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NewsLygo promoted as Bellamy returns to C4
Channel 4 has promoted Kevin Lygo to director of television and content as part of a restructure that sees BBC3 controller Julian Bellamy return to the channel as head of programmes.
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NewsTop Gear drives away with 8m
The final episode of Top Gearfinished on a high with a massive 8 million (29.6%) at 8pm making it the most watched programme of the current series.
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NewsLord Alli joins SMG board
Chorion chairman Lord Waheed Alli is joining SMG as a non-executive director as part of a number of changes to the company's board.
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NewsEndemol produces mobile music video for MySpace star
Endemol has teamed up with MySpace star Tila Tequila to produce a music video exclusively for mobile phones.
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NewsBBC Worldwide sets financial targets
The BBC's commercial arm BBC Worldwide has set itself the challenge of doubling profits to£200m over the next five years to help make up for the corporation's disappointing licence fee settlement.
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NewsShaq to front RDF US format
Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal has been signed up by RDF to front the US version of its format Unfit Kids.
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NewsMonster strikes deals for Planet Rock Profiles
Dublin-based distributor Monster Distributes has closed a number of new deals for ITV's music biography series Planet Rock Profiles.
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NewsBBC and IBM sign tech partnership deal
The BBC has signed a joint projects deal with technology firm IBM that will kick off with state-of-the art image video search technology being applied to CBeebies and CBBC content.
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NewsLife on Mars and Longford up for BPG gongs
BBC1 series Life on Marsand Channel 4 drama Longford lead the nominations for this year's Broadcasting Press Guild Awards with four nominations each.
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News4.5m enrol in Fame Academy
The returning Comic Relief Does Fame Academyhad a tough time of it on Saturday (3 March) with the opening show at 5.55pm managing 4.5 million (23.8%).
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NewsEndemol COO steps down
Endemol chief operating officer Tom Barnicoat has left the production company with immediate effect.
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NewsLast chance to win an iPod shuffle
Broadcastand Broadcast Freelancerare investigating the job-seeking habits of people working in television and they would like to get your opinions. Non-subscribers go here.
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NewsBlog: Join the debate about Pact
Nick Rosen has detailed the difficulties facing small independent producers. And Pact chairman Alex Graham thinks the alliance does a great job for its smaller members. But what do you think?
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NewsSmooth relaunch hits presenter snag
GMG Radio may have to wait until 2008 to secure the services of Graham Dene as the breakfast show presenter at its revamped Smooth station in London.
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NewsSky One axes Vorderman's Big Brain Game
Sky One has ditched sudoku show Vorderman's Big Brain Gameafter just one series.
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NewsBroadcasters launch mentoring scheme
Sky, ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC have joined forces to launch a new youth mentoring initiative that brings together media professionals and youngsters at risk of behaving anti-socially.
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Sports deals see North One head to Oz
Indie North One is opening an office in Australia on the back of securing two major sports contracts in the territory.
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NewsBabelgum in studio talks over content
Web TV provider Babelgum will offer users 100s of hours of programming when it launches later this year and is in talks with major studios about a flagship deal to secure high profile content.
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NewsMTV boss exits
MTV UK boss Michiel Bakker has become the latest high profile executive to leave the company.
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NewsVirgin Media: customers can cancel for free
Virgin Media will give its customers until the end of March to cancel their agreements because of the loss of the basic Sky channels - but insists that not offering those channels does not constitute a breach of contract.