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    BBC pips ITV at RTS Regional awards

    2004-11-30T11:16:17Z

    The BBC narrowly beat ITV at last night's RTS London Awards 2004, picking up five awards to ITV's four.

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    Chernin contract 'won't block Disney move'

    2004-11-30T11:19:14Z

    News Corp president Peter Chernin could quit the company to join rival Disney even though he has signed a new five-year contract, according to reports.

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    Chernin contract 'won't block join Disney move'

    2004-11-30T11:19:14Z

    News Corp president Peter Chernin's could quit the company to join rival Disney even though he has signed a new five-year contract, according to reports.

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    10m see Sorrell get the boot from ITV1's jungle

    2004-11-30T11:50:35Z

    The first eviction on I'm a Celebrity? Get Me Out of Here! pulled in the viewers for ITV1 as the show peaked at 10 million (43%) at 10pm.

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    Sci Fi chief joins BT

    2004-11-30T12:02:47Z

    Sci Fi channel head Dan Marks has quit to join BT's newly formed entertainment division.

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    Macca takes Millionaire hotseat

    2004-12-01T10:31:32Z

    Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Alex Ferguson will be sitting in the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? hot seat as part of two special episodes of the ITV1 hit quiz this Christmas.

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    Rapture back on air

    2004-12-01T10:41:13Z

    Digital music channel Rapture TV is set to return to the screen yet again this month after striking an agreement with educational free-to-air service the Musicians Channel.

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    Sky One launches doc strand

    2004-12-01T10:48:22Z

    Julie Burchill and Peaches Geldof are to kick start a new Wednesday night documentary strand on Sky One next year as part of the broadcaster's winter season.

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    Portman hires Ruth Rendell producer

    2004-12-01T11:23:44Z

    Portman Film and Television has made its first appointment, since Chrysalis chairman Chris Wright, took control of the company, with a new executive producer for its TV department.

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    Little Britain dominates RTS craft awards

    2004-12-01T11:47:57Z

    The team behind hit BBC comedy Little Britain continued its award-ceremony domination last night picking up three RTS Craft and Design awards.

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    Elstree rent row settled

    2004-12-01T11:56:01Z

    The rent row over Elstree Studios has been settled paving the way for fresh bids for the world-famous studios.

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    Burns calls for 'midway' licence review

    2004-12-01T11:57:52Z

    The panel looking into BBC Charter review has said the corporation's licence fee should be reviewed during the next Charter period and that it had sympathy for alternative governance arrangements.

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    Hard Spell drops 200,000 viewers

    2004-12-01T12:05:26Z

    BBC1's Hard Spell lost 200,000 viewers in its second showing last night averaging 4.1 million (19%) over 30-minutes.

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    C4's chairman warns of PSP 'ghetto'

    2004-12-01T12:18:00Z

    Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has warned that Ofcom's proposed£300m Public Service Publisher - could become a 'ghetto' that fails to attract enough viewers to justify its existence.

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    BBC1 set to outperform ITV1

    2004-12-01T12:27:05Z

    BBC1 looks set to outperform its rival ITV1, gaining a larger all-hours share for this year.

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    Powers exits C4 for Endemol

    2004-12-02T07:49:00Z

    Sharon Powers, the Channel 4 commissioning editor behind this year's 'evil' Big Brother , is jumping ship to become executive producer of the Endemol show.

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    Vice grips BBC mornings

    2004-12-02T07:50:00Z

    Daytime television audiences used to a staple fare of cheap talk shows and Australian soaps had better brace themselves - BBC1 has commissioned a hard-hitting morning show featuring pornography, prostitution and hard drugs.

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    Van Klaveren gets cost-cutting job at BBC news

    2004-12-02T07:50:02Z

    BBC director of news Helen Boaden has appointed Adrian Van Klaveren as her deputy and has charged him with implementing a cost-cutting strategy across the division.

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    DJ Jezza in the frame to replace Trisha

    2004-12-02T07:50:04Z

    Capital FM DJ 'Jezza' is being courted by Granada to be the successor to ITV talkshow host Trisha following her defection to Five.

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    Takeaway exec moves to Target

    2004-12-02T07:50:06Z

    Target Entertainment has lined up the executive producer of ITV hit show Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway , Ed Forsdick, to take over its new in-house production arm.