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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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NewsSports 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.
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NewsVirgin welcomes NCC complaint threat
Virgin Media has welcomed the National Consumer Council's (NCC) threat to call on Ofcom or the Office of Fair Trading to investigate the loss of Sky's basic channels from the cable platform.
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NewsVirgin Media poll shows customer anger
Virgin Media customers have voiced their anger over the loss of the basic Sky channels in a web poll, with more than half of respondents threatening to leave the cable service.
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NewsBBC launches YouTube channels
The BBC is launching three branded entertainment channels on YouTube, including two that feature short form video from shows such as Doctor Who.
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NewsFive all hours share falls to 3.8%
Five's all day share of the viewing audience dropped to just 3.8% yesterday, its worst performance on a Thursday since Christmas Day 2003.
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NewsConsumer council calls for Virgin and Sky review
The National Consumer Council (NCC) is threatening to make a formal complaint about the digital TV market after BSkyB's basic channels dropped off the Virgin Media platform earlier this week.
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NewsNickelodeon picks up Those Scurvy Rascals
Nickelodeon has acquired the multi-platform rights to animation series Those Scurvy Rascalsfrom entertainment rights company Entara.
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NewsBiography Channel to become BIO
The Biography Channel is undergoing a major rebranding and ditching its old logo in a bid to emphasise its new programming.
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Glastonbury rights sold to NBD Television
NBD Television, the distribution arm of DCD Media, has acquired the rights to distribute television highlights of this year's Glastonbury Festival.
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NewsStephen Merchant to headline Comedy Forum
The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant will provide the keynote speech at Broadcast's TV Comedy Forum later this month.
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NewsBBC3 to screen six comedy pilots
BBC3 has commissioned six new comedy pilots including a sketch show presented from a gay perspective and a sitcom about teenage life written by an 18-year-old.
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NewsCity uncertain after SMG pulls merger
City analysts have questioned SMG's decision not to go ahead with a proposed merger with UTV and have cast doubt on how the company will survive going forward.
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NewsPEER POLL: Who's the best?
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Who is the best anti-hero on TV - Frank Gallagher or DCI Gene Hunt?
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NewsSimmons leaves Chrysalis for rival GCap
Chrysalis Radio group head of programmes Pete Simmons is to leave the company and join GCap Media as group programme director for content and digital.