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NewsBBC iPlayer given green light by Trust
The BBC Trust this week gave the green light to the corporation's new on-demand services, including the controversial iPlayer, but made major changes to a number of key features the BBC Executive proposed.
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NewsIt's Life but not as we've seen it before
BBC1 has commissioned a natural history spectacular billed as the 'natural successor' to its big budget HD blockbuster Planet Earth.
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NewsSky One will discover the real Shilpa
Sky One has landed a major scoop with a one-off special on the inside story of Celebrity Big Brotherwinner Shilpa Shetty.
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NewsBBC Trust gives iPlayer the go ahead
The BBC Trust has given the go ahead to the corporation's new on-demand services, including the controversial iPlayer, but has made major changes to a number of key features the BBC executive proposed.
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NewsSky scores Shilpa Shetty interview
Celebrity Big Brotherwinner Shilpa Shetty will give her first in-depth interview since leaving the house exclusively to Sky News presenter Kay Burley.
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NewsJudi Dench makes BBC return
Dame Judi Dench is to star in a new five-part BBC1 period drama based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.
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NewsBBC Worldwide makes Australian acquisition
BBC Worldwide has acquired a 25% stake in Australian indie Freehand Group as part of its expansion into the global production business.
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NewsBSkyB profits drop
BSkyB has reported pre-tax profits of£395m for the six months to 31 December, a drop of 4.6% compared with the same period.
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NewsHappy Days for Five
Target has been commissioned to make a 60-minute special about cult 70s American sitcom Happy Daysfor digital channel Five US.
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NewsFormer BBC exec repays£300,000 following arrest
A former BBC Wales executive arrested under suspicion of theft in 2005 has repaid over£300,000 to the corporation.
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NewsBBC faces fresh strike threat
BBC representatives of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) have unanimously backed strike action after managers at the corporation refused to reconsider plans for compulsory redundancies.
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NewsITN and Microsoft unite for news service launch
ITN's multimedia division ITN On is launching a new desktop news service on Microsoft's new Windows Vista software.
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NewsSaga Radio given Smooth make-over
GMG Radio will re-name its newly acquired Saga stations as Smooth Radio from the middle of March this year.
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NewsLBC in line for podcast windfall
London based radio station LBC 97.3 FM is expecting revenues from its podcast subscription service to hit£100,000 in the next couple of months.
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NewsDyke traces life and times of Reith
Former BBC boss Greg Dyke is to explore the life and times of the corporation's first director general - the idiosyncratic John Reith - for a BBC4 documentary.
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NewsShaun Woodward congratulates Shetty on CBB win
Broadcasting minister Shaun Woodward has offered his congratulations to Shilpa Shetty on winning Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsC4 Smallest People doc draws a sizeable 4.1m
The Smallest People in the World documentary, which marked the start of Channel 4's new A Child's Lifeseries, kicked off with a substantial 4.1 million viewers (16.3%) last night (29 January).
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NewsComment - Cashing in on the festive spirit
It might seem early to be thinking about Christmas 2007 but, after a bumper year for TV-related spin-offs, some producers are already looking forward to the next festive season.
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NewsC4 unveils new current affairs strand
Mentorn Oxford has been commissioned to make a 10 x 60-minute current affairs series for Channel 4, in which a range of participants share their thoughts on controversial subjects.
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NewsQuiz channels face tough new regulation
Premium rate phone line regulator Icstis plans to introduce a raft of tough new rules governing call TV channels such as ITV Play that will see the introduction of spoken price announcements, call warnings and moves towards greater transparency.