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NewsITV News to revamp breakfast
ITV News Channel is launching a new-look breakfast show in an attempt to take on Sky News and its revamped morning programme Sunrise, co-hosted by Eamonn Holmes.
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NewsAl-Jazeera mulls legal action over Bush memo
Al-Jazeera is considering taking George Bush to court over his alleged threat to bomb the Arab news service.
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NewsSky One's Threshold pulled from US screens
Sky One's only purchase from the LA Screenings, sci-fi drama Threshold, has been pulled from US schedules.
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NewsC4 confirmed as Freeview slot winner
4pm: Channel 4 has won the latest Freeview slot, National Grid Wireless confirmed this afternoon.
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NewsTCM launches spin-off
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is to launch a new spin-off channel called TCM2, towards the end of next year.
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NewsNational Geographic to launch in HD
11.45am: BSkyB has confirmed that a National Geographic channel will be part of its forthcoming High Definition (HD) television service launching in early 2006.
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NewsSky's fast-track purchase of Easynet thwarted
BSkyB has reversed an earlier request for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to fast-track its purchase of telecoms company Easynet, potentially holding up the process by more than two weeks.
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NewsInformation TV to air Jowell's RTS speech
8am: Information TV, the channel which carries programmes from government departments, public bodies and other public service institutions, is to broadcast media secretary Tessa Jowell's RTS Cambridge Convention keynote speech.
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Sundance to bring ladettes to US pay-TV
US premium cable channel Sundance has bought the US pay-TV rights to RDF Media reality series Ladette to Lady, which became a surprise hit on ITV1 earlier in the year. The 5 x 60-minute series features 10 'ladettes' leaving behind their 'blokeish' lives to become well-mannered ladies. ITV has already ...
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C4 pays£12m for coveted Freeview slot
Channel 4 is due to announce it has won the latest Freeview slot after Five withdrew its bid following its new investment in Top Up TV. C4, which had put in an initial bid higher than Five, will pay a reported£12m for the coveted slot. Initially, it is expected to ...
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Interview: John Hardie - Doubling up Disney
The European executive vice-president of Disney Channel is tackling a crowded market with changes that could double the number of homes his shows reach. John Hardie talks strategy.
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NewsEx Sky man hits out at EC Premiership plans
Trevor East, the former Sky Sports chief recently poached by Irish sports broadcaster Setanta, has waded into the row over the selling of Premiership football rights, claiming the new proposals will only benefit Sky.
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NewsLiving TV show hit by sex conviction
Living TV has taken a£600,000 hit after being forced to pull its new reality series Family Forensics because a presenter was convicted of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.
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Optimistic launches sport channel on Sky
Optimistic Entertainment is launching three more channels on Sky, including a sports offering to capitalise on the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics.
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NewsSky Sports rapped for militant Muslim wrestler
Ofcom has reprimanded Sky Sports for broadcasting an American wrestling programme in the wake of the London bombings, featuring masked men in combat-style clothing using language such as 'martyr' and 'infidel'.
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NewsBush 'wanted to bomb al-Jazeera'
US president George Bush plotted to bomb Arab TV station al-Jazeera's Qatar headquarters, according to The Mirror.
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NewsLiving TV presenter charged
Living TV has been forced to pull its new reality series Family Forensics after one of its presenters was charged with engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.
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NewsSky launches TV-over-broadbandservice in Ireland
Sky is launching its TV over broadband service in Ireland after signing two distribution agreements with networks Smart Telecom and Broadworks.
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NewsC4 set to bag Freeview slotas Five withdraws
Channel 4 has been given a clear run for the latest slot on Freeview after Five withdrew its bid late last week.
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NewsCNN's Pedrosa follows Frost toAl Jazeera International
10.30am: Al Jazeera International has poached CNN news anchor Veronica Pedrosa to join its Kuala Lumpur broadcast centre.