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    Ofcom relaxes rules on terrestrial branding

    2005-05-26T07:50:04Z

    ITV could rebrand itself the 'Cadbury's Dairy Milk Channel' under new broadcasting codes unveiled by Ofcom.

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    Sky and Chelsea scout for footballing talent

    2005-05-26T07:50:06Z

    Premiership 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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    Racing industry fails to match C4 demands

    2005-05-26T07:50:08Z

    The 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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    Top Up eyes E4 replacement

    2005-05-26T07:50:10Z

    Top 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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    BBC2 to turn bad dressers into style icons

    2005-05-26T07:50:12Z

    Frumpy 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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    C4 show to create new girl band

    2005-05-26T07:50:14Z

    Fame 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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    BBC strikers out in force

    2005-05-26T07:51:00Z

    For 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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    Union gives ground over BBC layoffs

    2005-05-26T07:51:02Z

    Bectu 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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    Lighting the way for post

    2005-05-26T08:00:00Z

    Mentors 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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    When TV is no longer TV

    2005-05-26T08:00:00Z

    Where will all this talk of making television into entertainment brands lead us?

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    Hunt for the popular touch

    2005-05-26T08:00:00Z

    After experiencing first-hand the 'drivel' shown during daytime, Jay Hunt brings conviction to the role of BBC daytime controller - and a willingness to experiment

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    Ending the paper chase

    2005-05-26T08:00:00Z

    Leafleting aside, screen agencies play a key role in encouraging regional TV production as the line between TV and film becomes increasingly blurred, writes Chris Moll

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    Why I axed Celeb Wrestling

    2005-05-26T08:00:00Z

    Celebrity Wrestling wasn't pulled because it didn't beat Doctor Who, but because it missed its target audience, insists Nigel Pickard

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    Goodbye to celeb TV?

    2005-05-26T08:00:00Z

    Do the lacklustre ratings for celebrity reality shows mean the genre has bitten the dust - or is it just a case of finding the right format and celebrities we've actually heard of?

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    My big break, by six of the best

    2005-05-26T08:00:00Z

    Janice Hadlow, BBC4 controller

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    Time for conciliation

    2005-05-26T08:00:00Z

    The unions are showing signs of compromise, now it's the turn of the BBC to be more open.

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    Enteraction unveils quiz channel venture

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    Enteraction TV, the company behind Thomas Cook TV and London TV, is launching a channel dedicated to live quiz shows, games and puzzles.

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    BBC on top form at RTS sports awards

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    Gary Lineker was named sports presenter of the year at the Royal Television Society sports awards this week, on a night the BBC scooped the lion's share of prizes.

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    RDF hands Shearman full-time reality role

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    RDF Media has given documentary specialist Nick Shearman a full-time role working on shows including a new eight-part series for BBC1 - currently under wraps.

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    More ITV job cuts

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    ITV has axed more regional jobs, with 46 redundancies set to be made at Anglia. The cuts are believed to include 26 posts in the programme-making department with the other roles going in technical, studios, technology and finance departments. Staff were told last week that jobs would disappear following Ofcom's ...