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    Off the record - 30 second guide - Sex Inspectors.

    2004-11-12T16:17:12Z

    Bored in bed? Dissatisfied with your sex life? Crap in the sack? Have you been talking

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    Off the record - Mad for Manchester.

    2004-11-12T16:17:12Z

    If you are looking for clues about which BBC departments might be moving up to Manchester,

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    Off the record - Watching Ofcom.

    2004-11-12T16:17:12Z

    And still at ITV, you can hear the beancounters rubbing their hands together in glee at

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    Off the record - Xtremely dubious.

    2004-11-12T16:17:13Z

    The Promax Awards, hosted by Fat Fighter Marjorie Dawes aka Little Britain's Matt Lucas, were in

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    Hit denies takeover speculation

    2004-11-15T10:07:45Z

    Hit Entertainment has denied it has received a takeover approach from Swiss investment firm Mediawin & Partners.

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    Carter gets key Fremantle role

    2004-11-15T10:14:34Z

    Gary Carter, the former Endemol executive behind the international roll out of Big Brother , is to be given a full-time role at FremantleMedia.

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    ITV frets over 'junk food ban'

    2004-11-15T10:28:07Z

    ITV will hold crisis talks this week after it emerged the government is set to ban junk food adverts during children's programmes.

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    Initial produces Band Aid video

    2004-11-15T10:37:34Z

    Initial, the indie behind the recent UK Music Hall of Fame , is producing the music video and a BBC1 documentary about the new Band Aid charity single recorded yesterday.

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    Juniper bags BBC politics slot

    2004-11-15T10:46:36Z

    Indie Juniper TV has won the pitch to make BBC London's regional politics programme after it was tendered out in a bid to boost the corporation's indie quota.

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    Redmond offers to buy C4

    2004-11-15T11:53:06Z

    Mersey TV's chairman Phil Redmond has written to media secretary Tessa Jowell offering to buy Channel 4 and run it with its current PSB commitments for the next ten years.

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    Yentob: Manchester plan not a gesture

    2004-11-15T11:56:56Z

    The BBC is expected to keep its core terrestrial channels BBC1 and BBC2 in London despite plans to move significant radio and television services to Manchester.

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    Ratings

    Terminator 3 pulls 4.5m

    2004-11-15T12:38:24Z

    Five's premiere of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines on Sunday brought the channel 4.5 million (18.8%) at 9pm, its fourth highest audience ever for a film.

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    MTV launches in Africa

    2004-11-16T10:05:09Z

    MTV is to launch an African service in February - the broadcaster's 100 thchannel.

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    Hallmark deal 'will be done by year end'

    2004-11-16T10:12:14Z

    The owners of the Hallmark Channel said yesterday that they planned to sell the international arm of the business by the end of the year.

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    MPs attack Ofcom over regional ITV plans

    2004-11-16T10:14:44Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell is facing a growing Parliamentary revolt over Ofcom's controversial proposals to reduce the public service obligations of ITV regional companies.

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    China opens up to UK TV producers

    2004-11-16T10:37:28Z

    UK production companies have been given the green light to forge joint ventures with Chinese media firms from the end of this month under new laws.

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    TV cameras in court today

    2004-11-16T10:46:05Z

    Television cameras will be allowed in an English courtroom for the first time this morning in a government-backed experiment that could eventually lead to their permanent presence.

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    Lie with Me brings in 7.9m

    2004-11-16T12:18:36Z

    ITV1's latest two-part drama, Lie with Me, won over the viewers with a high of 7.9 million (32.7%) at 9pm, squeezing the audience for BBC1's Spooks.

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    C4 and Five end merger talks

    2004-11-16T17:40:44Z

    Channel 4 and Five have called off their merger talks - with both channels claiming they pulled the plug.

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    Jetix confirms Taylor as channel chief

    2004-11-17T09:38:23Z

    Children's entertainment company Jetix Europe has appointed Paul Taylor as its new chief executive officer to permanently replace Bruce Steinberg.