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NewsPEER POLL: BBC1's Xmas schedule
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Does BBC1's Christmas line-up show a lack of imagination at the corporation?
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NewsInformation TV to air Jowell's RTS speech
8am: Information TV, the channel which carries programmes from government departments, public bodies and other public service institutions, is to broadcast media secretary Tessa Jowell's RTS Cambridge Convention keynote speech.
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NewsPeep Show stars line up BBC2comedy pilot
The stars of Channel 4's comedy Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb, are bringing their BBC Radio 4 show to BBC2.
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NewsDCMS summons broadcastersover test cricket
Roger Mosey, BBC director of sport, Vic Wakeling, Sky Sports managing director, and Andy Duncan, chief executive, Channel 4 have been called to give evidence to the government over the issue of broadcasting rights for cricket.
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NewsShed buys Ricochet for£25m
Footballers' Wives indie Shed Productions has acquired Supernanny producer Ricochet, in a deal worth an initial£25m.
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NewsSpace Cadets contestants still believe in the spoof
Channel 4's£5m gamble on reality spoof Space Cadets is a step closer to take off, with contestants so far having not worked out the truth after more than 10 days into filming.
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NewsAl-Jazeera exec calls for urgent meeting with Blair
Al-Jazeera director general Wadah Khanfar is pressing for a meeting with Tony Blair to discuss revelations that George Bush had considered bombing the Arabic news channel's headquarters in Qatar.
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News9.1m peak for I'm a Celebrity boosts ITV1 Thursday share
ITV1 celebrated its highest Thursday all hours and peak hours share since 17 June 2004 last night, with a line-up from 7pm until 10.30pm that consistently attracted over 8 million.
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NewsMiddle East dominates BBC complaints
Over 80% of complaints investigated by BBC governors in the past three months were about the corporation's coverage of the Israel and Palestine.
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NewsCNN poaches BBC News 24 presenter
8am: CNN has poached BBC News 24 presenter Adrian Finighan, who had been with the corporation for over a decade, to join its London newsroom.
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NewsKumars star to front BBC cop drama
8am: Star of The Kumars at No 42, Sanjeev Bhaskar, is to take the lead role in new BBC1 police comedy drama Chopra Town, starting late next month.
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NewsMeet The Magoons meets its end
8am: Channel 4 has confirmed it is axing poor performing Hardeep Kohli sitcom Meet The Magoons as the broadcaster plans to rejuvenate its flagship Friday entertainment and comedy line-up.
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Opinion - In my view - BBC3 for Manchester?
Manchester is fast becoming a powerhouse of regional TV; the challenge now is to maintain the momentum, says Angela Smith.
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Rough cut - When the director's cut.
Delyth Thomas wonders why the role of director is currently so devalued in the television business.
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NewsBBC bosses prepare to defend Arabic news channel
BBC World Service bosses will this week face a grilling in the House of Lords over the corporation's plan to create an Arabic language TV news channel.
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NewsSky's fast-track purchase of Easynet thwarted
BSkyB has reversed an earlier request for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to fast-track its purchase of telecoms company Easynet, potentially holding up the process by more than two weeks.
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NewsAdvertisers 'to cut ITV spend'
ITV's share of the commercial TV ad market is set to plummet to 43.3% next year, according to a leading advertising agency.
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NewsUBC defies difficult radio trading market
UBC Media has bucked the trend in a difficult radio trading market with a swing into profit in the first half of the year.
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NewsBBC radio and music division fails to satisfy unions
The BBC's radio and music division is to press ahead with plans to combine three roles in one job, in the face of fierce opposition from broadcasting unions.
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NewsThe Queen's Sister has 2.9m supporters
Channel 4's one-off drama The Queen's Sister found itself in a privileged position on Sunday with a peak of 2.9 million (17.5%) in the final 15-minutes.