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    Aardman hires Cockle for move into pre-school

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Wallace and Gromitproducer Aardman Animations is set to move into pre-school programming.

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    Benham takes on top role at Challenge

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Challenge and Trouble have been given a new channel controller and Living TV, Living TV2 and FTN a new head of acquisitions following a senior level restructure at Flextech.

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    Five Life in Shed drama double

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Five's female-skewed digital channel Five Life has done a double deal with Shed Productions to buy the UK multichannel rights to Bad Girlsand Footballers' Wives.

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    Headlines fail to add more CBB viewers

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    The latest series of Celebrity Big Brotherhas once again grabbed the headlines but the return of Jade Goody to the CBB house has failed to add more viewers to the show.

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    ITV kids chief exits as department closes

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    ITV Productions kids controller Anne Brogan is negotiating her exit following the closure of the division and around 20 redundancies.

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    RDF appoints Usher in entertainment push

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    RDF Television has hired Peter Usher as its first permanent executive producer of entertainment as part of plans to bump up its output in the genre.

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    Optimistic sets up Los Angeles office

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Participation TV specialist Optimistic Media has set up a US office and appointed a head of development for North America with plans to crack the US market.

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    Buzzcocks host in Tiger comedy deal

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks presenter Simon Amstell is working with indie Tiger Aspect to develop a raft of comedy programmes.

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    ITV1 to show Elton John's 60th birthday concert

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    ITV1 is to air an exclusive Elton John concert marking the music legend's 60th birthday this March.

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    Ratings: Million pound giveaway can't buy ITV1 viewers

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    If you put the words 'million pounds' and 'giveaway' together in a programme title, should you expect people to tune in in their millions? It works when the word 'celebrity' is attached to 'Big Brother' - but for some reason ITV1's Fortune: Million Pound Giveawaydidn't ...

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    Leader: ITV needs time, not another clearout

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Michael Grade should give the existing team at ITV a chance

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    Five bids in for Endemol

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    Endemol could have a new owner by the end of April, following a deal to reintegrate its French arm into the main business. Five bids for the production company are understood to have already been placed with its owner, Telefónica.

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    ITV1 to turn Buck House into West Wing

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    ITV1 is planning to substitute the White House for Buckingham Palace in a West Wing-style drama about the royal family made by Company Pictures.

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    I'm a Celebrity team given Gest pass

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    The team behind I'm a Celebrity - Get Me out of Here!will be reunited with contestant David Gest for a fly-on-the-wall documentary series.

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    IMG in talks to buy top US reality producer

    2007-01-11T08:00:00Z

    IMG Media is in talks to buy Californian reality show specialist Bunim/Murray Productions, best known for Paris Hilton vehicle The Simple Lifeand MTV show Making the Band.

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    CNN's Chris Cramer quits

    2007-01-10T16:30:00Z

    CNN international managing director Chris Cramer is retiring after 11 years at the rolling news channel. He will leave in April.

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    Hazlitt quits SMG as merger looms

    2007-01-10T16:10:00Z

    Radio industry insiders believe the merger of SMG and UTV is a done deal and that the departure of Fru Hazlitt as chief executive of Virgin Radio is the first part of the fallout from the merger.

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    Commissioner's Q & A - Layla Smith

    2007-01-10T14:29:00Z

    ITV's controller of alternative programmes is looking for factual entertainment programmes for 9pm, especially if they look new and unknown

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    ITV chief of news and regions quits

    2007-01-10T12:20:00Z

    ITV's chief executive of news and regions Clive Jones is leaving the broadcaster after 29 years. He will also step down as chairman of GMTV but continue in a part time role as editorial strategy advisor to ITN.

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    Unions to ballot over BBC news compulsory job cuts

    2007-01-10T10:35:00Z

    Unions will ballot BBC news staff over taking strike action after the corporation said it would push ahead with plans for compulsory job cut jobs within the department.