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    Format focus: Current TV

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Former vice-president Al Gore has created a channel, for the people, by the people that's smart, fun and fearless.

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    Balamory heads to Discovery Kids in US

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    The BBC's award-winning kids series Balamoryhas been sold to US network Discovery Kids. In a deal brokered by BBC Worldwide America, the US network bought the licence to 39 of the 22-minute episodes, as well as the rights to sell Balamorymerchandise in ...

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    Telewest launches football channels

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Telewest Broadband this week launched three new sport channels, timed to coincide with the start of the Bank of Scotland Premier League (SPL) football season. Setanta Sports 2, Celtic TV and Rangers TV will join Setanta Sports 1 on the cable company's digital TV service, providing exclusive live coverage of ...

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    DLT hires Rothbart for factual push

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    DLT Entertainment, the indie behind BBC1 comedies My Familyand As Time Goes By, is moving into non-scripted programmes.

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    Slow start for new Norton show

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Graham Norton's new comedy vehicle for BBC1 got off to a sluggish start with only 2.4 million tuning in.

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    C4 to screen anorexia film for teenagers

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    The disturbing trend among teenage girls to celebrate anorexia and extreme slimming is to be explored in a film for Channel 4's education strand.

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    Tigress set to film genetic disorder doc

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Factual specialist Tigress Productions is to make a 50-minute documentary about a rare genetic disorder - Sacral Agnesis - for Discovery Health and Five.

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    BBC in headhunt bid

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is hoping to follow the success of Dragon's Denand The Apprenticewith another work-related series. Headhuntersfollows professional recruiters as they interview short-listed hopefuls for key jobs. The number of episodes and the transmission date are yet to ...

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    TV happiness survey

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Edinburgh Television Festival organisers have launched a survey to find out if people working in TV are happy. The Happiness Audit, conducted by YouGov, is canvassing views on work-related issues via www.yougov.com/happinessindex. The results will be revealed at this year's festival, which takes place between 26 and 28 August.

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    RDF nets Sudoku

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    RDF Rights has secured the rights to Sky One show Vorderman's Sudoku Live. The 60-minute show tasks several studio-based teams to complete a Sudoku puzzle live on air, with viewers at home competing interactively. Produced by Hanrahan Media, the show aired on Sky One last month, ...

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    Five Backs Gadgets

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Five has commissioned three new series of its popular science strand The Gadget Showfrom indie North One Television Midlands. Suzi Perry, Jason Bradbury and Jon Bentley will jointly present the 10-episode runs. The first series is set to go out in the autumn. Richard Pearson, who ...

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    TWG boss keeps pressure on Rajar

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    The new chief executive of The Wireless Group (TWG) this week backed former chairman Kelvin MacKenzie's claim that the Rajar diary system was 'flawed'.

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    Talksport in broadcast trial on DRM spectrum

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    The Wireless Group (TWG) is pilot broadcasting its flagship station Talksport on the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) digital spectrum.

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    BBC culls staff in Monitoring after review

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    The BBC department which plays a key role in gathering intelligence on terrorism is to lose a 10th of its staff as a result of a government-ordered restructure.

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    Bectu hits snag in talks over The Bill

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Broadcasting union Bectu has reached a stalemate with Talkback Thames over its ambitious plans to collectively represent workers on The Bill.

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    C4 uncovers Britney's redneck roots

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 is to broadcast an unauthorised celebrity biography of pop princess Britney Spears, which will feature the first UK TV interview with her first husband, Jason Alexander. The 60-minute programme, Britney's Redneck Roots, from Betty TV, will attempt to piece together the real Britney by tracing her roots right ...

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    CNN dismissal case

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Employment practices at CNN's London bureau have been criticised as 'highly insensitive' by an employment tribunal, which this week found in favour of a former producer's unfair dismissal claim. Elena Cosentino, who was made redundant in April 2004, won her case after the tribunal ruled that CNN was wrong to ...

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    King chat regret

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has said it regrets an appearance by convicted sex offender Jonathan King as a guest on a morning radio chat show. King appeared on Victoria Derbyshire 's Radio 5 Live show on Tuesday, 26 July and spoke about his crimes and the media furore which ...

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    Sharman poaches

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Children's BBC controller Alison Sharman has poached Nickelodeon's interactive expert Joe Godwin to oversee her department's entertainment output. Godwin has spent five years at Nickelodeon, rising to become the channel's vice-president of operations and interactive director, overseeing a revamp of its websites. He will now be tasked with developing a ...

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    Emap hires Taylor

    2005-08-04T08:30:00Z

    Emap Radio has taken on Virgin Radio station manager Steve Taylor to work as creative commercial director across its radio brands. Taylor, who has spent two and a half years as station manager for Virgin, will report to new Emap Radio managing director Dee Ford, but will be based primarily ...