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    Commercial impacts set to rise by 20%

    2008-07-28T09:39:43Z

    Total commercial impacts are set to rise by almost 20% by the time of analogue switch-off in 2012, according to the latest research.

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    TV critics 28 July ‘08

    2008-07-28T10:10:05Z

    “I fear quite a lot of people will have got out and walked, but if you stayed it eventually shaped itself into something distinctive and even moving.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    C4 signs Alan Carr for£3m

    2008-07-28T11:00:49Z

    Comic Alan Carr has inked an exclusive two-year deal with Channel 4, thought to be worth more than£3m, after the broadcaster fought off interest from the BBC and ITV.

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    ITV's PSB duties may reduce; Plans to share licence fee

    2008-07-28T09:13:26Z

    A leaked Ofcom document has revealed that ITV could see major reductions to its public service duties and that part of the BBC's licence fee money may be diverted to broadcasters such as Channel 4.

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    Celebrity Masterchef final cooks up 4.9m

    2008-07-28T11:35:51Z

    The final of BBC1's cookery contest Celebrity Masterchef simmered with 4.9m viewers (23.4%).

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    Sex Pistols top clips chart

    2008-07-28T11:54:03Z

    The infamous clip of the Sex Pistols swearing on live TV has been ranked the most requested TV clip by Fremantlemedia.

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    Endemol producer joins Idols indie

    2008-07-28T12:12:05Z

    Former Endemol producer Kate Shepherd has been hired by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment to create new projects for the indie behind Pop Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.

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    Top Gear defeats BBC1's War

    2008-07-28T12:36:06Z

    BBC2's motoring show Top Gear pulled in a sizeable 5m (22.6%) at 8pm last night, giving it a comfortable advantage over BBC1's film War of the Worlds.

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    Clemmow launches new indie

    2008-07-28T12:51:45Z

    Richard Clemmow has stepped down as managing director at Juniper Communications, the indie behind recent Channel 4 documentary The Qur'an, to launch his own production company.

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    Peter Barron to leave BBC for Google

    2008-07-28T13:15:14Z

    Peter Barron is to step down as editor of the BBC's Newsnight programme after four years in the role to take a senior PR job at internet search giant Google.

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    BBC Trust: WoCC works, but is confusing

    2008-07-28T18:13:12Z

    The BBC Trust has heralded the WoCC a success - but says the corporation must still do more to “de-mystify” the commissioning mechanism.

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    TV critics 29 July ‘08

    2008-07-29T09:12:36Z

    “A chef who thinks he's in a 1970s Bond film.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Van Outen may quit Capital

    2008-07-29T09:59:52Z

    Denise Van Outen's future as co-host of Capital Radio's breakfast show is in doubt just five months into her year-long deal because she is finding it difficult to juggle her roles in TV and radio.

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    New RIG director to lobby in Salford

    2008-07-29T10:38:24Z

    The Radio Independents Group has appointed Made in Manchester's Ashley Byrne as a director, where he will lobby for support for radio indies in Salford's Media City.

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    Most Haunted to give US audiences a fright

    2008-07-29T11:22:31Z

    Paranormal series Most Haunted has been spirited away to the US where production is underway on a remake.

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    Doc Martin to open Spanish surgery

    2008-07-29T12:28:10Z

    Hit ITV1 drama Doc Martin is getting the remake treatment in Spain and has been recommissioned in both Germany and the UK.

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    Surf's up on C4

    2008-07-29T12:45:47Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a one-off special on women's surfing from Welsh indie Boomerang+.

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    One Man and His Canoe springs a leak

    2008-07-29T13:00:37Z

    ITV1's fast turnaround documentary One Man and His Canoe: The John Darwin Story faced choppy waters last night at 9pm with 2.7m (11.7%), trailing behind both BBC1 and BBC2.

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    Love overcomes Beauty

    2008-07-29T13:23:06Z

    BBC3's factual When Beauty Goes Wrong put in a strong performance with 335,000 viewers (1.69%) at 9pm last night, but couldn't match ITV2's film Love Actually.

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    Radio OB strike could affect Beijing coverage

    2008-07-29T17:04:29Z

    Industrial action by BBC radio outside broadcasts engineers - due to start this Thursday - could impact on the BBC's Olympics coverage, Bectu has revealed.