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    Sky One pits celebs against Sudoku

    2005-06-09T07:50:00Z

    Sky One is jumping on the Sudoku bandwagon with a live show challenging celebrities to complete the tricky numbers puzzle in the fastest time possible.

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    £35m tag put on All3Media's Mersey deal

    2005-06-09T07:50:02Z

    All3Media is close to acquiring Mersey Television, with sources suggesting the price tag could be as much as£35m.

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    Lighting: BBC is stalking us

    2005-06-09T07:50:04Z

    Five chief executive Jane Lighting has accused the BBC of 'stalking' Five's arts and wildlife programmes by screening similar shows against them.

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    ITV1 axes ratings flops

    2005-06-09T07:50:06Z

    Under-pressure ITV1 has axed both Fat Familiesand The Real Good Lifefrom its Tuesday night line-up after both shows performed disastrously in the ratings.

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    Falconer set to give verdict on court TV

    2005-06-09T07:50:08Z

    Newscasters are hopeful of being granted greater access for TV cameras in court, with the government set to announce its position in the next few weeks.

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    BBC in OED word project

    2005-06-09T07:50:10Z

    The BBC has teamed up with the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in a bid to trace the true origins of a number of commonplace words and phrases, ranging from the C-word to the corporation's own sobriquet, Beeb.

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    Ofcom: licence fee should be shared

    2005-06-09T07:50:12Z

    Ofcom has thrown its weight behind Lord Burns' recommendation that the BBC's licence fee should be top sliced and the BBC governors abolished.

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    Scramble to axe 'celebrity' from titles

    2005-06-09T07:50:14Z

    'Celebrity' is a word fast losing its lustre for broadcasters after both ITV and Sky this week dropped the prefix from the titles of two new shows.

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    Pact opens door to new deal for freelancers

    2005-06-09T07:50:16Z

    Freelancers working on reality and factual formats could be set for a new deal on pay and hours after Pact this week agreed to renegotiate its Production Agreement with Bectu.

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    New BBC show for Norton

    2005-06-09T07:50:30Z

    The BBC has finally found a show for comedian Graham Norton - more than 18 months after it signed him up to a£3m golden handcuffs deal.

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    Corrie writers fire warning over soap

    2005-06-09T07:50:32Z

    Coronation Streetwriters have demanded an urgent meeting with ITV bosses over concerns that the network is damaging its flagship show by insisting on schedule changes and extra episodes to support reality flops.

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    The media's political machine

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    The days when the gentleman's agreement dominated broadcasting regulation may be over, but behind every piece of legislation there is a complex web of lobbying and politicking.

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    Don't stop us having fun

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    As indies are increasingly absorbed into larger groups, it's vital that creative leaders are given their head by their new owners and are allowed to take risks, says Roy Ackerman.

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    Leave Corrie alone

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    Coronation Streetshould not be devalued just to shore up Celebrity Love Island, says Daran Little.

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    C4's agenda setter

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne rejects any notion of factual TV dumbing down and has a string of provocative, original and award-winning commissions behind her to prove it. By Suzy Bashford.

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    A monster achievement

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    It has created a must-view Saturday-night slot, but Doctor Whohas also stayed true to its creative roots.

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    Meet the comedy double-act

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    Baby Cow founders Henry Normal and Steve Coogan are expanding the indie into northern territories in a bid to tap into the region's strong comedy heritage.

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    Passing the buck?

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    From the media secretary to Ofcom to the broadcasters, no one seems to want to take responsibility for policing freelance employment practices. So is Pact's voluntary register the answer?

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    It's time to move on

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    Freelancers must move their campaign against exploitation to the next level if they are to make any kind of headway.

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    CNN wired for broadband

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Global news channel CNN International is set to be available to internet users from the autumn as part of planned new broadband service.