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NewsPassion adds ID duo to bolster sales team
Sally Miles' new company, Passion Distribution, is taking shape with the hire of two senior executives.
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NewsNissan pays Tarrant£1m in US-style radio deal
Chris Tarrant's new show on GMG Radio is based on a radical business model from the US, with the presenter being paid£1m a year by car manufacturer Nissan.
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NewsC4 in talks over regional news service
Channel 4 is considering a move into regional news in a fresh bid to assert its public service credentials.
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NewsIndustry divided over Davie's top job
The BBC's appointment of Tim Davie as its new director of audio and music is a statement of the corporation's desire to take a more commercial approach to radio, said industry figures.
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News7.7m see Murray crash out of Wimbledon
The BBC's coverage of Andy Murray's defeat in his quarter-final match at Wimbledon against Rafael Nadal was seen by a peak audience of 7.7m viewers (35.2%) at 8pm.
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NewsMcGovern to make daytime BBC1 series
Jimmy McGovern will make an unlikely move into daytime drama next year, with a stripped, week-long series for BBC1.
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NewsTV critics 04 July ‘08
“This was clever, compassionate, clear-sighted drama.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsWogan to host C4 quiz
Channel 4 has ordered a new gameshow format fronted by Terry Wogan as a potential successor to Richard and Judy's teatime show.
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NewsEx-Kangeroo chief joins web TV firm
Lesley Mackenzie, the launch chief executive of the cross-industry video-on-demand service Project Kangaroo, has joined web TV holding company Nettv247.com.
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NewsBSkyB mulls Spanish pay-TV bid
BSkyB is considering a bid of more than£2m for Spanish pay-TV platform Digital Plus.
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News1.3m Fallout with C4
Channel 4's powerful drama Fallout, part of its Disarming Britain season, made a respectable show of things with an average audience of 1.3m (8.8%) at 10pm.
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NewsEndemol names digital chief
Endemol has hired former LoveFilm chief executive Adam Valkin as its global head of digital media and new business.
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NewsPickard calls for longer kids commissions
Showcomotion: Nigel Pickard, director of family entertainment at RDF, has called on broadcasters to guarantee the longevity of series in order to help indies attract licensing deals.
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NewsVaizey slams Burnham over product placement
Showcomotion: Shadow media secretary Ed Vaizey has slammed Andy Burnham's “barmy” views on the dangers of product placement on TV.
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NewsDeverell: BBC children's could learn lessons from Five
Showcomotion: BBC children's controller Richard Deverell has sparked fury from indies after suggesting the corporation should take a more commercial focus.
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NewsCharles Wheeler dies
Sir Charles Wheeler, one of the BBC's most respected foreign correspondents, has died aged 85.
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NewsTributes paid to promos legend
Tributes have been flooding in for former History Channel creative director Terry Yetton who passed away on 18 June.
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NewsCBeebies orders Big and Small
Lenny Henry and Imelda Staunton are to provide their vocal talents to a new pre-school puppet series that has been ordered by CBeebies.
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News12.7m see Nadal clinch Wimbledon victory
The exciting men's Wimbledon final peaked with an audience of 12.7m viewers (45%) at 9pm on BBC1 as Rafa Nadal clinched the title in a five set thriller.
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NewsAETN launching Military History Channel
A&E Television Networks (AETN) and BSkyB are bringing US channel Military History the UK at the end of the month.