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    C4's drama gets a very social 1.9m

    2005-10-21T11:07:48Z

    Channel 4's satirical drama A Very Social Secretary charmed a healthy 1.9 million (9%) at 9pm despite already having aired on its digital channel More4.

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    EC: Premier League has not gone far enough

    2005-10-21T11:29:24Z

    European Competition commissioner Neelie Kroes has demanded more clarification over the auction of live football matches, and has given the Premier League until Monday to respond.

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    Living TV clinches six figure sponsorship deal

    2005-10-21T14:00:39Z

    2pm: Living TV has struck a six-figure sponsorship with Sheilas Wheels, a new car insurance brand for women.

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    BBC shortlists four sitesfor Manchester move

    2005-10-21T14:20:51Z

    BBC governors have officially thrown their weight behind the corporation's plan to move five key departments to Manchester, and are costing up four possible sites in the city and neighbouring Salford.

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    Production - Different kind of soul

    2005-10-21T16:06:23Z

    A Channel 4 documentary uncovers the fascinating story of Islamic soul music, writes Robert Gray.

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    BBC's Africa Live heads to America

    2005-10-24T07:59:40Z

    Africa Live, the concert movie featured in BBC4's Africa Lives season in August, has been sold to US public service network, PBS.

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    ITV London charts 7/7 attacks

    2005-10-24T07:59:50Z

    ITV London is to revisit this summer's terrorist attacks that crippled the capital, with two documentaries from Mosaic Films.

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    BBC launch rival service to al-Jazeera

    2005-10-24T08:00:00Z

    The BBC's World Service is to launch an Arabic language TV news channel that will put it into competition with al-Jazeera.

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    C4 chief attacks 'bully boy' ITV

    2005-10-24T10:13:10Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has attacked ITV's bid to have its post-merger advertising constraints lifted, claiming the broadcaster will only return to its 'bully-boy' sales tactics.

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    BBC3 news gets the chop

    2005-10-24T10:25:50Z

    BBC3 is axing its nightly news bulletin and ploughing the money saved into factual programmes.

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    Swimming champ sets up Manchester indie

    2005-10-24T10:36:19Z

    Former world swimming champion and BBC commentator James Hickman is taking advantage of the corporation's move north with the launch of a new indie, Made In Manchester.

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    BSkyB can buy over 80%of Premiership games

    2005-10-24T10:45:37Z

    The European Commission will allow BSkyB to buy over 80% of Premier League football matches for the 2007 to 2010 seasons.

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    Five extends rights to Noddy until 2012

    2005-10-24T10:47:54Z

    Five has picked up seven more years of children's classic Noddy, extending its rights deal to 2012.

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    Ross to produce Ant and Dec Xmas special

    2005-10-24T10:57:38Z

    TV and radio presenter Paul Ross is to executive produce the ITV Christmas special of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

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    Paul Ross to produce Ant and Dec Xmas special

    2005-10-24T10:57:39Z

    11am: TV and radio presenter Paul Ross is to executive produce the ITV Christmas special of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

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    6.4m say farewell to BBC1's Monarch

    2005-10-24T11:45:18Z

    The last ever episode of BBC1's gentle Sunday evening drama Monarch of the Glen bowed out with a peak of 6.4 million (24.8%) at 9.45pm.

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    8.1m think ITV1 has The X Factor

    2005-10-24T12:33:53Z

    ITV1's The X Factor increased its lead over BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing in the battle for Saturday night viewers with an average audience of 8.1 million (37.8%) at 6.15pm.

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    All3Media tops $1m with Serious sales

    2005-10-24T14:59:59Z

    All3Media International has sold all three of the available series from the the BBC children's factual strand Serious? to Discovery Kids in the US.

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    First broadcaster lined up for My Teen Genie

    2005-10-24T15:02:58Z

    London-based Talent Television and leading French producer/distributor MoonScoop have signed French public broadcaster France 2 as co-developer on the new teen live-action series My Teen Genie.

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    Abbey inks European deals

    2005-10-24T15:04:53Z

    Abbey Home Media Group's animated pre-school series Wide Eye has been picked up by German children's channel Ki.Ka, while infant learning series, Baby Bright has been released on DVD in France by UFG.