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BBC3 controller: contenders line up
The BBC is gearing up to interview for the BBC3 controller's job, with Living TV's Richard Woolfe, BBC factual entertainment head David Mortimer and BBC1 scheduler Liam Keelan all understood to be on the list. Head of entertainment Wayne Garvie is also tipped as a strong candidate. Meanwhile the BBC ...
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NewsBBC2's Rome conquers 6.6m
BBC2's new series Rome ran roughshod over all the other channels at 9pm with the programme attracting a gigantic 6.6 million (27.2%), the channel's highest audience for a drama this year.
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NewsQVC goes interactive on Freeview
11.15am: QVC has finally launched its interactive offering on Freeview enabling digital terrestrial (DTT) viewers to press the red button on their remotes to access a range of enhanced features.
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NewsITV poaches Trinny and Susannah
ITV has poached the BBC's acerbic fashion gurus Trinny and Susannah, the stars behind hit makeover show What Not to Wear.
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NewsPEER POLL: Mobile TV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Would you watch television channels on your mobile?
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NewsKyle wins two-year ITV morning deal
ITV has handed Jeremy Kyle, the broadcaster's new talent in daytime, a new two-year deal, following the growing success of his morning talk show.
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NewsCapital radio launches podcasting
8am: GCap's Capital 95.8 has become the latest station to launch a podcasting service, highlighting the best bits of its weekday schedule.
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NewsVideo Networks to extend coverage
8am: Video Networks, the operator of broadband TV service Homechoice, has announced plans to quadruple its coverage to over 10 million homes.
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NewsSky disappoints the City despite57,000 new subscribers
BSkyB said it grew its subscriber base by 57,000 to 7,844,000 in the three months ending 30 September, yet still failed to live up to City expectations.
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NewsITV reportedly close tobagging Friends Reunited
ITV is reported to be the leading bidder for school reunion website Friends Reunited, after claims that it has put in a bid in the region of£170million for the business.
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NewsViewers lose interest in Bleak House
BBC1's literary drama series Bleak House took a tumble in the ratings to 5.6 million (24.1%) at 8pm, a fall of 1 million viewers from last week.
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NewsOfcom proposes changes toSky's carriage charges
Ofcom is proposing changes to the carriage charges made to broadcasters by BSkyB in order to ensure the process is 'fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory'.
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NewsLord Snowdon offered preview ofThe Queen's Sister
Channel 4 has offered the late Princess Margaret's ex-husband Lord Snowdon a special screening of controversial biopic The Queen's Sister.
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NewsITV films from one of Britain'smost orthodox mosques
ITV's weekly act of worship will be held in a mosque for the first time ever, this Sunday [6 November], as the broadcaster marks the end of the Muslim month of Ramadhan.
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Analysis - Can they be trusted?
Michael Grade has promised the launch of any new services by the BBC will be scrutinised more closely, but commercial rivals remain concerned about the corporation's expansionist tendencies, writes Jenny Smith.
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Promax focus - Who will be the winners in 2012?
One of the themes at this year's Promax is future-proofing for 2012. So what will the media landscape look like then? Broadcast asks five industry figures to predict the trends and technologies that will affect TV's marketers and creative directors and th
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NewsBSkyB ease share buyback through
BSkyB shareholders have approved the controversial share buyback scheme, allowing Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to raise its stake in the satellite broadcaster.
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NewsChinese broadcasters hope tolearn from UK TV
8am: One of China's most successful broadcasting groups is coming to the UK to ask for advice from British TV executives.
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NewsS4C hands 20 years of programme rights back to indies
8am: Welsh broadcaster S4C is handing rights in all its programmes made before the introduction of the terms of trade back to the independent sector.
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NewsLiving TV picks up The Comeback
8am: Living TV has picked up the rights for Friends star Lisa Kudrow's HBO comedy The Comeback, which was panned by critics and axed by the network after one series in US.