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C4 Dispatches editor quits
Mehdi Hasan, an editor on Channel 4 current affairs strand Dispatches, has left the broadcaster to join political magazine the New Statesman.
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Hit unveils new kids shows
Hit Entertainment, the indie behind Bob the Builder and Thomas & Friends, has unveiled three new shows currently in development.
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Virgin Media iPlayer goes HD
The BBC and Virgin Media have launched HD content on the iPlayer service on the cable company's TV platform.
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C4 not up the viewers' Street
Channel 4 tripped up in peaktime last night as its documentary My Wall Street attracted just 795,000 viewers (3.6% share) at 9pm, its worst performing show in that slot since 13 December 2008.
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C4 sends Location host to Oz
Channel 4 property presenter Phil Spencer is to head to Australia for his next project for the channel.
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Programme chiefs face cull at Global Radio
The programme controller of the Gold network and the programme director of Xfm are understood to be among up to 30 casualties in the latest round of Global Radio job cuts.
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Virgin Media beats forecasts with 7,100 new customers
Virgin Media beat analyst forecasts by adding 7,100 net new customers in the first quarter of 2009.
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Britain's Got Talent audience drops 1.7m
ITV1's ratings banker Britain's Got Talent took a bit of a dive on Saturday losing 1.7m viewers but still comprehensively dominated with 10.5m (47%) at 8.20pm.
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ITV shows seen by 4m using Virgin Media catch-up
ITV shows accessed via Virgin Media's on-demand service attracted 4 million views in their first full month.
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US drama: Life axed; Fringe to return
ITV's US cop drama Life has been axed in the States while JJ Abrams' sci-fi series Fringe, currently airing on Sky 1, has been given a second run.
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Grade: family honour prompted Times legal action
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has revealed it was a sense of family honour that prompted him to take legal action against The Times over a heavily critical column by Greg Dyke.
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Ashes to Ashes scorches Compulsion
Ashes to Ashes won the big bank holiday drama clash at 9pm with 5.6m viewers (22.8%) for BBC1 as ITV1's Compulsion drew 4.7m (21.9%).
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Gary Glitter character to feature in C4 drama
Channel 4 is lining up a drama about the death penalty that will feature disgraced pop star Gary Glitter as one of its characters.
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Wire creator David Simon to speak at Edinburgh
David Simon, creator of acclaimed US crime drama The Wire, is to deliver a masterclass at this year's Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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Martin Clunes' islands doc trounced by George Gently
ITV1 factual series Martin Clunes: Islands of Britain made a fine start on Sunday night with a steady 4.2m (18.1%) over an hour at 9pm - but proved no match for the return of Inspector George Gently on BBC1.
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Reggie Perrin falls by 800,000
After rising again on BBC1, Reggie Perrin has taken a fall as 800,000 viewers abandoned the revived sitcom.
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MPs criticise BBC over horse racing cutbacks
The BBC is facing mounting criticism from MPs over a decision to reduce its horse racing coverage.
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NUJ: overhaul policing of media at protests
Police officers should be made accountable for breaching guidelines drawn up with the BBC and other organisations for policing demonstrations like the G20, the NUJ has told Parliament.
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Support Partners' Newman joins Unit
Unit Post Production has appointed Support Partners founder Andrew Newman to the role of executive producer.
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Ilab and Rocket complete merger
Soho film processing facility Ilab and post-production house Rocket have completed a merger that results in the birth of a new company.