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NewsThe verdict on TV's verdict
The BBC Ten O'Clock Newsteam must have been rubbing their hands with glee last night as the timing of the verdict in the Michael Jackson trial fell perfectly for their late evening news.
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NewsBBC Worldwide lifts profits
BBC Worldwide - the broadcaster's commercial arm - has announced a record profit of£55m, a 50% rise on last year's figure.
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NewsBBC lands Banff awards
The BBC won a clutch of awards at the Banff World Television Festival in Canada yesterday, with drama Blackpoolpicking up the grand prize.
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NewsSky News poaches BBC faces
Sky News has poached two BBC presenters, Ginny Buckley and Anna Jones, as the channel gears up to launch of its new on-air look and schedule later this year.
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NewsDann joins Planet Rock
Planet Rock, the digital rock music station owned by GCap Media, has made another heavyweight signing, securing former Radio 1 executive Trevor Dann for a new weekend show.
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NewsPuttnam calls on Hoon to relax Parliament media rules
Lord Puttnam stepped up his bid this week to persuade the Government to make Parliament more attractive to broadcasters.
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NewsBBC bags Spielberg epic
The BBC has bought the exclusive rights to Steven Spielberg's latest drama mini-series, Into The West.
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TV festival names channel awards shortlist
The Edinburgh International TV festival has unveiled the shortlist for its annual channel of the year prize.
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NewsCanadian Grand Prix thrills 6.3m
ITV1's live coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix gave the commercial broadcaster a head start on Sunday with a peak audience of 6.3 million (31%) at 7.15pm.
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NewsTen Alps quadruples profits
Sir Bob Geldof's indie, Ten Alps, today reported a 398% rise in pre-tax profits and a two-fold hike in turnover.
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NewsTelewest signs up TVOD partners
Telewest Broadband has signed programming deals with BBC Worldwide, Discovery Networks Europe and National Geographic Channel Europe for its forthcoming TV-on-demand (TVOD) service.
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NewsPact acts over holiday pay
Pact has moved to address concerns that freelancers are not being given proper holiday pay.
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NewsBBC Films backs Bennett blockbuster
BBC Films is backing a movie adaptation of Alan Bennett's Olivier Award winning stage play The History Boys.
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NewsBBC sweeps the One World Media awards
The BBC dominated last night's One World Media Awards winning a total of five awards at the ceremony designed to honour media workers who have raised issues of justice, social and economic development and human rights.
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Off the Record - Who's leading who?
BBC Radio chief Jenny Abramsky is interviewed in the latest issue of Management Today giving her
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Analysis - Passing the buck?
From the media secretary to Ofcom to the broadcasters, no one seems to want to take responsibility for policing freelance employment practices. So is Pact's voluntary register the answer?
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News2.2m play House with Five
House, Five's lastest US drama import, got off to a fine start for the channel with a peak audience of 2.2 million (14%) at 10.55pm.
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NewsFreeview passes 5m homes mark
Freeview has passed the 5m household mark according to latest figures from Ofcom showing the free-to-air platform has helped digital penetration reach almost 62% of UK homes.
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Letter to unions following renewed talks with BBC director general
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NewsBBC unions win partial victory
Unions have won a partial victory in the latest talks with the BBC after the corporation said it was open to discuss how job cuts will work across each department.