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NewsUKTV buys Paris Hilton reality show
UKTV Style has bought NBC reality sitcom I Want to be a Hilton,which sees Paris Hilton's mother teach wannabe it-girls how to fit into high society.
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NewsITV and BBC to launch Freesat
ITV and the BBC are to take on BSkyB by launching a free digital satellite service next year, targeting the 25% of homes that cannot pick up Freeview.
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NewsBBC: Humphrys comments 'inappropriate'
The BBC has reprimanded veteran BBC presenter John Humphrys over his 'inappropriate and misguided' comments about senior Labour politicians.
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NewsLords committee to probe TV cricket deals
BBC chiefs are to be grilled by parliament over their bidding policy to broadcast sports events amid protests about the loss of live coverage of test match cricket to Sky.
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NewsAllan: I'm happy I leaked Humphrys tape
Former Labour deputy press secretary Tim Allan has stood by his decision to leak a tape of BBC broadcaster John Humphrys ridiculing politicians to The Timesnewspaper.
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NewsHave your say on the future of British TV
Broadcastwants to find out what the industry's view is on the government's move from the analogue broadcasting system to converting the country to digital TV - will it be good or bad news for programme makers? We want your views - click here.
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NewsAndi Peters quits TOTP
Top of the Popsexecutive producer Andi Peters has quit the show, after it was axed from BBC1 and moved into a Sunday slot on BBC2.
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NewsMarian drama brings 6.3m to ITV1
ITV1 made a solid start to its autumn season with its drama Marian, Againattracting an average of 6.3 million (28.7%) at 9pm.
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NewsNew channel launches for fledgling producers
A new channel devoted to showing new TV and film-makers is set to launch next year.
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NewsITV to unveil pension plans
ITV is expected to tell investors exactly how it plans to plug its£580m pension deficit at its results presentation tomorrow.
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NewsOfcom hands out local FM licences
Ofcom has awarded two more local FM licences for Torbay and Swindon.
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NewsMore complaints over C4 Lost ads
Channel 4's new hit show Lostcontinues to come under fire for featuring too many ad breaks, with complaints to Ofcom more than doubling.
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NewsHadlow plans BBC4 seasons
BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow is looking to develop the channel by putting on a season of programmes every three months.
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NewsCD:UK backs new radio chart
Emap Radio and GCap Media have joined forces with ITV pop show CD:UKto launch a new cross-media interactive chart.
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NewsCanadian firm wins Solent FM licence
Ofcom has awarded the Solent region licence to Original 106 FM, a bid backed by Canadian media giant CanWest - the first licence ever awarded to a foreign media company.
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NewsEmmis waits for Solent licence announcement
US radio operator Emmis International will learn this afternoon whether its attempts to break into the UK radio market have been successful.
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NewsCeleb Shark Bait fails to lure the viewers
ITV1's long-awaited Celebrity Shark Baitfailed to deliver, attracting a disappointing 3.6 million (16.3%) at 9pm.
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NewsWB to screen Supernatural on web
The WB Network in the US is partnering with Yahoo! to show the first episode of its new series Supernaturalon the web before it appears on TV screens.
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NewsBeazley takes on Lush BBC entertainment role
The BBC's mainstream entertainment commissioner Jon Beazley is temporarily taking over as head of entertainment commissioning after Jane Lush left the corporation to set up her own indie.
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NewsBirt floats Ofcom-style BBC regulator
Lord Birt has suggested he wants to see the BBC overseen by an Ofcom-style body, in an interview in which he fleshed out his Edinburgh festival MacTaggart speech.