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NewsGovernment cools on junk food ban
Commercial broadcasters are today breathing a sigh of relief after the government backed away from banning junk food ads before 9pm - a move that could have cost millions in lost revenue.
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NewsEmap: SRH deal 'not imminent'
Emap has played down speculation that it is to launch a£250m takeover bid for Scottish Radio Holdings before the end of the year.
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NewsButters axed from Radio 1
Wes Butters has been axed as the host of BBC Radio 1's chart show as part of a shake-up of the weekend schedule that will mark the return of Sara Cox.
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RatingsWho Do You Think You Are? reaches 5.6m
BBC2's Who Do You Think You Are? outperformed all other channels in the 9pm slot and reached a peak of 5.6 million (22.8%) at 9.55pm.
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Clemmow gets TWI factual job
TWI has appointed former Carlton factual controller Richard Clemmow as its new head of factual programming.
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BBC sets up Gina Ford school
The BBC has commissioned an ambitious reality show in which stressed mums and dads will be sent to a parenting academy to learn tips from baby expert Gina Ford.
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Hicks exits Chrysalis
Jim Hicks has quit as group programming director of Chrysalis Radio in the week the group warned of a slowdown in the radio advertising market.
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BBC shelves plan for public to pick favourite EastEnder
A BBC entertainment show inviting the public to pick their favourite EastEnders character has been shelved because of a string of negative tabloid headlines about the show's stars.
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CGI costs delay ITV Marchioness film
A signature ITV film about the Marchioness disaster - feted in Edinburgh by chief executive Charles Allen - is under threat because producers are short of more than£300,000.
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Hamann quits Shine to start own firm
Paul Hamann, creative director of factual at Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, is to leave the company after four years to set up on his own.
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ITV orders SMG TV show for Trisha slot
Granada has lost its grip on ITV's morning schedule after the broadcaster commissioned SMG TV Productions to make a courtroom show to run in the Trisha slot.
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NewsReynolds quits as Corrie boss
Coronation Street executive producer Carolyn Reynolds has quit ITV after 25 years to set up her own indie.
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NewsBritish TV chiefs rate Sopranos top show
Britain's leading commissioners and channel controllers have voted a US TV import as the best thing on the box.
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NewsHow the C4/Five deal died
It promised to be a tense lunch as Channel 4 and Five executives sat down in a private dining room at One Aldwych Hotel in London last Friday afternoon.
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NewsManchester move for BBC Children's
The BBC will confirm next month that its children's department is to be relocated to Manchester as part of the corporation's move out of London.
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BBC airs stem cell drama-doc
The BBC is to join the controversial debate on stem cell research by screening a drama-documentary in which viewers will be asked to decide the outcome, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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No junk food ad ban - yet
The government has backed away from banning junk food ads before 9pm, a move that could have cost broadcasters up to£30m in lost revenue, writes Susan Thompson.
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Redmond: Mersey can run C4 as PSB
At last week's Nations and Regions conference, Mersey Television's Phil Redmond revealed why he wants to buy Channel 4 and unveiled his plans for a new public service channel.
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Hewlett chairs fest
Former Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett is taking over from Fulcrum Television's Christopher Hird as chair of the Sheffield International Documentary Festival. Hewlett, a non-executive director at indie Tiger Aspect, is already one of the festival's patrons. The festival will go on tour in February, kicking off with a ...
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Mersey launches community digital channel
Mersey Television is launching a grassroots digital public service channel to create a 'stronger voice' for local community issues such as health and education and campaigns such as Fathers for Justice.