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NewsScramble to axe 'celebrity' from titles
'Celebrity' is a word fast losing its lustre for broadcasters after both ITV and Sky this week dropped the prefix from the titles of two new shows.
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NewsOfcom: licence fee should be shared
Ofcom has thrown its weight behind Lord Burns' recommendation that the BBC's licence fee should be top sliced and the BBC governors abolished.
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BBC in OED word project
The BBC has teamed up with the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in a bid to trace the true origins of a number of commonplace words and phrases, ranging from the C-word to the corporation's own sobriquet, Beeb.
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Falconer set to give verdict on court TV
Newscasters are hopeful of being granted greater access for TV cameras in court, with the government set to announce its position in the next few weeks.
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ITV1 axes ratings flops
Under-pressure ITV1 has axed both Fat Familiesand The Real Good Lifefrom its Tuesday night line-up after both shows performed disastrously in the ratings.
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Lighting: BBC is stalking us
Five chief executive Jane Lighting has accused the BBC of 'stalking' Five's arts and wildlife programmes by screening similar shows against them.
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£35m tag put on All3Media's Mersey deal
All3Media is close to acquiring Mersey Television, with sources suggesting the price tag could be as much as£35m.
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Sky One pits celebs against Sudoku
Sky One is jumping on the Sudoku bandwagon with a live show challenging celebrities to complete the tricky numbers puzzle in the fastest time possible.
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C4 ploughs£2.5m into new doc films
Channel 4 is investing£2.5m in a new film funding body to nurture the next generation of documentary talent in the UK.
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Betty to explore dark side of love
Channel 4 is following up its controversial season about the dark side of porn with a week of programmes looking at contemporary relationships.
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NewsITV1 axes Tuesday night flops
Under-pressure ITV1 has axed both Fat Familiesand The Real Good Lifefrom its Tuesday night line-up after both shows had a disasterous performance in the ratings.
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NewsFat Families gets a lean 2.1m
ITV1's Tuesday night ratings continued in a downwards direction as its new series Fat Familiescould only manage an average of 2.1 million (10%) at 8.30pm, as its peaktime share fell to just 18.8%.
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NewsMagic programme chief joins GCap Media
Trevor White, the programme director for London station Magic 105.4, has quit to join digital rock station Planet Rock.
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NewsSmooth FM bids for 1 million listeners
GMG Radio has relaunched its flagship radio station Jazz FM as Smooth FM and pledged to reach one million listeners a week within 18 months.
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NewsGoodman takes Capital FM programme role
GCap Media, the merged GWR and Capital group, has promoted regional programme director Nik Goodman to the role of programme director for Capital FM.
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NewsBBC2 dumps Dick n' Dom disaster
Children's presenters Dick and Dom's attempts to break into mainstream TV have been dealt a blow after the pair's quiz show Ask the Familywas dumped by the BBC.
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NewsOfcom: Vicar of Dibley Xmas show 'questionable'
Ofcom has called into question the BBC's decision to air an episode of TheVicar of Dibleyon Christmas Day that allegedly demeaned Christianity.
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NewsFive chief: BBC is stalking us
Five chief executive Jane Lighting has accused the BBC of 'stalking Five's quality arts and wildlife programmes by screening similar shows against them.
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NewsITV calls on Ofcom to scrap PSP
ITV is calling on Ofcom to scrap its much-vaunted£300m public service publisher (PSP) and set up a new PSB fund instead.
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NewsJerry Springer chats up 1.1m
Jerry Springer launched the UK version of his controversial talkshow on ITV1 to popular success with an audience of 1.1 million (28.3%) at 9.25am, winning its slot.