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NewsBrit films dominate Xmas
British films defied expectations last Christmas by pulling in three of the four biggest audiences for movies on terrestrial television over the festive period.
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NewsDyke backs Burns reforms
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has backed Lord Burns' plans to reform the governance of the BBC by setting up a new two-tier system, with regulation tackled by a new public service broadcasting commission (PSBC).
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NewsHeggessey tipped for Talkback role
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has emerged as a potential contender to succeed Peter Fincham when he steps down as the head of Talkback Thames, the indie behind Ali Gand The X Factor.
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NewsDesmond adult service in Red Hot water
Freeview lawyers have issued a warning to adult service Red Hot over the channel's use of the Freeview trademark.
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Facilities - Post industry backs UK talent/
The UK post industry is investing£100,000 to fill a domestic talent gap caused by the
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Formats & Deals - BBC Worldwide takes the grid to Europe
BBC Worldwide has made a number of European broadcast deals for terrorism drama The Grid. The
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NewsThe Real Da Vinci Code gets 4.5m
Channel 4's two-hour investigation The Real Da Vinci Codemanaged to attract a peak audience of 4.5 million (20.6%) at 10pm.
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NewsC4 News angers Russian government
Channel 4 last night rejected protests from the Russian government and aired an interview with the Chechen rebel leader behind the Beslan school siege.
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NewsOfcom to rule on ITV regions
ITV will learn on Tuesday whether it can push forward with controversial plans to axe regional programming when Ofcom publishes it final PSB conclusions.
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NewsSit-Up bids for Freeview movie channel
TV shopping broadcaster Sit-up TV has put in a bid to launch a movie channel in Crown Castle's vacant Freeview slot.
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NewsFive secures Blair exclusive
Five has gained exclusive access to prime minister Tony Blair as part of a series of programmes in which senior political figures face questions from the public.
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NewsPEER POLL: Working in TV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Does TV offer enough flexibility to working parents?
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NewsBBC1 instructs 7m in How to Sleep Better
BBC1's interactive show How to Sleep Betterkept a peak audience of 7 million (29%) awake at 8.55pm, providing strong competition for ITV1's popular The Bill.
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The Rising Son
James Murdoch has had a tough time since taking over the chief executive job at Sky - but figures he announced this week have silenced some of his critics - and suggest his strategy for growth is the right one. Here is an extract from an interview with an analyst ...
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Jazz FM loses 200,000 listeners
Jazz FM has had one of its worst radio listenership results, losing almost a quarter of its audience in three months. The audience share for the London station, owned by the Guardian Media Group, dropped from 2.2% to 1.7% as 204,000 listeners abandoned it. The decline could lead to a ...
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Platform puts£200,000 into online upgrade
Platform Post Production has spent£200,000 on increasing and upgrading its online capabilities.
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106 Century FM ups share ahead of sale
106 Century FM, the station Capital Radio is to sell in order to secure its merger with GWR, has lost nearly 20,000 of its audience but has upped its share of listening. The Nottingham-based station reported an audience of 302,000, but grew its listening share to 6.1% due to an ...
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Kerrang! draws 17% more listeners
Kerrang!, the Emap-owned rock station that launched in the West Midlands last June, has shown positive growth in its second Rajar report. The station achieved a 17% rise in listeners in the final quarter of last year to report an audience of 299,000. The Kerrang! digital radio ...
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C4, BBC2 knock at Nobles Gate
Scottish indie Nobles Gate has won a host of commissions, including an irreverent film for Channel 4 on the dos and don'ts of being a child star.
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Wogan helps R2 to record audience
Terry Wogan's decision this week to retire from radio in March 2007 will be a major blow to his growing army of fans - now up to a record 8.05 million listeners, according to the latest Rajars.