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RatingsDoc Martin signs off with 8.7m
Between 9pm-10pm, the Martin Clunes vehicle averaged a 39% share, slamming BBC1's documentary Cry Wolf.
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NewsAnt and Dec set up indie
ITV entertainment stars Ant and Dec have set up their own production company called Gallowgate Productions and are developing a new entertainment format.
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NewsC4 brings Monroe back to life
Tragic icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana could be resurrected for a new
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NewsBox TV teams up with Romanian studio
Indie producer Box TV has formed an alliance with Romanian studio Mediapro to promote the Bucharest-based production facility to the international market.
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NewsHollywood eyes Postman Pat
Hollywood studios are bidding to cash in on the popularity of British children's shows such as Postman Pat by acquiring their movie rights.
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NewsUBC drops AA Roadwatch
UBC Media has dropped AA Roadwatch as its supplier of traffic and travel information and has handed the£2m contract to Trafficlink.
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RatingsThe Match scores for Sky One
Sky One's The Match boosted the channel's peaktime share by helping it achieve its second highest all day ratings in four years with 7.4%.
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NewsDavid Scott quits C4
Channel 4 deputy chief executive David Scott, the channel's longest serving executive, has decided to quit.
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NewsBTDA to merge with Pact
The British Television Distributors Association (BTDA), the group set up to help encourage exports of British programmes, is set to be wound up next week and its functions folded into producers' alliance Pact.
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NewsFive buys Stargate spin-off
Five has secured the terrestrial right to MGM' new drama Stargate Atlantis - a spin-off to sci-fi series Stargate SG-1.
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NewsSky's The Match gets another fixture
Sky One has ordered a second series of reality hit The Match after the finale of the show got nearly two million viewers.
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NewsCapital merges Choice London services
Capital Radio has been given the green light by regulator Ofcom to unify the two Choice FM urban music stations across London.
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NewsDyke 'preparing bid for ITV'
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is reported to be attempting to put together a bid for ITV following his appointment to the media advisory board of private equity group Apax Partners.
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RatingsTrial and Retribution returns with 6.9m
ITV1's latest Trial and Retribution drama had the edge over BBC1's new series of Spooks with 6.9 million (30.5%).
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NewsPost-production survey
Broadcast will publish its second UK post-production survey in January next year and is inviting facilities companies to contact us to be included.
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NewsPearson quits Virgin
John Pearson has quit as chief executive of SMG-owned Virgin Radio after 12 years at the station he helped launch.
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NewsBBC3 and BBC4 branded poor value for money
BBC3 and BBC4 are offering poor value for money and failing to connect with viewers or drive digital take-up, a major government-backed review claims today.
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NewsBall picks up whopping£13.2m
BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch picked up nearly£1.5m in his first eight months in the job while his predecessor Tony Ball pocketed a whopping£13.2m in his final year, the company's annual report has confirmed.
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Ratings5.8m ponder Who Do You Think You Are?
BBC2's Who Do You Think You Are? got off to a flying start with a peak of 5.8 million (24.8%).
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Discovery brings in Canadian exec
Discovery has drafted in one of its North American executives to head its flagship UK channel.