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    Industry reaction

    2009-01-30T12:40:52Z

    Reaction from the BBC Trust, Sky, Pact and others following the release of the Digital Britain interim report.

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    Rajar blog: Credit crunch spells good times for radio

    2009-01-30T13:00:07Z

    The economy may be going down but radio figures are going up, as people turn to the trusty medium for breaking news and analysis, writes Grant Goddard.

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    Darren Gough quits 5 Live for Talksport

    2009-01-30T14:29:49Z

    England and Yorkshire cricketing legend Darren Gough has quit BBC Radio 5 Live to join TalkSport as a presenter on its popular Bowtime drivetime show.

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    Video: Ofcom's Ed Richards on PSB

    2009-01-30T16:57:45Z

    Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom, speaks to Broadcastnow about what the future of public service broadcasting means for the independent production sector.

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    Airey urges C4 to consider Five merger

    2009-02-02T09:25:39Z

    Five chief executive Dawn Airey has called on Channel 4 to curb its hostility to a merger of the broadcasters, which she claims could cut more than£100m of costs.

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    UBC agrees£9m commercial arm sale

    2009-02-02T10:30:29Z

    Radio content company UBC has agreed to sell its commercial division to Global Traffic Network for£9m, with further performance related payments.

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    Billie Piper mulls indie launch

    2009-02-02T10:34:49Z

    Billie Piper could be the next high profile celebrity to set up their own independent production company.

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    GTV goes into liquidation

    2009-02-02T10:38:53Z

    UK-based Pan-African broadcaster GTV has gone into liquidation with the loss of all staff.

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    £50,000 up for grabs in online Dragons' Den

    2009-02-02T10:44:39Z

    The BBC has launched a web spin-off of Dragons' Den in which wannabe entrepreneurs will face two new Dragons.

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    Splash Media names factual head

    2009-02-02T10:46:01Z

    Splash Media, the indie co-founded by former BBC exec Jane Lush, has hired freelance producer Michael Massey as head of its factual division.

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    Ramsay sets swearing record

    2009-02-02T11:00:33Z

    Gordon Ramsay has set a new record - for the most swear words in a TV show.

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    BBC to claw back£1.75m in staff overpayments

    2009-02-02T11:42:47Z

    The BBC is trying to recover£1.75m in accidental overpayments made to staff made over the last three years.

  • Ratings

    943,000 see Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan

    2009-02-02T12:00:02Z

    Sky 1 was fighting fit at 10pm last night as Ross Kemp: Return to Afghanistan picked up a strong 943,000 (5.54%), marginally up on last year's run.

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    There's life in BBC1's Old Guys

    2009-02-02T12:31:01Z

    BBC1's new sitcom The Old Guys pulled in a spritely audience of 4.9m (22.4%) on Saturday night at 9.30pm.

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    Attenborough's Darwin doc draws 6m

    2009-02-02T12:59:51Z

    David Attenborough's documentary on scientist Charles Darwin pulled in a strong 6m viewers (22.9% share) at 9pm but it still wasn't enough to topple ITV1's ratings blockbusters.

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    Raw Cut expands factual team

    2009-02-03T10:06:15Z

    Raw Cut TV has appointed one of the directors behind ITV1's Mums on Strike to spearhead the indie's expansion in to factual and popular factual programming.

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    Whitechapel conquers with 8.1m

    2009-02-03T10:32:06Z

    ITV1's new three-part thriller made a cracking start last night at 9pm with a massive 8.1m viewers (29.8% share), in the face of strong competition from BBC1.

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    Ratings rise as snow falls

    2009-02-03T10:50:11Z

    The adverse weather conditions had a strong impact on television viewing yesterday as audience levels were up by over a third across the day.

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    AP adds iconic images to archive

    2009-02-03T11:01:51Z

    The Associated Press has added more than a century's worth of photo stills to its online video archive for international broadcasters.

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    Top Up TV buys Sex and the City

    2009-02-03T11:02:36Z

    Pay TV operator Top Up TV has picked up the broadcast rights to hit US series Sex and the City as part of a content deal with CBS Paramount International Television.