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    Ofcom awards first community radio licence

    2005-03-14T10:25:59Z

    Ofcom has awarded the first not-for-profit community radio licence to a consortium based in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.

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    C4 faces Ofcom sex probe

    2005-03-14T10:20:37Z

    Channel 4 is under investigation by Ofcom for showing uncensored scenes of penetrative sex.

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    Comic Relief's Fame Academy stays on top with 8.3m

    2005-03-11T11:51:51Z

    BBC1 dominated peaktime viewing last night as a peak of 8.3 million (34%) at 8.30pm saw the penultimate round of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.

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    Fry takes starring role in Archers

    2005-03-11T10:58:42Z

    Stephen Fry has won a Radio 4 contest to take a starring role in The Archers.

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    Granada's Murphy joins Fremantle

    2005-03-11T10:52:17Z

    Shane Murphy has quit Granada International to join FremantleMedia as head of acquisitions and development.

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    Wall quits UBM

    2005-03-11T10:42:10Z

    United Business Media chief operating officer Malcolm Wall is to leave the company at the end of the month, after he was overlooked to succeed outgoing chief executive Lord Hollick.

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    ITV and C4 weigh up Freeview stakes

    2005-03-11T10:32:47Z

    Freeview shareholder's BSkyB, the BBC and Crown Castle have said they would welcome ITV and Channel 4 on board as fellow stakeholders.

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    FilmFlex signs up Bond movies

    2005-03-11T10:21:36Z

    Movie-on-demand service FilmFlex has landed rights to classics such as the James Bond films and Legally Blondeas part of a content deal with Hollywood studio MGM-United Artists (MGM-UA).

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    Celador appoints BBC man for AFP push

    2005-03-11T10:15:30Z

    Celador International is moving into advertiser-funded programming and has appointed a BBC execuive to spearhead the push.

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    Virgin Radio ad revenues nosedive

    2005-03-11T10:11:11Z

    Scottish Media Group has reported a plunge in profits at Virgin Radio, increasing pressure on the company to entertain Waheed Alli's bid for the station.

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    More prizes for Shameless

    2005-03-11T10:06:24Z

    Company Pictures scooped further plaudits for its Channel 4 drama Shameless, winning two prizes at last night's Indie Awards.

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    Lords unveil BBC select committee

    2005-03-11T08:00:02Z

    The House of Lords has unveiled the line-up of its select committee to examine proposals for the BBC's future.

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    PEER POLL: Green paper

    2005-03-11T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will the green paper bring fundamental change to the BBC?

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    BBC axes 1,730 staff

    2005-03-10T17:27:44Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has taken the axe to 1,730 backroom staff - the biggest single round of redundancies in BBC history.

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    The Bill stops 6.6m

    2005-03-10T12:13:53Z

    ITV1's normally robust The Billtook a knock in the ratings with a peak of 6.6 million (29%) at the start as BBC1's Comic Relief Does Fame Academycontinued to attract viewers.

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    Rushes Shorts '05

    2005-03-10T08:30:00Z

    The Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival 2005 has opened for entries. All films entered must have been produced in the past 12 months up until the closing date of submissions, which is 6 May 2005. The maximum running time is 12 minutes in all categories, which cover short film, newcomer, ...

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    Winter chill hits ITV1 peak share

    2005-03-10T08:30:00Z

    ITV1's peaktime audience fell by 10.9% over January and February compared with the same time last year.

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    Format focus: My Super Sweet 16

    2005-03-10T08:30:00Z

    MTV follows a bunch of spoilt teenagers as they spend hundreds of thousands of their parents' hard-earned cash for their 16th birthday parties.

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    Evans covers on R2

    2005-03-10T08:30:00Z

    Chris Evans is to present two shows over the Easter break for BBC Radio 2. He will front the 2pm to 5pm show on Friday 25 March and Monday 28 March, while Steve Wright is on holiday. It is the first time Evans has worked for BBC Radio since he ...

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    Arena P3 posts BBC's Parents

    2005-03-10T08:30:00Z

    Arena P3 has completed post-production on BBC series Blame the Parents.