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NewsAOL and Warner Bros enterTV over broadband market
AOL and Warner Bros are to up the ante in the fast-developing broadband TV market with an advertiser-funded online service offering viewers access to classic shows from the Warner's archive.
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NewsFremantleMedia adds to NorthAmerican arm
FremantleMedia's attempts to move into US drama have been given a boost with the appointment of veteran Steve Tao as senior vice president of scripted programming in North America.
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NewsAttenborough to retire from TV
Veteran TV presenter Sir David Attenborough has announced his retirement from television and pointed to Charlotte Uhlenbroek to succeed him as documenter of the natural world.
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NewsPact 'disappointed' at C4'snew media rights stance
Pact has today expressed frustration and disappointment in Channel 4's position over the unresolved issue of new media rights.
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NewsEngland victory scores for BBC1
BBC1 dominated afternoon viewing on Saturday when England faced Argentina and scored with 9.2 million (48.1%) from 4.35pm.
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NewsHomechoice to help deprived Londoners go digital
Video Networks, provider of Homechoice, is joining forces with community group The Shoreditch Trust to launch a subsidised TV over broadband pilot scheme in two of London's most deprived estates.
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NewsChrysalis report profit slide
Chrysalis Group has reported a 72% drop in pretax profits to£2.7 for 2005, blaming a slow radio advertising market for the slide.
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NewsChild of Mine chills 5.9m
ITV1's one-off psychological thriller Child of Mine managed to draw in a respectable 5.9 million (26.8%) at 9pm.
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NewsI'm a Celebrity lines-up for Sunday night
11am: Atomic Kitten member Jenny Frost has emerged as the highest paid star of this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, which kicks off on ITV1 this Sunday night.
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NewsFrost to front new ITV politics show
Sir David Frost has been signed up to present ITV London's new politics show, as the network revamps its regional political programming.
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NewsKeating launches Dragons' Den spin-off
BBC2 controller Roly Keating is hoping to repeat the success of Dragons' Den with another series about entrepreneurial skills.
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NewsDesmond resurfaces on Avanti board
Avanti Screenmedia, the retail TV supplier set to become a high definition satellite broadcaster, has appointed former ITV Broadcasting chief Mick Desmond as a non executive director.
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NewsPrever takes on Smooth breakfast slot
8am: London's 102.2 Smooth FM has poached LBC's afternoon DJ David Prever as its new breakfast show host, making Smooth the latest London station to revamp its breakfast line up in the hope of boosting listeners.
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NewsUKTV publishes The Next Big Thing
8am: The UKTV-backed book of collected media essays is published today [Monday], with contributors such as Elisabeth Murdoch, Alan Sugar and Lorraine Heggessey predicting what the next major leap in British broadcasting will be.
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NewsAt The Races goes to court
The on-going dispute between At The Races (ATR) and 31 of the UK's leading racecourses reaches the High Court today (14 November).
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NewsBBC radio refuses to reveal budgets
Commercial radio companies have lodged a formal complaint with the information commissioner after the BBC refused to reveal its programme budgets.
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NewsDoc Martin attends to 8.3m
ITV1's popular drama Doc Martin came back with a bang as the second series kicked-off with a hefty average of 8.3 million (35.3%) at 9pm.
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NewsITV says sorry to Celtic fans
ITV has written to Celtic Football Club to apologise to fans after a reference to the sudden death of a former manager during an episode of Mike Bassett: Manager, caused offence.
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NewsHallmark 2 to launch in the spring
Sparrowhawk, owner of Hallmark International, is gearing up to launch its second UK channel in spring next year, targeting the same female skewed audience of its flagship Hallmark Channel.
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NewsMore Black and Asian faceson TV, says report
Black and Asian faces are more likely to appear on screen in sports or on light entertainment programming than in soap operas or news bulletins.