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Production - So you wanna be in the mobiles?
Third generation mobile phones have tremendous potential, and the race is on to produce the first really compelling content. Peter Keighron reports.
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NewsEvans in talks for radio return
Chris Evans has held talks with three major radio groups over fronting a new weekly show that would be broadcast nationwide across the main commercial radio stations.
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NewsBirt to give MacTaggart lecture
Former BBC director general John Birt has been lined up to give this year's prestigious MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV festival.
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NewsC4 buys stake in Oneword radio
Channel 4 has kicked off its expansion into radio by taking a controlling stake in a national digital station.
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NewsRoot in talks over BBC1
Former BBC2 controller Jane Root has held talks with BBC chiefs about the possibility of returning to the UK to become controller of BBC1.
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NewsITV1 loses 10% of viewers
Younger viewers are deserting ITV1 in their droves according to new figures, which reveal that overall audiences for the network have slumped by around 10% in the first two months of 2005.
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NewsIWC releases BBC Holyrood tapes
Scottish indie IWC is to release to the media the rushes of two interviews from its BBC documentary about the controversial Holyrood building.
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NewsSky One traces Yuschenko poisoning
Sky One has commissioned Talkback Thames to make a documentary on last year's mysterious poising of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yuschenko.
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NewsCorrie's 'Killer Katy' draws 14m
ITV1's soap boosted the channel's ratings on Friday night with the 'Killer Katy' storyline on Coronation Streetwith almost 14 million (56.7%) at 7.45pm.
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News8.8m see Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
BBC1's musical line up on Saturday night was a hit with the viewers as a high of 8.8 million (39.3%) saw Comic Relief Does Fame Academyat the end of its results show.
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NewsZig Zag bags US order
Indie Zig Zag has scored a commission from US network Fox for a holistic makeover format.
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NewsParamount bags South Park
Paramount Comedy has pinched the multichannel rights to the next series of cult animation South Parkfrom Sky One.
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NewsThompson warns over 'rage and extremism'
BBC's director general Mark Thompson has hit out at the religious groups who launched a campaign against a broadcast of Jerry Springer - The Opera.
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NewsUTV lands Belfast FM licence
Ulster Television (UTV) has won the race to provide a new radio station in Belfast, fending off competition from some of the biggest groups in radio.
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NewsHeart pulls Jackson songs
Heart FM has pulled Michael Jackson songs from its breakfast and drivetime slots, in a bid to avoid upsetting families during the singer's trail for child molestation charges.
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NewsUK's Stringer to head Sony Corp
Sir Howard Stringer has become the first non-Japanese head of the electronics-to-media giant Sony.
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NewsITV: March ratings are improving
ITV has gone on the offensive, unveiling new Barb figures showing its ratings are beginning to pick up after a disastrous first two months of the year, which saw it lose 10% of its audience.
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NewsWire in the Blood gains 7.8m
ITV1's crime drama series Wire in the Bloodheld its own with a peak of 7.8 million (32%) at the start in the face of strong competition from BBC1.
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NewsBBC investigates Dr Who web leak
The BBC has launched an investigation after the first episode of the new Doctor Whoseries was leaked on the internet.