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    Horrocks shakes up BBC news

    2005-11-08T15:33:01Z

    3.30pm: BBC head of TV news Peter Horrocks has announced a major shake-up of the corporation's news operation, beefing up News 24 and merging the heads of the 1pm and 6pm bulletins.

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    Five looks to break records

    2005-11-08T15:56:45Z

    4pm: Five has commissioned Two Hand Productions to produce Wild World of Records featuring Domino Day, a show covering record breaking attempts such as car dominos and live cockroach eating.

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    Four bid for Shrewbury FM licence

    2005-11-08T16:26:42Z

    4.30pm: Four radio companies have applied for the local FM licence for Shrewsbury, including a station aimed at the more mature audience.

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    Honey We're Killing The Kids headsto London's Science Museum

    2005-11-09T07:59:20Z

    8am: One of BBC3's most successful factual programmes has been made into an exhibition to be hosted at London's Science Museum.

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    Sharman gives go ahead to Me Too!

    2005-11-09T07:59:25Z

    8am: CBBC has commissioned preschool series Me Too! from Scottish indie Tattiemoon, the producer of its hit series Balamory.

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    C4 News poaches FT correspondent

    2005-11-09T07:59:30Z

    Channel 4 News has made the first addition to its political reporting team in 11 years, poaching Cathy Newman, chief political correspondent at the Financial Times.

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    Freelance cameramen and journalistshonoured at Rory Peck Awards

    2005-11-09T08:16:01Z

    8am: Freelance news journalists and cameramen that revealed the truth about three of the worst human disasters of the last twelve months were rewarded at last night's Rory Peck Awards.

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    Avanti to move into supplyingHDTV and broadband

    2005-11-09T09:35:54Z

    Avanti Screenmedia, the largest supplier of TV to pubs, shops and retail chains in the UK, said it has raised£25m to fund its venture into broadband and high definition television.

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    Sky high over BBC HDTV move

    2005-11-09T09:44:52Z

    BSkyB has welcomed the move by the BBC to launch a trial of a high definition service, and predicted that almost one in 10 homes will have an HDTV-ready set by the end of next year.

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    News 24 is 'tedious' says Sky News boss

    2005-11-09T09:51:44Z

    A war of words has broken out between Sky News chief Nick Pollard and the BBC's head of TV news Peter Horrocks, after Pollard branded News 24 'stodgy' and a 'tedious channel' and claimed it had carried a string of inaccurate stories.

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    Jimmy McGovern looks north for BBC

    2005-11-09T10:18:02Z

    Cracker and The Lakes writer Jimmy McGovern has penned a new drama series for BBC1, staring Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Sue Johnston, and Timothy Spall.

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    Trial & Retribution brings 7.8m to ITV1

    2005-11-09T11:11:11Z

    ITV1's concluding episode of the ninth Trial and Retribution at 9pm kept the viewers enthralled with a strong average of 7.8 million (33.7%).

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    Bennett: All BBC channels will be High-Def

    2005-11-09T11:36:02Z

    The BBC's director of television Jana Bennett last night said all the BBC's channels will eventually end up being broadcast in high definition.

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    Lawson heads to BBC4

    2005-11-09T15:42:42Z

    Presenter Mark Lawson has quit BBC2's Newsnight Review after 11 years to front an interview series for BBC4.

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    Touchpaper open office in Manchester

    2005-11-09T15:45:18Z

    RDF drama subsidiary Touchpaper Television is establishing a northern office, based out of its parent company's premises in Manchester.

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    Ofcom Consumer Panel calls for more detail on digital switchover

    2005-11-09T16:19:22Z

    The Ofcom Consumer Panel, established to advise the regulator on consumer interest, has called for more information about how digital switchover will be implemented.

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    Murdoch dangled a£1.5m carrot

    2005-11-09T18:25:36Z

    6.15pm: Sky chief executive James Murdoch is in line for a£1.5m plus bonus if he is successful in delivering on the company's long term strategic targets.

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    C4 schedules US trio for new year

    2005-11-10T07:48:30Z

    Channel 4 plans to capitalise on the success of its latest import Lost by launching in primetime the sci-fi series that screens after the show in the US on ABC.

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    Teachers' TV lobbies for Freeview slot

    2005-11-10T07:48:55Z

    Teachers' TV, the government-backed service for education professionals, is lobbying the BBC for extra DTT spectrum in a bid to become a 24-hour channel.

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    BBC creates News 24 controller role

    2005-11-10T07:49:00Z

    BBC head of TV news Peter Horrocks' departmental reshuffle is set to throw more weight behind News 24, fuelling the BBC news channel's escalating ratings battle with Sky News.