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  • The X Factor
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    ITV profits triple as ad revenue grows

    2011-03-02T08:49:00Z

    ITV has reported a near trebling in annual profits today as it benefited from a bounce-back in advertising revenues and hit shows such as Downton Abbey and The X Factor.

  • Whites
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    BBC drops comedy Whites

    2011-03-02T08:00:00Z

    BBC2 has dropped Alan Davies’ chef comedy Whites after its first run, despite drawing both critical acclaim and solid audience figures.

  • Angela_Jain.jpg
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    Jain to run ITV's digital channels

    2011-03-01T14:23:00Z

    Former E4 head Angela Jain has been appointed ITV’s director of digital channels and acquisitions.

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    BBC to offer Desert Island downloads

    2011-03-01T14:17:00Z

    BBC Radio is to make an ten-year, 500 episode archive of Desert Island Discs available to download as part of a wide ranging strategy to boost its digital content offering.

  • Rugby 6 Nations
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    Trust backs BBC sports rights process

    2011-03-01T13:04:00Z

    The BBC has been given a thumbs up for its approach to acquiring sports rights, after making a number of improvements to the process.

  • ITV.jpg
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    ITV set to report £300m profits

    2011-03-01T11:03:00Z

    ITV is on course to post profits of up to £300m and could reinstate its shareholder dividend, according to analysts.

  • Matt Locke
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    Matt Locke plans to leave Channel 4

    2011-03-01T10:52:00Z

    Acting head of cross-platform Matt Locke is set to leave Channel 4, Broadcast understands.

  • Hollyoaks placement
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    Content remains king in product placement

    2011-03-01T10:51:00Z

     Audiences are happy to see product placement but editorial content must still lead programming, according to research ordered by Channel 4.

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    Desmond unveils health lottery

    2011-03-01T10:50:00Z

    Media tycoon Richard Desmond has unveiled a new lottery game which aims to raise more than £50 million a year for health charities.

  • Bang Goes the Theory
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    Shine goes Bang for BBC1

    2011-03-01T10:17:00Z

    Shine TV is to produce this year’s indie special for popular science series Bang Goes the Theory.

  • Episodes
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    BBC2 orders more Episodes

    2011-03-01T09:23:00Z

    BBC2’s transatlantic sitcom Episodes is to return for a second series, which will see Matt LeBlanc return in a starring role.

  • Richard Desmond
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    Desmond unveils health lottery

    2011-02-28T16:17:00Z

    Media tycoon Richard Desmond today unveiled details of a new lottery game to be drawn on a major TV channel to raise money for health causes.

  • Al Murray
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    Dave orders Al Murray gameshow

    2011-02-28T12:41:00Z

    Al Murray is to front a pub quiz format for Dave, where he will reprise his Pub Landlord character and give contestants the chance to win meat.

  • Sky Magazine
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    Sky to axe magazines

    2011-02-28T12:36:00Z

    Sky is axing two of its customer magazines and cutting the number of issues of monthly Sky Magazine to focus on a new weekly email.

  • Walking With Dinosaurs
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    BBC to explore Planet Dinosaur

    2011-02-28T12:22:00Z

    The BBC is to bring to dinosaurs back to life with four new commissions and a range of interactive initiatives.

  • Chris Moyles with sidekick Comedy Dave
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    Moyles to host longest R1 show

    2011-02-28T12:13:00Z

    Chris Moyles is set to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for more than 37 hours in a bid to break the station’s former record for Red Nose Day.

  • The Hairy Bikers
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    BBC2 signs Hairy Bikers deal

    2011-02-28T11:40:00Z

    BBC2 has signed a two-year exclusive deal with presenting duo the Hairy Bikers, which includes commissions for two new formats to appear on the channel.

  • Virgin media logo
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    Virgin Media predicts billion on-demand views

    2011-02-28T10:37:00Z

    Virgin Media is predicting it will serve one billion on-demand programme views in 2011, boosted by the rollout of its next generation Tivo platform.

  • This Morning
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    ITV signs first product placement deal

    2011-02-28T10:29:00Z

    ITV has signed the first product placement in the UK that will see a Nescafe coffee machine included in This Morning.

  • Remote
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    500,000 now had help to switch over

    2011-02-28T08:56:00Z

    Half a million older and disabled people have now received help from the BBC in switching their analogue television set to a digital system.