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NewsITV looks to extend The Price is Right
ITV is to trial run hour-long episodes of The Price is Right later in the summer, in a bid to build some stability to its 5pm to 6pm weekday slot.
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NewsBBC1's New Street Law appeals to 2.7m
The situation for BBC1's drama New Street Lawwent from bad to worse with the latest episode drawing just 2.7 million (15.1%) at 8pm.
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NewsSamura triumphs at One World Media Awards
Sorious Samura, the Sierra Leonean reporter who challenged male African attitudes towards sex and Aids in a Channel 4 documentary, has won Broadcast Journalist of the Year award at this year's One World Media Awards.
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NewsRoss renews BBC deal
Jonathan Ross has renewed his deal with the BBC for a reported£18m despite rival bids from ITV and Channel 4.
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NewsMTV acquires Big Jeff from Aardman
MTV2 is to screen a series of short cartoons from Aardman Animations about a beer-loving, hallucinogen-taking Australian naturist.
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NewsFormat focus: Tuesday night book club
A new US docu-soap format on CBS aims to become the real Desperate Housewives.
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NewsC4 to extend horseracing deal
Channel 4 will this week renew its deal with UK racecourses for the terrestrial rights to horseracing, staving off interest from the BBC and ITV.
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NewsCharter review committee calls for greater scrutiny
Peers have called for Parliament to be given the power to set the level of the licence fee, and have criticised the 'unchecked powers' of government over the corporation's future.
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NewsBSkyB considers bid for AOL
BSkyB is considering making a bid for AOL's UK internet operations and along with BT is reported to be one of the favourites to acquire the Time Warner-owned company.
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NewsEngland's World Cup campaign starts with 12.9m
England's opening game in the World Cup was an inevitable ratings triumph for BBC1 with a peak audience of 12.9 million (86%) at 3.40pm - the highest audience share secured by the channel in recent years.
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NewsAli G act wins Richard & Judy tax case
Some TV viewers may have found Richard Madeley's impersonation of comic character Ali G cringe-inducing. But according to tax experts, they are officially a 'theatrical performance'.
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NewsITV and C4 accused of ignoring developing countries
ITV and C4 have been accused of ignoring the world outside Britain with Fiji-produced Celebrity Love Islandaccounting for 75% of ITV1's factual programmes from developing countries and C4's output falling to an all-time low.
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NewsSaturday Cooks! serves up 600,000 for ITV1
ITV1's new Saturday morning cookery show got off to something of a sluggish start with just 600,000 (11.9%) at 9.25am.
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NewsBBC to fine DJs for swearing
BBC presenters have been warned that they will be disciplined and have their pay docked if they persistently swear on air.
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NewsOfcom to issue additional sponsorship guidance
Ofcom is to issue additional guidance to broadcasters about the rules governing sponsorship following a complaint about ITV1's drama Footballers' Wives.
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Fremantle Media restructures licensing team
Fremantle Media has restructured its licensing division following the departure of Dom Wheeler, who leaves this month after six years with the company.
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High Point launches new titles in Hungary
High Point Films & Television is heading to Discop with a raft of new titles, including Belgian boxing mini-series King of the Worldand Canadian thriller Doomstown.
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Fremantle brings drama and docs to Discop
Fremantle International Distribution (FID) will be looking to tie up further deals for US drama series Falcon Beach at Discop, after its successful launch at last month's LA Screenings.
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BBC children's shows head down under
BBC Worldwide Australasia has licensed more than 100 hours of children's titles to free-to-air digital network ABC2 for transmission later in 2006.
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NewsBBC opens up sport archives to ESPN
BBC Motion Gallery, the footage sales arm of BBC Worldwide, has struck its largest ever BBC Sport archive deal, licensing a minimum of 650 hours of programming to UK digital channel, ESPN Classic.