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Grade-Dyke court battle edges closer
The prospect of a court battle between two of television's most lively characters has edged closer, after it emerged that ITV chairman Michael Grade has issued a writ for libel against former BBC director general Greg Dyke and The Times.
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2.7m visit Kirstie's Home
Channel 4's latest property show, Kirstie's Homemade Home, laid some solid foundations last night as the first edition drew 2.7m viewers (11.8% share) at 8pm.
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Gordon Brown urges 'essential' digital investment
Digital Britain: The prime minister, Gordon Brown, has called for a strong digital infrastructure in order to secure the future of the UK econony.
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Katie & Peter attract 1.3m
The latest ITV2 show following the exploits of Katie Price (fka Jordan) and Peter Andre was once again a big hit for the channel with a total audience of 1.3m (6.1% share) at 9pm, in what was generally a strong night for a number of digital channels.
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BBC names online access champ
The BBC has appointed a new “online access champion” and is planning an online access forum to help bridge the digital divide.
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Boomerang wins£3.5m order
Boomerang Plus has won a raft of commissions from Welsh language broadcaster S4C.
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Charge pay-TV players for PSB content, report urges
A report commissioned by Digital Britain has urged the Government to consider making the likes of Virgin Media and Sky pay to carry public service broadcasters.
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NewsRichard and Judy book special fails to impress
Richard & Judy’s Best Kids’ Books only attracted 648,000 viewers (2.9%) at 8pm last night.
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Bafta to award special honour to French and Saunders
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to receive this year's Bafta TV fellowship at next weekend's annual awards.
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House to move to Sky 1
US medical drama House is to move from Five to Sky 1 after the satellite broadcaster secured the first run UK TV rights to series five.
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E4 lines up Hollyoaks spin-off
Hollyoaks is set for another late-night spin-off on E4 this autumn.
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James Murdoch to deliver MacTaggart lecture
James Murdoch, chairman and chief executive for News Corp in Europe and Asia, and chairman of BSkyB, is to deliver the MacTaggart Lecture at this year's MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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Britain's Got Talent surges ahead with 11.9m
ITV1's talent show Britain's Got Talent piled on the viewers as a huge 11.9m people (51% share) tuned in at 7.55pm, the show's second-highest ever audience.
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Dyke to chair Tory industry review
Greg Dyke, Lis Murdoch and Ashley Highfield are among a host of high profile figures who will review the state of the UK's creative industries for the Conservatives.
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Stephen Fry lampoons Digital Britain
Presenter Stephen Fry has delivered a scathing attack on the government's Digital Britain report, saying that consultation was unnecessary.
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Man Utd v Everton scores for ITV1
ITV1's live coverage of the big clash between Manchester United and Everton in the FA Cup semi-final was a big draw for the channel as the match averaged 6.3m (43%).
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Family Guy weekend proves a hit for BBC3
BBC3's weekend of featuring US animation Family Guy was a bumper hit for the channel as the new series pulled in close to 900,000 viewers.
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Moyles reassures R1 listeners he is there to stay
BBC Radio 1 breakfast DJ Chris Moyles used this morning's show to reassure listeners he “ain't going anywhere” following reports over the weekend that he faces the sack.
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Highlights from Brand and Gallagher on TalkSport
Transcripts from Russell Brand and Noel Gallagher's one-off show for TalkSport, including Brand first encounter on air with Jonathan Ross since Sachsgate.
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NewsTV-Loonland’s The Owl goes global
Kids indie TV-Loonland has secured a raft of international deals for animated series The Owl after it was picked up by the BBC.