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NewsBroadcast Awards shortlist announced
BBC1, BBC3, Channel 4 and Living TV are set to battle it out for the Channel of the Year title at this year's Broadcast Awards.
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NewsOfcom: Olympics could delay London switch-off
Plans to switch off analogue TV in and around London in 2012 will be delayed if snags prevent people enjoying the Olympics.
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NewsFive buys Blue Water High drama for Shake strand
Five has acquired a teen drama series from Southern Star International, following the fortunes of seven 16-year-olds as they attend a surf school.
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NewsRome gets two Golden Globe nominations
The BBC has picked up a slate of nominations for next year's 2006 Golden Globe awards, including one in the best TV drama category for its co-production of Rome with HBO.
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NewsSky Interactive MD poached by Vodafone
8am: BSkyB managing director of Sky Interactive, Ian Shepherd has quit after nearly nine years with the satellite group to become director of commercial operations with Vodafone.
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NewsJames Nesbitt to play Jekyll in BBC1 series
8am: Indie Hartswood Films has signed James Nesbitt to front its production of Jekyll and Hyde for BBC1.
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NewsBBC Radio 4 ends Home Truths
8am: BBC Radio 4 is to axe Home Truths, the long running Saturday morning show made famous by the late John Peel.
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NewsEC liberalises TV ad market
The European Commission published its long-awaited Television Without Frontiers directive yesterday, ushering in a more lenient set of advertising rules for commercial broadcasters.
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NewsCable damaged by oil depot fire
NTL equipment in the Hemel Hempstead area has been damaged by the Buncefield Oil Depot fire and cable services in the surrounding area have been affected.
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NewsBBC's Andrew North relocated to Baghdad
The BBC has appointed Afghanistan correspondent Andrew North to cover Baghdad, as part of a reshuffle of the corporation's overseas reporters.
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NewsYoomedia's Avago heads to cable
10.15am: Yoomedia, the interactive entertainment group has signed a carriage deal with NTL for its betting service Avago.
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NewsGhost Squad scares off viewerswith 800,000
The situation for Channel 4's The Ghost Squad went from bad to worse last night as only 800,000 (4%) watched the fifth episode at 10pm.
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NewsITV closes news channel
11.15am: ITV News Channel is to be closed down at the end of January, threatening 70 jobs.
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NewsNUJ blasts decision to axeITV News Channel
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has blasted ITV chiefs over their decision to axe the news channel saying they were 'disgusted' by the decision.
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NewsWhiston to head ITV Production
Coronation Street chief John Whiston is to take over the running of ITV's entire in-house production arm.
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NewsTalent TV reports first profitable year
Test the Nation producer Talent TV has reported full year pretax profits for the first time since floating on AIM in 2002.
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Quizmania gets late night slot on ITV1
ITV1 is to trial Quizmania, a participation TV block of programming from TalkbackThames and FremantleMedia, in a late night slot.
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UKTV G2 boosts sport output with Six Nations highlights
UKTV G2 is stepping up its sport output, commissioning a Six Nations highlights show to complement the BBC's live coverage of the annual rugby tournament.
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NewsC4 set to get the better of BBC2
Channel 4 looks set to outperform BBC2 in terms of audience share for the first time in 11 years and only for the third time in C4's history.
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NewsITV keeps budget flat for next year
ITV's programme budget is set to be increased by only£12m next year, less than the rate of inflation, a leading City analyst has predicted.