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NewsThe critics
Two new series stole the screen last night on the strength of their subject matter. Michael Buerk in Don't Get Me Started(Five) provoked a tyrade by the critics, and Channel 4's Kill Me If You Canproved fascinating.
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NewsBuerk's polemic attracts only 700,000
Michael Buerk's polemic on Five's new series Don't Get Me Startedonly managed an average of 700,000 (3.4%) at 7.15pm despite acres of media coverage.
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C4 slides with end of Big Brother
Channel 4 failed to maintain last week's record-breaking ratings performance, with its weekly audience share falling by 28%.
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UKRD ups turnover
Radio group UKRD said this week turnover had grown 10% year on year in the first 10 months of the financial year, leaving it on course to report turnover in the region of£9m for the full year. Operating profit is set to be in the region of£400,000 for the 12 ...
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NewsLiving launches own development division
Living TV is setting up an in-house development department to help generate and make new original shows.
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Five swims with sharks
Five is to dive into the world of the great white shark with a week of live shows this autumn.
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Dreyfus pulls on Hero cape
James Dreyfus is to replace Ardal O'Hanlon as superhero Thermoman in the BBC1 series My Hero.
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Sally Head wins ITV drama
Sally Head Productions, the indie behind BBC lesbian dramas Tipping the Velvetand Fingersmith, has picked up a drama commission from ITV.
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ITV drops flagging Dimbleby
ITV has axed its long-running LWT current affairs show Jonathan Dimbleby, after a decade on air.
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C4 faces Ofcom probe over Lost ads
Channel 4's new hit show Losthas come under fire for featuring too many adverts.
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200 News staff ask about redundancy
BBC News staff could face compulsory job cuts after only half the required number of staff said they were interested in leaving voluntarily.
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NewsAnt and Dec set to star in ITV sitcom
Granada is developing a new ITV sitcom for Ant and Dec, written by the team behind Channel 4's hit comedy Peep Show.
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NewsMurdoch tops poll of TV's guiding lights
Rupert Murdoch has beaten Lord Reith to be voted the most influential person in British TV history.
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NewsClarke-Jervoise exits BBC for Tiger Aspect
The BBC's troubled comedy operation has been dealt another blow after its head of comedy Sophie Clarke-Jervoise quit to join indie Tiger Aspect.
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NewsFlextech bids by 2 Sept
The first round of bids for Flextech are to be submitted by the end of next week (Friday 2 September) with ITV, RTL and Sky seen as the frontrunners.
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NewsSwitchCo mounts£300m ad drive
SwitchCo is to kick off a£300m advertising campaign next month to prepare British television viewers for digital switchover from 2008.
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The trouble with John Birt?
With Lord Birt set to take the podium in Edinburgh in support of top-slicing, questions are being raised as to why ...
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NewsThe minister flicking the switch
James Purnell, the minister responsible for the high-profile switchover from analogue to digital TV, is optimistic about the future of a more distinctive, high-quality choice of programming.
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Can ultra-local TV work?
The BBC's latest initiative promises high-quality local news, 'community content' and a focus on audience participation - but can it hope to succeed where commercial channels have failed?