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NewsRatings - Are blockbuster soaps slipping out of favour?
The three big broadcasting events of the week were Big Brother's Live Launch Show on Channel 4 on Thursday at 9pm, ...
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NewsPEER POLL: Soccer Aid v Big Brother
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Can ITV1's Soccer Aid compete with C4's Big Brotherin the ratings?
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NewsOfcom repeats new media rights warning
Ofcom chief operating officer Ed Richards has once again urged Pact and the UK's public broadcasters to reach an agreement over the ownership of new media rights, ahead of the regulator's deadline next Wednesday.
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NewsEurosport nets Wenger and Houllier
Eurosport has lined-up Arsene Wenger and Gerard Houllier to provide expert analysis during the World Cup.
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NewsITV's Henry to map out future at Broadcast Live
ITV Consumer chief executive Jeff Henry is to give the keynote speech at Broadcast LIVE's Delivery Day conference next month, mapping out where he believes audiences will be in five years' time.
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NewsMost OAPs have problems with digital TV equipment, study finds
Almost three quarters of pensioners and people with significant disabilities will need substantial help switching to digital television, according to the results of a nine-month trial.
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NewsSky and AETN confirm UK crime channel launch
A&E Television Networks (AETN) and BSkyB have confirmed they are to launch a crime channel in the UK and Ireland, as first revealed by Broadcast (11.03.05).
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NewsBig Brother watched by 4.9m
The build-up to Dawn Blake's exit from the Big Brother house ensured an easy victory for Channel 4 at 9pm with 4.9 million (22.3%).
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NewsMüller boss takes commercial radio job
Müller managing directer Andrew Harrison has been named as chief executive of the newly formed commercial radio industry body RadioCentre.
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NewsBlogcast: Dan Wootton at the American Idol final
Entertainment events that bring the US to a standstill have previously been limited to the annual Oscars ceremony and the Superbowl. Not any more. A British format has joined that list and is being touted by broadcasting pundits as the biggest US TV show in history.
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NewsCampaign to move a terrestrial channel out of London launches
A campaign to move one major television channel out of London - either BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 or Five - has been launched this week.
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NewsBBC issues new public speaking rules
The BBC has updated its guidelines on public speaking to news and current affairs staff, following the row over a controversial after-dinner speech by Radio 4 presenter John Humphrys last September.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to British journalists killed in Iraq
Tributes have been paid to former ITN cameraman Paul Douglas and his British colleague James Brolan, who were both killed in a car bomb blast in Iraq yesterday.
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NewsImages of BBC central Manchester site revealed
Central Manchester has released the first images of its vision for a BBC-centred 'Media Zone' in the city, responding to Salford's bid to become the corporation's home in the area.
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NewsFalcon Beach proves popular for Fremantle
Fremantle Media has secured a raft of sales for its new teen drama Falcon Beachafter promoting the series to international broadcasters at last week's LA Screenings.
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NewsBlogcast: CD:UK but with an American twist
The original CD:UKmay be temporarily off air after being unceremoniously axed by ITV only to be picked up by Five, but the format is thriving in the most lucrative of markets - the US. Broadcast goes behind the scenes at ...
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NewsITV1's celebrity X Factor grabs 5.5m
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, ITV1's latest weapon against Channel 4's Big Brother, had the upper hand with the new series gaining 5.5 million (24.9%) at 9pm.
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NewsPay windfall for BBC Trust team
BBC chairman Michael Grade is to pocket an extra£57,000 a year when he takes over as chairman of the new BBC Trust which is to replace the governors.
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NewsBeckhams World Cup Party scores 7.1m for ITV1
The glitz and the glamour of David and Victoria Beckham's World Cup party brought 7.1 million (32.7%) to ITV1.
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NewsNTL hires Virgin brand execs
NTL has confirmed it has hired Virgin brand executives James Kydd and Ashley Stockwell to its senior management team.