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    9.2m see men's 200m final

    2004-08-27T11:25:33Z

    The corporation's coverage of the Olympics once again dominated viewing as the men's 200m final reaches 9.2 million (40.5%) at 8.55pm on BBC1.

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    Yentob 'to be cleared'

    2004-08-31T09:52:58Z

    BBC creative director Alan Yentob is set to be cleared of alleged expenses abuses by the internal inquiry set up by director general Mark Thompson.

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    Sky One takes on C4 in battle of Springfield

    2004-08-31T10:12:26Z

    Sky One is to screen a brand new episode of The Simpsons every week from the autumn in a bid to capitalise on a major advertising campaign pushing the animated show on Channel 4.

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    Broadcasters pilot Court TV

    2004-08-31T10:16:53Z

    Television cameras will be allowed into English and Welsh courtrooms, as part of a pilot study, which could pave the way for permanent TV presence in the courts.

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    Cast your vote on Humphrys attack

    2004-08-31T10:38:06Z

    Broadcast is giving the industry the chance to vote on whether John Humphrys was right when last week he used the MacTaggart Lecture to attack reality television for being harmful and corroding the values of British broadcasting and society.

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    Reality drives Five autumn line-up

    2004-08-31T10:48:20Z

    Five is to give reality and drama another shot in its new autumn schedule to sit alongside its staple of celebrity, arts and property shows.

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    US broadcasters address copycat problem

    2004-09-01T09:21:38Z

    US broadcasters will have to form exclusive relationships with UK indies in a bid to stem the tide of copycat formats, according to a senior ABC executive.

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    Lyttle slams gay TV shows

    2004-09-01T09:29:31Z

    Prominent gay figures have rounded on Channel 4 for its portrayal of homosexuality claiming commissioners still rely on stereotyped camp imagery.

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    Murphy seeks therapy

    2004-09-01T10:07:00Z

    BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has said he wants to create a new portfolio of programmes dealing with issues such as therapy and bereavement as he seeks to build his channel's factual output.

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    Starters orders for Racing UK

    2004-09-01T10:14:21Z

    Racing UK, the channel owned by 30 of the UK's leading race courses, has secured a permanent broadcast slot and announced that it will cost a maximum of£20 a month.

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    NY-LON loses 300,000

    2004-09-01T12:42:00Z

    Channel 4's romantic drama NY-LON lost 300,000 viewers during its second instalment last night, with 1.5 million (8.3%).

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    BBC to air Walking with Monsters

    2004-09-02T07:49:50Z

    The BBC is to travel 600 million years back in time for a big-budget prequel to the hit factual series Walking with Dinosaurs.

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    BBC2 and BBC4 win plaudits

    2004-09-02T07:50:00Z

    New BBC2 controller Roly Keating celebrated a double whammy at the festival awards when BBC2 was named terrestrial channel of the year and BBC4, which he previously ran, won best digital channel.

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    Horrocks to reveal BBC's interview deals

    2004-09-02T07:50:02Z

    BBC head of current affairs Peter Horrocks has pledged to inform viewers when the corporation has paid someone more than£10,000 for an interview.

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    BBC warned against ?corporate cringe'

    2004-09-02T07:50:04Z

    Broadcast journalists warned the BBC against backing away from tough reporting and investigations in the aftermath of the Hutton inquiry.

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    ABC exec hatches plan to beat copycats

    2004-09-02T07:50:06Z

    US broadcasters will have to form exclusive relationships with indies in a bid to stem the tide of copycat formats, according to a senior executive at US network ABC.

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    Indies urged to launch their own TV channels

    2004-09-02T07:50:08Z

    UK producers could soon launch their own TV channels to showcase content before pitching it to established broadcasters, according to key indie figures.

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    Pickard: back to ITV's core values

    2004-09-02T07:50:10Z

    ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard has signalled a return to ITV's core values of 'dramatic' content, claiming the broadcaster should not be copying other channels' output.

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    Masterchef gets reality show revamp

    2004-09-02T07:50:12Z

    Throughout the 1990s it was regarded as the archetypal genteel cookery show - now Masterchef is to be given a reality-style makeover by the executive producer of Jamie's Kitchen.

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    ITV and C4 court BBC

    2004-09-02T07:50:14Z

    Channel 4 and ITV this week both admitted they were looking at forming closer ties with the BBC as the corporation reviews its operations ahead of Charter renewal.