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NewsDavid Austin 1935 - 2005
Broadcast cartoonist David Austin, who has been entertaining readers with his biting humour for over a decade, has died aged 70.
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NewsI'm a Celebrity is back with 9.9m
The new series of ITV1's I'm a Celebrity? Get Me Out of Here! looks set to be yet another ratings blockbuster as the start of the fifth series peaked with 9.9 million (44%) in the final five minutes.
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NewsChildren in Need dominates Friday viewing
Children in Need gave the BBC an explosive Friday night, reaching a peak of 11.2 million (49%) at 9.50pm when Catherine Tate's famous 'bovvered' sketch was taken to EastEnder's Albert Square.
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NewsSky launches TV-over-broadbandservice in Ireland
Sky is launching its TV over broadband service in Ireland after signing two distribution agreements with networks Smart Telecom and Broadworks.
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NewsCBS picks up ITV's Gameshow Marathon
ITV1's hit Ant and Dec-fronted celebrity format Gameshow Marathon has been picked up by US network CBS.
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NewsC4 rapped for frequency of ads in Lost
Channel 4 has come under fire from Ofcom for scheduling advertising breaks too close together during the screening of US import Lost.
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NewsTV-Loonland in sales blitz
8am: Children's animation group TV-Loonland has signed a raft of deals with international broadcasters in Europe and Latin America.
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NewsC4 to air Madonna interview
8am: Channel 4 has commissioned a fast turnaround interview with Madonna, produced by At It Productions, to air this Sunday night.
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NewsLiving TV presenter charged
Living TV has been forced to pull its new reality series Family Forensics after one of its presenters was charged with engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.
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NewsBush 'wanted to bomb al-Jazeera'
US president George Bush plotted to bomb Arab TV station al-Jazeera's Qatar headquarters, according to The Mirror.
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NewsBBC revives classic comedies for Christmas
10am: Ronnie Barker's final TV performance is to form part of the BBC's Christmas line-up, along with revivals of classic comedies, The Goodies and French and Saunders.
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NewsSky Sports rapped for militant Muslim wrestler
Ofcom has reprimanded Sky Sports for broadcasting an American wrestling programme in the wake of the London bombings, featuring masked men in combat-style clothing using language such as 'martyr' and 'infidel'.
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NewsBT poaches C4I sales chief
10.45am: BT has poached C4 International's sales manager, Alison Sainsbury-Stack, as head of programme acquisitions of its Television Services business.
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NewsI'm a Celebrity is on the rise with 10.3m
ITV1's reality TV show I'm a Celebrity? Get Me Out of Here! is already starting to build its audience with the second instalment hitting a peak of 10.3 million (42%) at 9.50pm.
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NewsBBC sees its total audience fall by 4.2%
The BBC's total audience share across its entire portfolio of channels has fallen year on year by 4.2%, despite both BBC3 and BBC4 recently recording their best ever months.
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NewsBBC stocks up for kids
The BBC's kids' current affairs programme Newsround has created a spin-off journalism series called Newsround Investigates.
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NewsTelefonica floats Endemol
3.30pm: The partial float of Endemol was kick started today by owners Telefonica, in a move valuing the firm around Euro1.1bn (£752m).
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NewsQuentin Howard elected president of WorldDAB
International DAB lobbying body WorldDAB has elected Digital One chief executive Quentin Howard to the two-year post of president.
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NewsOliver to revisit Jamie's School Dinners
Jamie Oliver is to return to his Jamie's School Dinners initiative with a one-off special next year.
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NewsFive Live tenders out Formula 1coverage
BBC Radio Five Live is putting out to tender its coverage of the Formula 1 world championship - the first time the station has offered out commentary for a major live sporting event to the independent radio sector.