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    Radio 3 to host Pianothon

    2008-08-18T11:48:54Z

    BBC Radio 3 is inviting amateur pianists from all over the country to come and play at in an informal public concert.

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    Sports ratings take gold

    2008-08-18T11:59:45Z

    The Olympics and the launch of the football season proved a surefire ratings winner for both the BBC and Sky Sports 1 over the weekend.

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    BBC reveals problems in£100m outsourcing of HR

    2008-08-18T12:29:07Z

    BBC people director Stephen Kelly has admitted problems with the corporation's£100m deal to outsource its human resources operation.

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    Ratings slip for Spooks spin-off

    2008-08-18T12:48:35Z

    BBC3's Spooks: Code 9 took a tumble in the ratings yesterday but still claimed the top spot at 9pm with 447,000 (2.07%).

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    BBC4 to get raunchy for Mills & Boon's 100th

    2008-08-18T12:49:07Z

    BBC4 is to mark the 100th anniversary of pulp romance publisher Mills & Boon with a documentary and a “raunchy” one-off drama exploring the company's beginnings.

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    At a glance: BBC3's autumn '08 schedule

    2008-08-18T13:44:52Z

    An overview of the biggest new shows that BBC3 has to offer over the coming months.

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    BBC3 to show teens the rod

    2008-08-18T14:00:52Z

    Teenagers will get a taste of the strict upbringings typical of Ghanaian, Indian and Jamaican parents in a new factual series at the heart of BBC3's autumn season.

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    Disney UK orders teen sketch show

    2008-08-18T14:03:14Z

    Prism Entertainment has won a commission from Disney Channel UK to produce a 16 x 5-minute comedy sketch series starring young British actors.

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    The Banana Splits to reform for TV comeback

    2008-08-18T14:07:15Z

    Cartoon Network is resurrecting arguably the world's greatest animal-based rock band - The Banana Splits.

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    New weekly low for ITV1

    2008-08-18T14:17:37Z

    The X Factor may have given ITV1 a mammoth audience of 10.2m (48.2%) but the channel still fell to new low all hours weekly share of just 15.92%.

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    Team GB spurs Olympics ratings to 36.6m

    2008-08-18T15:51:33Z

    A grand total of 36.6m people have watched at least 15 minutes of the Beijing Olympic Games since it started, equivalent to 64.6% of the entire viewing public.

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    Music to C4's ears

    2008-08-18T16:44:40Z

    The relaunch of The Hits as 4Music got off to a cracking start last Friday with an all hours share of 0.41%, more than the total combined audience of all the MTV-branded channels.

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    TV critics 19 August ‘08

    2008-08-19T09:11:38Z

    “A couple of big buffoons, Dave Myers and Si King are like fatter, hairier, foodier versions of Ant 'n' Dec. But they're still much more watchable than Mark Beaumont.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Sky to double arts content with new channels

    2008-08-19T09:19:10Z

    BSkyB will double its coverage of the arts with an additional two bespoke Sky Arts channels.

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    BBC2's Bakers cook up a ratings treat

    2008-08-19T10:50:26Z

    BBC2 chefs Dave Myers and Simon King metamorphosised from Hairy Bikers to Hairy Bakers last night at 8.30pm and attracted 3.7m viewers (15.6%), the duo's highest audience ever.

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    ULTV's letter to Ofcom

    2008-08-19T11:33:17Z

    An open letter from United for Local Television to Ofcom regarding the regulator's conduct of it's second PSB review.

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    Global names Mail exec as radio chief

    2008-08-19T11:33:58Z

    Global Radio has appointed Mail on Sunday and Mail online managing director Stephen Miron as chief executive.

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    Local TV coalition attacks Ofcom

    2008-08-19T11:36:33Z

    A coalition of local TV operators has complained that Ofcom has ignored public support for regional programming on the Freeview platform.

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    Ready Steady Cook serves up 20th series

    2008-08-19T12:27:12Z

    BBC2 has recommissioned Ready Steady Cook for a 20th series, and is moving the show to Television Centre for the first time.

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    Joost attacks Kangaroo

    2008-08-19T12:34:27Z

    Web TV platform Joost has complained that the proposed multi-broadcaster on-demand service Project Kangaroo will distort the competitive online TV rights market.