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NewsIn My View - Make it a fair game
Cheering England on in the World Cup is all very well, but beware the dangers of xenophobia - and carpets, says Stuart Cosgrove.
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Top 10 broadcast leaks
In the wake of last week's BBC salary disclosures James Curtisexposes broadcasting's greatest leaks.
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NewsReport rejects BBC licence fee claims
The BBC's ambitions for an inflation-busting licence fee settlement were dealt a major blow this week by a report commissioned by media secretary Tessa Jowell which said the corporation's sums did not add up.
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NewsThompson sets out his creative vision
A year in the making, director general Mark Thompson's Creative Futures scheme was finally launched this week, with the aim of future-proofing the corporation for the next 10 years.
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NewsSealed bids go in for Premiership rights
Broadcasters have until 2pm today (27 April) to submit their bids for the auction of Premiership football rights, as the battle to wrestle more than one live package off Sky begins.
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NewsRicky Gervais to interview giants of comedy for C4
Channel 4 has signed up Ricky Gervais to host a new series featuring his comedy heroes.
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NewsWoolfe takes axe to Sky One drama Hex
Sky One's newly installed director of programmes, Richard Woolfe, has wielded his axe for the second time this month, on supernatural teen drama Hex.
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Mentorn faces losing grip on Unreported World
Mentorn is facing the prospect of losing its contract with Channel 4 to make current affairs strand Unreported World, after Mentorn Oxford head Eamonn Matthews announced he is to leave the company to set up his own indie.
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NewsSky Net partners with Digital Rum for e-business portal
5.15pm: Sky has joined forces with mobile solutions provider Digital Rum in a bid to enable Sky subscribers to purchase goods and services through its new interactive TV based e-business portal, Sky Net.
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NewsNews Int criticises BBC's digital proposals
News International has accused the BBC of 'digital empire-building' following the launch of the corporation's Creative Futures strategy.
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NewsSky One chief axes Hex
Sky One's newly installed director of programmes Richard Woolfe has wielded his axe once again, this time against teen sci-fi drama Hex.
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NewsOfcom appoints new adjudicator
Ofcom has appointed the former co-owner of the Rapture digital youth channel as the new independent adjudicator responsible for ruling on disputes between the advertising community and ITV.
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Granada Int sells Corrie to Belgium
Granada International has made a rare sale of ITV1 soap Coronation Street, placing the long-running show with Belgian channel Vitaya.
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Off The Fence appoints new head of development
Factual producer and distributor Off The Fence has appointed former ITV Productions Bristol producer/director Allison Bean as its new head of development.
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Format Focus: Did You Get It?
A new travel format from the creator of The Farm explores national stereotypes and what different cultures consider funny.
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NewsLygo: C4 is interested in Ross and Norton
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has confirmed the broadcaster is in talks to poach Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton from the BBC.
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NewsWife Swap returns with 3.1m
The return of Channel 4's Wife Swapfor a sixth series brought a relatively subdued response from viewers at 9pm with 3.1 million (12.8%).
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NewsGovt to scrutinise BBC's local TV plans
Broadcasting minister James Purnell has assured MPs that BBC plans to develop a network of local television stations will be subject to full scrutiny before they are given the go-ahead.
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NewsUKTV Gold to revisit EastEnders highlights
8.45am:UKTV Gold is to follow its series where Terry Wogan looked back at the highlights of his chat show with a season in which former EastEnders actor Mike Reid presents classic episodes from the past 21 years of the show.