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    ITV1's film fails to match I'm a Celebrity

    2004-02-11T10:55:37Z

    ITV1's film There's Something about Mary had a tough time filling the shoes of I'm a Celebrity? last night (10 February) with just 4.8 million (21.8%) watching the first part.

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    Sky boosts profits and subs

    2004-02-11T10:59:57Z

    BSkyB has seen its operating profits rocket up 84% to£130m in the six months to 31 December.

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    Nip/Tuck continues decline

    2004-02-11T12:18:43Z

    Sky One's high profile US drama Nip/Tuck has continued its ratings decline as the latest episode last night (10 February) attracted 569,000 (5.5% of multchannel homes).

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    September Films chief to leave in March

    2004-02-12T08:00:00Z

    September Films chief operating officer Sally Miles has quit the company after 12 years with no job to go to.

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    Crook in frame for stint at Xfm

    2004-02-12T08:00:05Z

    Actor MacKenzie Crook, who played the hapless Gareth in BBC comedy The Office , is in talks to present a show on Capital-owned Xfm.

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    Objective move for Talkback's Clarke

    2004-02-12T08:00:10Z

    Talkback Productions head of comedy Phil Clarke has jumped ship to Objective Productions to build a new comedy department.

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    C4 cooks up Ramsay show

    2004-02-12T08:00:15Z

    Outspoken Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay is to give advice to struggling restaurants in a new series for Channel 4.

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    More Carlton casualties

    2004-02-12T08:00:20Z

    Three more Carlton executives have failed to find jobs in ITV plc, providing further evidence that the merger has become a Granada takeover.

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    Disney faces hostile bid by US cable giant

    2004-02-12T08:00:30Z

    US cable giant Comcast this week launched a $66bn (£37bn) hostile bid to take over the world's most famous media company, Walt Disney.

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    BBC reorders State of Play

    2004-02-12T08:00:40Z

    State of Play , BBC1's award-winning conspiracy thriller, has been commissioned for a second series.

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    Mersey gets ready for Redmond exit

    2004-02-12T08:00:50Z

    Phil Redmond has appointed former Discovery chief Joyce Taylor to the board of his indie, Mersey Television, in preparation for his eventual departure.

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    Five's£5m reality gamble

    2004-02-12T08:05:00Z

    Five this week unveiled details of its much-vaunted£4.7m entertainment show Back to Reality - the channel's most expensive commission to date.

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    ITV axe to fall on Nottingham studio

    2004-02-12T08:05:10Z

    ITV is poised to pull out of Nottingham after deciding to sell its multimillion pound studio complex and move nearly all its operations to Birmingham.

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    Lion makes gay format for Fox

    2004-02-12T08:30:00Z

    Lion Television has strengthened its foothold in the US with a major new commission for the Fox network.

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    BBC unveils disability targets

    2004-02-12T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has set strict new targets to increase the number of disabled people on screen and has launched an£800,000 fund to encourage new talent and ideas from people with disabilities.

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    Miriam gets February date on Sky

    2004-02-12T08:30:00Z

    Sky One will finally screen its controversial reality show There Something About Miriam later this month after paying the show's six contestants£125,000 each. The six claimed they were tricked into competing for the affections of a dark-haired 'woman' called Miriam, unaware that she was actually ...

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    FCUK sets up radio station

    2004-02-12T08:30:00Z

    Clothing label French Connection is launching a digital radio station on 1 April, broadcasting from its Regent Street store.

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    BBC2 to air Asian arts and culture series

    2004-02-12T08:30:00Z

    The BBC's Asian Programme Unit (APU) is to launch its first Asian arts, entertainment and culture show since Network East. Desi DNA, which is due to air on BBC2 from next month, will showcase British Asian talent and will be presented by BBC Radio 1's Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Asian Network's ...

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    SRH makes headway in FM104 purchase

    2004-02-12T08:30:00Z

    Scottish Radio Holdings has been given the green light by the Competition Commission to buy Dublin music station FM104 for nearly£18m, providing it sells its 8.8% stake in Newstalk by the end of the year. It must also pull out of advertising group Independent Radio Sales. The Competition Commission has ...

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    Telemagination MD quits to go freelance

    2004-02-12T08:30:00Z

    Marion Edwards, managing director of animation house Telemagination, is leaving the company after seven years. Edwards, who is currently executive producing a second series of The Cramp Twins for Cartoon Network, will leave in mid-March to set up as a freelance producer and animation consultant. ...