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    Ratings - Will Davina be the saviour of BBC1's Wednesdays?

    2006-02-24T12:34:51Z

    9 C4 24 35 Ray Mears's Extreme Survival

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    Off the record - What do you propose?

    2006-02-24T12:34:52Z

    Coventry DJ Steffan La Touche embarrassingly fell on his tush last week after he proposed to

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    ITV invites public to pitch

    2006-02-24T16:37:24Z

    Virgin Radio listeners are being offering the chance to pitch programme ideas live on air to ITV's new director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson.

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    Just the Two of Us serenades 5m

    2006-02-24T17:23:24Z

    BBC1's new celebrity talent contest didn't reach the very high notes with the audience as Just the Two of Usonly attracted 5 million (21%) at 8pm.

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    Hanrahan and Vera hook up

    2006-02-27T08:00:00Z

    8am:Hanrahan Media has joined forces with Vera Productions with the aim of developing a slate of scripted comedy formats.

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    Talkback in 12 Yard exec raid

    2006-02-27T10:00:00Z

    Talkback Thames has poached a trio of development executives from fellow indie 12 Yard to work on its entertainment slate.

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    ITV in Freesat rethink

    2006-02-27T10:36:53Z

    ITV's plans to launch a free-to-air satellite service have been delayed due to the success of Freeview.

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    Opie says BT TV is flawed

    2006-02-27T12:05:36Z

    Flextech chief executive officer Lisa Opie has branded Freeview video-on-demand services such as BT's forthcoming TV over broadband delivery as 'flawed'.

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    Freeview breaks 10m mark

    2006-02-27T12:13:45Z

    12.15pm:Freeview is now in over 10 million homes, more than doubling its penetration in under a year and overtaking Sky by more than 2 million.

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    Honey We're Killing the Kids goes to NZ

    2006-02-27T13:43:31Z

    BBC Worldwide Australasia has struck a format deal with New Zealand's TV3 for the production of a local version of BBC3's lifestyle show Honey We're Killing the Kids.

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    Granada sells Frost to Italy

    2006-02-27T13:46:14Z

    Granada International has notched up two more significant programme deals in Italy, including the sale of ten episodes of the detective drama A Touch of Frost.

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    RDF takes Disorderly Conduct to Cannes

    2006-02-27T13:48:17Z

    RDF Rights has acquired the international distribution rights to upcoming reality series Disorderly Conductfrom US cable channel Spike TV.

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    Fremantle signs Absolutely

    2006-02-27T14:11:15Z

    Fremantle International Distribution (FID) has added award-winning indie Absolutely Productions to its growing roster of third-party producers.

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    Virgin to launch mobile TV with BT

    2006-02-27T17:18:09Z

    Virgin Mobile will become the first European mobile operator to offer a broadcast TV service to its customers when it launches BT's Movio service later this year.

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    Morph goes mobile

    2006-02-27T17:18:20Z

    30 years after Morphfirst appeared on TV, Aardman Animations has licensed the classic children's series to mobile operators Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2.

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    Interactive Emmy shortlist unveiled

    2006-02-27T17:18:30Z

    BSkyB, Video Networks, Optimistic Network and the BBC have all been nominated in next month's inaugural International Interactive Emmy Awards.

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    Hunniford to front Heaven And Earth

    2006-02-28T09:13:03Z

    9.15am:Veteran TV presenter Gloria Hunniford is to take the helm of BBC1's religious programme The Heaven and Earth Show.

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    Johnnie walks from Radio 2 drivetime

    2006-02-28T09:56:21Z

    10am:BBC Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker is to leave his job as the station's drivetime DJ four days after he accepted an MBE for services to broadcasting.

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    Rainbow returns on Nick Jr

    2006-02-28T09:59:11Z

    10am:Bungle, George and Zippy are to be brought out of the closet for a UK comeback as Nick Jr secures the rights to hit kids' show Rainbow.

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    Hit eyes Chorion takeover

    2006-02-28T10:15:02Z

    10.15am:Hit Entertainment is reportedly ready to challenge Lord Alli's£108m bid for Noddyand Mr Menowner Chorion with a rival offer.