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NewsBBC reorders State of Play
State of Play , BBC1's award-winning conspiracy thriller, has been commissioned for a second series.
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Disney faces hostile bid by US cable giant
US cable giant Comcast this week launched a $66bn (£37bn) hostile bid to take over the world's most famous media company, Walt Disney.
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More Carlton casualties
Three more Carlton executives have failed to find jobs in ITV plc, providing further evidence that the merger has become a Granada takeover.
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C4 cooks up Ramsay show
Outspoken Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay is to give advice to struggling restaurants in a new series for Channel 4.
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Objective move for Talkback's Clarke
Talkback Productions head of comedy Phil Clarke has jumped ship to Objective Productions to build a new comedy department.
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Crook in frame for stint at Xfm
Actor MacKenzie Crook, who played the hapless Gareth in BBC comedy The Office , is in talks to present a show on Capital-owned Xfm.
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September Films chief to leave in March
September Films chief operating officer Sally Miles has quit the company after 12 years with no job to go to.
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NewsSky boosts profits and subs
BSkyB has seen its operating profits rocket up 84% to£130m in the six months to 31 December.
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NewsBBC take back Bacon
Richard Bacon, the former Blue Peter presenter sacked by the BBC for taking cocaine, has been welcomed back as talk show host for Radio Five Live.
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NewsRoot calls for end to overnights obsession
BBC2 controller Jane Root last night (Tuesday 10 February) called for an end to broadcasters over-reliance on overnight ratings figures.
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NewsOfcom raps C4 show
Ofcom has forced Channel 4 to scrap comedy show Little Friends after criticising it for using children to make 'inappropriate' sexual references.
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The Third World War: Al-Qaeda (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Chilling words from reporter Peter Taylor last night - at the start of his survey of the progress of the war on te...
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The Third World War: Al-Qaeda (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Peter Taylor's The Third World War: Al-Qaeda was the sort of documentary that makes you check your front door is d...
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The Third World War: Al-Qaeda (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Third World War: Al-Qaeda takes a situation we thought we knew about already, and shows it to be even more intract...
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NewsBBC snares UK distributor for Deep Blue
A feature film version of the BBC's multi-million pound underwater extravaganza Blue Planet is to be released in UK cinemas.
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Comedy Lab (C4) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'This film is really quirky. And totally charming.'...
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NewsBroadcast Young Talent Awards
Broadcast has begun its annual search for the next generation of programme making superstars with the launch of the Broadcast Young Talent Awards 2004.
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NewsTop-Up TV reports BBC to Ofcom
Top Up TV, a new pay television package set to be offered to up to a million Freeview viewers, has complained to media regulator Ofcom, claiming that the BBC, which runs the platform, is trying to hamper its launch.
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NewsSRH set to grow Eire interests
Scottish Radio Holdings has been given the green light by the Competition Authority to acquire Dublin music station FM104 for nearly£18m, providing it meets certain conditions.
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NewsITV chairman shortlist cut to three
Three names are in the frame for the ITV plc chairman job, including Donald Brydon, a City investment manager.