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    Bullish results for SRH & Emap

    2005-01-25T11:40:30Z

    The radio divisions of Emap and Scottish Radio Holdings have both reported a positive financial start to the year.

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    Morris brushes off ITV Wales concerns

    2005-01-25T11:43:23Z

    Culture minister Estelle Morris has brushed off calls to intervene and ensure ITV Wales continues to provide Welsh programmes until 2012.

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    Sky sacks football pundit

    2005-01-26T09:50:16Z

    Sky Sports has sacked football commentator Rodney Marsh for making 'offensive and inexcusable' on-air comments about the Asian tsunami disaster.

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    Ad Channel firm to float on AIM

    2005-01-26T10:04:00Z

    The company behind The Advert Channel and Your Destiny TV has announced plans to float on the Stock Exchange in a bid to raise up to£5m.

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    Thane quits Ofcom

    2005-01-26T10:08:37Z

    Veteran TV regulator Sarah Thane is to leave Ofcom just over a year after its inception.

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    GWR/Capital to merge in May

    2005-01-26T11:40:36Z

    GWR and Capital Radio are set to complete their anticipated merger in early May, the two companies have said.

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    2.8m watch Jackson's Boys

    2005-01-26T11:52:03Z

    Channel 4's documentary Michael Jackson's Boyspeaked with 2.8 million (12%) at the end of its 60-minute run in a hotly contested 9pm slot last night.

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    C4's Andreae bags Fox US role

    2005-01-26T11:58:45Z

    Channel 4's head of science and education Simon Andreae is quitting to join Fox Television Studios in the US.

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    ITV2 signs Shed football spin-off

    2005-01-27T07:49:00Z

    ITV1 hit Footballers' Wivesis to be spun off into a new ITV2 series - the first original drama the channel has ever commissioned.

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    Thomas to lead BBC move

    2005-01-27T07:50:00Z

    The BBC has appointed one of the architects of its 'double-tick' commissioning system to oversee the ambitious move of departments and resources from London to Manchester.

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    Post-production spend up

    2005-01-27T07:50:02Z

    UK producers spent£70m more on post-production in 2004 than they did the year before, according to a sector-wide study published today by Broadcast.

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    Brown set for indie return after BBC exit

    2005-01-27T07:50:04Z

    Alan Brown, the BBC commissioner behind the forthcoming UK version of business show The Apprentice, is to leave the corporation to return to the indie sector.

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    UK indies cool on Jackson 'super-indie'

    2005-01-27T07:50:06Z

    Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson's plan to acquire a batch of UK production companies has been given a cool reception by leading indies.

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    Hat Trick takes on Robinson

    2005-01-27T07:50:08Z

    Steely host Anne Robinson is to follow up Weakest Linkwith a light-hearted topical show for BBC1 from the makers of Have I Got News for You.

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    C4 hires Hopkinson and drops Teachers

    2005-01-27T07:50:10Z

    Channel 4 has poached executives from Granada and the BBC to fill new drama roles in the wake of head of drama John Yorke's departure.

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    Andreae exits C4 to take Fox post

    2005-01-27T07:50:12Z

    Channel 4 head of science and education Simon Andreae is quitting to join Fox Television Studios in the US.

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    C4 in talks to bring Behzti row to screen

    2005-01-27T07:50:14Z

    Channel 4 is in talks with the producers of the controversial play Behztiabout screening excerpts of the play as part of an investigation into beliefs and the media.

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    Living TV named channel of the year

    2005-01-27T07:50:16Z

    Living TV has beaten competition from leading terrestrial channels to be declared Channel of the Year at this week's 10th annual Broadcast Awards.

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    BBC plans VE Day specials

    2005-01-27T07:50:40Z

    The BBC is preparing to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day this summer with a raft of programming, including a Surprise Surprise-style entertainment show that will reunite old comrades.

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    Bidding war erupts over Freeview slot

    2005-01-27T07:50:42Z

    A bidding war is set to kick off with broadcasters preparing to offer up to£5m a year via sealed bids for a newly available Freeview slot.