All Broadcast articles in 23 December 2005
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NewsYoomedia sells Avago
Interactive entertainment group Yoomedia has sold its Avago interactive gambling channel brand and associated intellectual property to gaming operator Gala Group.
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NewsVaughan and Bacon to stay at Capital
Capital Radio has pushed its relaunch back to 9 January as it announced that star DJs Johnny Vaughan and Richard Bacon have survived the station's revamp.
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NewsRoss Xmas special brings 5.4m to BBC1
BBC1's It's Christmas with Jonathan Ross brought some festive cheer to 5.4 million (25%) at 8pm last night.
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NewsBBC pays 262 staff more than£100,000 each
More than 250 BBC staff have been paid salaries of more than£100,000 this year, almost double the number in 2002.
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NewsRosencrantz ends 10-year ITV reign
ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has quit after a decade overseeing some of its biggest hits.
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NewsITV News Channel signs off
The ITV News Channel will bow out at 6pm tonight with a 30-minute documentary celebrating the highlights of the channel's coverage over the last five years.
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NewsBrule back on the Beeb
BBC4 presenter Tyler Brule is to return to the channel to present a series on the shopping habits of six different countries.
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NewsOpen Wide draws in 4.2m
BBC1 and ITV1 were neck-and-neck last night at 9pm with the commercial network's drama Open Wide narrowly ahead with 4.2 million (19%).
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NewsBBC docs controller takes nations brief
BBC controller of documentaries and contemporary factual Anne Morrison is taking on a new job overseeing in-house TV production across the UK.
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NewsOfcom allows second DAB multiplex
Ofcom has given the go-ahead to a second national commercial DAB multiplex, despite the prospect of a legal challenge from GCap Media.
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NewsTinopolis to scrap TV Corp job cut plan
Welsh indie Tinopolis will scrap the redundancy programme at TV Corporation once it takes control of the company, according to executive chairman Ron Jones.
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NewsITV dominates sports viewing
ITV delivered the biggest ratings for sports programming over the last year with its Champions League final coverage peaking with 14 millon.
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NewsHistory Channel inches closer to HD launch
The History Channel is preparing to launch a high definition channel on Sky's new platform.
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NewsHamilton leaves ITV
Liam Hamilton, the ITV executive charged with orchestrating the network's 50th anniversary celebrations, is leaving the company next month.
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NewsBBC1 ends Saturday kids shows
The BBC is to end the run of Children's Saturday morning television on BBC1 after 30 years, as part of a schedule swap with BBC2.
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NewsCNN poaches Anjali Rao from Sky News
11.45am: CNN has poached Sky News correspondent Anjali Rao to co-anchor its daily show World News Asia from Hong Kong, alongside Andrew Stevens.
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NewsSky joins forces with cable rivals to combat set top box fraud
BSkyB, NTL and Telewest have commissioned a promotional film to highlight the risks of buying illegal set top boxes.
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NewsCatherine Tate special amuses 5.3m
BBC2's Christmas special of The Catherine Tate Show was the big hit at 9pm with 5.3 million (23%) beating all other channels at that time.
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NewsSky and Sony join forces in HDTV deal
BSkyB and Sony Corporation are planning a cross promotional tie-up, in a bid to accelerate the take-up of high-definition television (HDTV) in the UK.