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    Notts Uni buys Carlton Studios

    2005-02-02T09:58:40Z

    Central Television's Nottingham studios, once the home of Bullseyeand Crossroads, have been sold to the local university to house new science companies.

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    Man Utd v Arsenal clash brings 3.3m

    2005-02-02T11:36:17Z

    Live coverage of the Premiership clash between Arsenal and Manchester United gave Sky Sports 1 a sizeable peak audience of 3.3 million (20.3%) at 9.45pm.

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    Shed floats but at what price?

    2005-02-03T07:49:30Z

    Shed Productions chief executive Eileen Gallagher said this week she was under no illusions that her decision to float on the Stock Exchange will be anything but hard work and not a quick way to get rich.

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    GMG out of Manchester FM running

    2005-02-03T07:49:40Z

    Guardian Media Group Radio has pulled out of the running for a lucrative new Manchester FM licence.

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    BBC in the soup over chef ban

    2005-02-03T07:50:00Z

    The BBC has been accused of employing bullying tactics after banning TV chefs from working on cookery shows such as Ready Steady Cook, if they appear on ITV l.

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    Atalla scores sitcom order

    2005-02-03T07:50:00Z

    Ash Atalla, the award-winning producer of BBC sitcom The Office, has won his first commission since joining Talkback as editor of comedy last year.

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    Shine moves into light ent

    2005-02-03T07:50:04Z

    Indie Shine is to move into light entertainment for the first time after poaching the series producer of Granada's Popstars - The Rivals.

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    Sky chipper as subs up

    2005-02-03T07:50:06Z

    BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has brushed off the threat of Freeview as he revealed that the satellite giant had added 192,000 new subscribers over the last quarter.

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    BBC to rerun polar race

    2005-02-03T07:50:08Z

    The BBC is to take reality television to a new level by recreating the infamous 1911 race to the Antarctic in which Captain Robert Scott lost his life, using replica equipment and huskies.

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    TV Corp sets up factual division

    2005-02-03T07:50:10Z

    TV Corporation, the parent company of Mentorn and Sunset + Vine, is to launch a factual arm and has asked the executive producer behind Channel 4's The Boy Who Gave Birth to His Twinto run it.

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    Wood: ITN doesn't have to sell to ITV

    2005-02-03T07:50:12Z

    ITN's chief executive Mark Wood this week said ITV could face competition for the news service from other potential investors.

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    ITV, C4 and Five bid for Freeview slot

    2005-02-03T07:50:14Z

    Crown Castle closed bids for the vacant Freeview slot this week, ending a big money bidding war believed to have attracted offers as high as£7.3m.

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    Express to charge digital channels for TV listing

    2005-02-03T07:50:16Z

    Multichannel broadcasters are up in arms over the Express Newspapers Group's demand for payments of up to£624,000 per year to have their channels listed in its newspapers.

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    ABC to take Strictly Come Dancing to the US

    2005-02-03T07:50:30Z

    The BBC's hit entertainment format Strictly Come Dancingis set to be bought by US network ABC.

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    RDF is next to eye Stock Market

    2005-02-03T07:50:32Z

    RDF Media, the company behind Channel 4 hit Wife Swap, is looking to follow Shed Productions by listing on the Stock Exchange.

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    Ant and Dec indie wins ITV golf order

    2005-02-03T07:50:40Z

    ITV is poised to hand Ant and Dec's new indie Gallowgate Productions a multimillion pound commission for a live event that will feature 15 hours of celebrity golf over a bank holiday weekend.

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    Heart pins hope on fresh blood

    2005-02-03T08:30:00Z

    Chrysalis Radio chief executive Phil Riley has defended the poor ratings of flagship London station Heart 106.2 and claimed it will claw back listeners with its new look.

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    C4, BBC2 knock at Nobles Gate

    2005-02-03T08:30:00Z

    Scottish indie Nobles Gate has won a host of commissions, including an irreverent film for Channel 4 on the dos and don'ts of being a child star.

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    BBC orders teen drama

    2005-02-03T08:30:00Z

    Southampton-based indie Resource Base has been commissioned to make a BBC2 drama, co-written and directed by acclaimed playwright John Godber.

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    Open Mike scoops aid gig

    2005-02-03T08:30:00Z

    Open Mike Productions has been commissioned by the BBC to film the nation's largest ever comedy gig, organised to raise funds for victims of the Asian tsunami.