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NewsAnalysis - Can C4 take them on?
Broadcast's report last week revealing Channel 4's plans to launch arival to Radio 4's Today sparked a debate about how well the programmeserves its audience. So could a competitor really succeed, asks LucyRouse.
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Opinion - Comment - Nationwide reborn?
With Nationwide set to return in the summer, John Mair, who worked onthe programme from 1981 to 1983, recalls the glory days and catches upwith anchor Michael Barratt.
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Off the record - Where will former Television Corporation chiefexecutive re-appear?
People keep asking the question - where will former TelevisionCorporation chief executive Peter Salmon re-appear. ...
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV's sports presenters
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Gabby Logan better than Steve Rider at presenting ITV's World Cup matches?
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NewsC4 in comedy reshuffle
Channel 4 has restructured its comedy department, promoting Andrew Newman to oversee its output alongside his existing entertainment brief.
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News'Why we sold BBC Books to Random House'
The BBC Worldwide executive responsible for the deal to sell BBC Books to international publisher Random House has said redundancies will be kept to a minimum.
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NewsITV and BBC agree World Cup spoils
ITV and the BBC have agreed on how to divide the next round of World Cup games, which do not include England.
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NewsFlextech hands out two promotions
Living TV boss, Claudia Rosencrantz has promoted senior commissioning editor Clare Hollywood to head of commissioning.
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NewsHustle to be re-made by Fox as a US movie
Kudos Film & Television drama Hustleis set to move to the big screen after US studio 20th Century Fox picked up the film rights to the BBC 1 series.
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NewsPiers Morgan makes strong US debut
Piers Morgan is on track to repeat the American success of Simon Cowell, as the new talent show he judges on debuted with ratings of over 12 million on US network NBC.
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NewsOfcom chief hits out at health groups over TV ad ban
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has criticised health organisations, which are taking legal action against the regulator over its failure to consider a complete ban on junk food ads, claiming they are using the law for public relations ends.
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NewsBig Brother is cheered on by 4.1m
The sight of the Big Brotherhousemates dressed as majorettes appealed to the viewers with 4.1 million (17.3%) tuning to Channel 4 at 9pm.
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NewsItalians are the most devoted World Cup viewers
Over 20% of the UK population watched England's first World Cup match on TV at home, making them the third most patriotic nation behind Italy and Germany.
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NewsFlextech content chief has his say via podcast
Flextech's content chief Malcolm Wall is positioning himself as media pundit with the launch of his own video podcast.
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NewsFuturama to make TV comeback
Cult Channel 4 animated comedy Futurama is to be brought back from the dead, three years after the series from TheSimpsonscreator Matt Groening was axed.
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NewsCartoon Network to launch broadband channel
Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Network is gearing up for the launch of a broadband TV service to be called SuperCartoonNetwork.co.uk.
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NewsTV producer Aaron Spelling dies
Aaron Spelling, the legendary TV producer behind hits such as Charlie's Angels, Melrose Place and Beverly Hills 90210, has died aged 83.
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NewsUniversal Music sets up TV production arm
Days after announcing its intention to join Channel 4's consortium bid for radio spectrum, Universal Music has made further inroads into the broadcasting market by launching its own TV production company.
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NewsWorld Cup Watch: England victory hits peak of 18.2m for BBC1
England's 1-0 victory over Ecuador in the World Cup brought a bumper audience to BBC1 with a peak of 18.2 million (81.7%) in the final 15-minutes of the game.
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NewsRadio 1 boss to spearhead BBC's teen strategy
Controller of BBC Radio 1 Andy Parfitt has been handed the role of 'teen Tsar', charged with reaching out to 12 to 16 year olds - an age group the corporation feels it has been neglecting.