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NewsSopranos for sale at£1m an episode
US cable stations are lining up to bid more than£1m an episode for old episodes of The Sopranosas HBO offers the hit show to America's syndicated market for the first time.
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NewsBurns panel calls for new BBC watchdog
The government should set up a new independent body to oversee the BBC's accountability and advise on how much public funding it should get, the charter review panel led by Lord Burns said today.
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NewsFahrenheit 9/11 convinces 4m
Channel 4's premiere of Michael Moore's documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11was a big hit for the broadcaster with a peak audience of 4 million (18%) at 9.30pm.
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NewsClassic FM grows clout
Classic FM has reversed a decline in audience figures and bolstered its position as the nation's biggest commercial radio station.
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NewsShed to float for£40m in March
Shed, the company behind ITV's Bad Girlsand Footballers Wives, has confirmed it will float on the London Stock Market on March 18 in a bid to raise cash to go on the acquisition trail.
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NewsPaxman criticises BBC budget cuts
Newsnightpresenter Jeremy Paxman has criticised BBC director general Mark Thompson's plan to cut 15% from the budget of news and current affairs.
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NewsSky set for subs boost
BSkyB is due to report an increase of between 160,000 and 178,000 new subscribers this week, following strong Christmas sales.
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NewsWogan sets retirement date
Veteran DJ Terry Wogan has announced he will quit his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show in two years time.
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NewsBBC to hold cost-cutting crunch talks
The BBC's most senior executives will tomorrow convene for two-day crunch talks to flesh out how they will reduce the corporation's overheads by 15%.
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NewsAhead of the Class gets 10.3m
Ahead of the Classboosted ITV1's peaktime figures last night with a peak audience of 10.3million (42%) at 10pm.
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NewsITV moots football shares disposal
ITV will consider selling its stake in football clubs Arsenal and Liverpool as part of is strategy of getting rid of its non-core businesses, even though its holding in the London club is set to almost double.
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NewsTitchmarsh gets role as gnome
Gardening presenter Alan Titchmarsh is to take on a new role as the voice of a cheerful gnome for a new BBC animation series.
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NewsColeman loses Heart slot
London station Heart 106.2 is to replace its breakfast DJ Jono Coleman with former children's TV presenter Jamie Theakston following a drop in ratings.
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NewsC4 restructures 4 Ventures
Channel 4 is to slim down its commercial activities to concentrate on new media and programme rights, while other businesses such as digital service E4 are to move back into the main terrestrial network.
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NewsDisney profits rise
Walt Disney has reported a 5% rise in quarterly profits to $723m (£384m), up from last quarter's $688m (365m).
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NewsBectu rejects BBC pay deal
Broadcasting union Bectu has rejected an inflation linked 3.5% pay rise for BBC Resources staff, claiming it wants a 4.5% hike in its members' salaries.
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NewsBodyShock rouses 3.8m
Channel 4's BodyShockstrand made a successful return last night as The Man Who Slept for 19 Yearspeaked at 3.8 million (16%).
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NewsBBC triumphs at Sundance
Two feature-length documentaries commissioned by the BBC Storyville department have scooped prizes at the Sundance Film Festival.
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NewsDMGT offloads Performance channel
The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has sold its Performance arts channel to Bristol-based broadcaster Eicom for£365,000.
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NewsSky adds 192,000 subs
BSkyB has exceeded City expectations reporting 192,000 new subscribers signing up in the quarter to December 31, bringing the satellite broadcaster's total subscriber base to 7.6 million.