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BBC in talks with C4 over media player
The BBC is talking to Channel 4 about getting the commercial broadcaster involved in its new on-demand service that will allow viewers to download programmes up to a week after they have aired.
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Ratings7.1m see Big Brother eviction
The surprise eviction of Stuart from the Big Brother house boosted Channel 4's audience as it surpassed BBC1 in peaktime with a share of 19%.
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV autumn schedule
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is ITV's new autumn schedule strong enough to claw back audience share?
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NewsBectu cancels BBC Technology strike
A threat of legal action by the BBC has forced broadcasting union Bectu to cancel a planned strike over the sale of BBC Technology to German firm Siemens that could have threatened coverage of the Olympic opening ceremony.
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NewsC4 aims for viewers with BB5 finale
Channel 4 bosses are hoping for a ratings bonanza tonight (Friday) as Big Brother 5 finally draws to a close, with Portuguese transsexual Nadia Almada the hot favourite to win.
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NewsC4 launches TV researcher scheme
Channel 4 has committed£750,000 to a scheme designed to launch the careers of talented young TV researchers.
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NewsLRC buys Lancashire's 2BR
The Local Radio Company (LRC), the group run by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has further expanded its portfolio with a£2.26m acquisition of a Lancashire radio operator.
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RatingsBBC2 doc appeals to 2.7m
BBC2's What I Wish I'd Known When I Was 20 was a surprise hit with 2.7 million (12.8%) in what was otherwise a lacklustre evening all round for the broadcasters.
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NewsAardman picks up 2 Soho awards
Bristol's multi-Oscar winning Aardman Animations has picked up two more awards, this time for its TV work.
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NewsEastEnders brings in new family
The BBC is pinning its hopes for a ratings recovery for flagship soap opera EastEnders on the introduction of a new family to Albert Square.
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NewsC4 appoints UBS to review strategy
Channel 4 has prompted further speculation that it is gearing up to merge with Five after appointing investment bank UBS to review its strategy.
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NewsC4 to show Edge of the City
Channel 4 will finally screen a controversial documentary featuring claims that Asian men in Bradford are grooming young white girls for abuse after it was originally pulled by the broadcaster following police warnings.
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NewsRadio 1 launches download chart in September
BBC Radio 1 today (9 August) confirmed its new download chart will begin on 1 September after it secured a deal with the Official Chart Company (OCC).
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Ratings9m see Big Brother final
The fifth series of Channel 4's Big Brother inevitably ended on a high with a peak of 9 million (47.8%) at 10.45pm as Nadia was named the winner.
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NewsCNBC appoints Buckley as president
CNBC Europe, the financial and business TV channel, has appointed Mick Buckley to the post of president and chief executive.
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Weekend ratings
Saturday night's peaktime was largely filled with big screen movies as the Bruce Willis film Unbreakable on ITV1 picked-up 2.3 million (15.3%) from 10.15pm.
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NewsGrierson judges attack 'catastrophic' decline
Judges for the prestigious Grierson British documentary awards have criticised the lack of quality documentaries on the main terrestrial channels as they revealed that just two of the 72 films shortlisted this year were screened on BBC1.
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NewsMadeley rapped over lesbian slur
Channel 4 daytime host Richard Madeley has fallen foul of regulator Ofcom for referring to a lesbian as a ?dyke.'
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RatingsITV share slumps even lower
ITV's audience share hit a new all time low at the end of last week, further exacerbating director of programmes Nigel Pickard's troubles.
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NewsUBC buys radio indie
UBC Media has bolstered its production clout by acquiring Smooth Operations, the largest regional radio indie in the UK.