apax Partners - the company advised by Greg Dyke - with a strong chance to take over the corporation's promotion and distribution business. 
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         News NewsPuttnam: Parliament must relax TV rulesThe government is being pressed to relax the present straitjacket of rules governing the television reporting of Parliament after broadcasters revealed they have reduced their coverage because of them. 
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         News NewsC4 policy chief steps downJohn Newbigin, Channel 4's head of corporate communications, is leaving the company after five years to pursue other interests. 
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         News NewsOfcom prohibits hardcore TV pornOfcom has strengthened its broadcasting code to provide greater protection for under-18s from hard-core pornography. 
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         News NewsLRC turns a profitThe Local Radio Company, which runs 27 regional stations, has turned in its first profit after lifting turnover by almost 20% over the last six months. 
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         News NewsRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares returns with 3.5mThe return of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmaresto Channel 4 managed a relatively low average of 3.5 million (15%) last night, down by 900,000 from the first series. 
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      NewsFive in race for Champs LeagueFive has tabled a 'substantial' bid for rights to Uefa Champions League football coverage, setting it up in a bidding war with commercial rival ITV, which is desperate to retain the lucrative competition. 
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      NewsFive get animated for TVEnid Blyton's ginger beer guzzling adventurers, the Famous Five, are being given a new lease of life with an animated TV series. 
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      NewsBig hitters join kids outfitFormer Fox Kids Europe chief executive Bruce Steinberg has been appointed as chief executive of Bob the Builderrights holder Hit Entertainment. 
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      NewsOfcom relaxes rules on terrestrial brandingITV could rebrand itself the 'Cadbury's Dairy Milk Channel' under new broadcasting codes unveiled by Ofcom. 
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      NewsSky and Chelsea scout for footballing talentPremiership champions Chelsea FC have teamed up with Sky One for a£2m UK-wide talent search to find the club's next star. 
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      NewsRacing industry fails to match C4 demandsThe racing industry has tabled a£1.6m offer to Channel 4 in a bid to convince it to continue broadcasting race meets - more than£6m less than channel executives have demanded. 
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         News NewsTop Up eyes E4 replacementTop Up TV has drawn up a short-list of channels to replace E4 on its premium Freeview offering, with comedy channel Paramount said to be the preferred choice. 
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         News NewsBBC2 to turn bad dressers into style iconsFrumpy members of the public are to be forced to dress as dominatrixes, geishas and bunny girls for a BBC2 makeover series. 
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         News NewsC4 show to create new girl bandFame Academyproducer Initial has teamed up with Polydor, the record label behind Eminem and Girls Aloud, to make an ambitious Channel 4 series following an all-girl pop group's attempts to crack the mainstream. 
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         News NewsBBC strikers out in forceFor BBC music copyrighter Luke Keen, BBC director general Mark Thompson's announcement that 3,780 jobs were set to go had an irritating feeling of djà vu. 
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         News NewsUnion gives ground over BBC layoffsBectu has softened its demand that the BBC rule out compulsory redundancies as the two parties head for crunch talks with industrial arbitrator Acas. 
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      NewsLighting the way for postMentors can reinvigorate stagnating careers as well as encourage early development, hence the launch of the Broadcast/Skillset Win a Mentor Scheme. Broadcast 
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      NewsWhen TV is no longer TVWhere will all this talk of making television into entertainment brands lead us? 
 



 
     
    
    













