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Man Utd clash scores 7.4m
Manchester United's clash in the Champions League against Italian giants Inter Milan was cheered on by a strong audience for the match of 7.4m (30%) from 7.45pm.
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BBC Showcase Q&A's
BBC Showcase: Broadcastnow spoke to key BBC Worldwide executives at its Showcase event in Brighton about how the distributor is coping with the economic downturn, their favourite new shows and what's in store for 2009.
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Folio to follow up Soho Blues for Five
Five has commissioned Folio to make a fast-turnaround follow up to its successful doc series Soho Blues.
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Optomen bolsters top team
Optomen, the indie behind Gordon Ramsay's F Word, has strengthened its senior team by promoting two of its in house producers to editors.
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Cardiff spectrum bid won by Cube
Bafta-winning multimedia company Cube Interactive has won the bid for a new spectrum licence in Cardiff from Ofcom.
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Barbara Slater named BBC Sport director
The BBC has named former international gymnast Barbara Slater as its new director of sport.
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C4/Five in the dark over ITV merger proposal
ITV has approached neither Channel 4 nor Five about its reported proposal for a three-way merger to create a single commercial rival to the BBC, Broadcast understands.
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Ofcom deals Project Canvas another blow
Project Canvas has been dealt another blow after Ofcom joined technology trade body Intellect Technology Association in raising serious competition concerns about the project.
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FX to launch HD channel
Fox-owned entertainment channel FX is to launch a dedicated HD service later this month.
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NewsTurf TV wins Ladbrokes contract
Turf TV has signed its second major client in as many weeks after bookmaker Ladbrokes agreed to pay£6,500 for each of its betting shops to use the service.
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NewsBBC caps phone-in charges
The BBC has capped premium-rate phone calls at 15p in a bid to restore viewers’ trust after last year’s competition scandals.
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NewsTV Critics 1 January ‘08
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Jam and Jerusalem on BBC1 - broadcast on 1 January 2008
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NewsArrest linked to Greening’s death
Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of Smooth Radio presenter Kevin Greening on 29 December.
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Discovery to join Sky's Picnic
Sky has signed Discovery Networks UK as a programming partner for its proposed pay DTT service, Picnic.
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NewsBBC1 claims Christmas ratings spoils
BBC1 was clearly the channel of choice over the Christmas week, grabbing an all hours share of 24.5%.
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BBC doubles Olympic output for Beijing
The BBC will ramp up its coverage of this year's Olympic games in Beijing, doubling what it broadcast for the 2004 games in Athens and offering HD coverage for the first time.
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NewsPSB review to kick start Ofcom's year
Ofcom will kick off a busy 2008 with phase one of its crucial public service broadcasting (PSB) review, before publishing its findings on participation TV and competition in the pay TV market.
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NewsShameless back with 2.7m
Channel 4's Shameless attracted 2.7m viewers (13.4%) on its return for a fifth series on New Year's Day at 10.10pm, short of the 3.5m who watched the start of the fourth series.
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NewsCorrie to move in ITV1 overhaul
Coronation Street will have two episodes on a Friday from later this month as part of a massive overhaul of the ITV1 schedule.