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NewsITV News Channel signs off
The ITV News Channel will bow out at 6pm tonight with a 30-minute documentary celebrating the highlights of the channel's coverage over the last five years.
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NewsBrule back on the Beeb
BBC4 presenter Tyler Brule is to return to the channel to present a series on the shopping habits of six different countries.
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NewsOpen Wide draws in 4.2m
BBC1 and ITV1 were neck-and-neck last night at 9pm with the commercial network's drama Open Wide narrowly ahead with 4.2 million (19%).
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NewsBBC docs controller takes nations brief
BBC controller of documentaries and contemporary factual Anne Morrison is taking on a new job overseeing in-house TV production across the UK.
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NewsOfcom allows second DAB multiplex
Ofcom has given the go-ahead to a second national commercial DAB multiplex, despite the prospect of a legal challenge from GCap Media.
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NewsTinopolis to scrap TV Corp job cut plan
Welsh indie Tinopolis will scrap the redundancy programme at TV Corporation once it takes control of the company, according to executive chairman Ron Jones.
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NewsITV dominates sports viewing
ITV delivered the biggest ratings for sports programming over the last year with its Champions League final coverage peaking with 14 millon.
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NewsHistory Channel inches closer to HD launch
The History Channel is preparing to launch a high definition channel on Sky's new platform.
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NewsHamilton leaves ITV
Liam Hamilton, the ITV executive charged with orchestrating the network's 50th anniversary celebrations, is leaving the company next month.
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NewsBBC1 ends Saturday kids shows
The BBC is to end the run of Children's Saturday morning television on BBC1 after 30 years, as part of a schedule swap with BBC2.
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NewsCNN poaches Anjali Rao from Sky News
11.45am: CNN has poached Sky News correspondent Anjali Rao to co-anchor its daily show World News Asia from Hong Kong, alongside Andrew Stevens.
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NewsSky joins forces with cable rivals to combat set top box fraud
BSkyB, NTL and Telewest have commissioned a promotional film to highlight the risks of buying illegal set top boxes.
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NewsCatherine Tate special amuses 5.3m
BBC2's Christmas special of The Catherine Tate Show was the big hit at 9pm with 5.3 million (23%) beating all other channels at that time.
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NewsSky and Sony join forces in HDTV deal
BSkyB and Sony Corporation are planning a cross promotional tie-up, in a bid to accelerate the take-up of high-definition television (HDTV) in the UK.
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NewsBBC's Family Ties returns
The BBC and Open University have teamed up to create a new series of Family Ties, the 'non-celebrity' genealogy quest made as a companion piece to Who Do You Think You Are?.
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NewsSci Fi to dedicate February to aliens
8am: The Sci Fi channel is bulking up for 2006 with a slate of new acquisitions, including Steven Spielberg's Taken.
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NewsLBC looks to capture classic game show feel
Chrysalis' speech station LBC 97.3 is to launch a weekday hour-long quiz show, and has poached Magic 105.4 DJ Gary King to take the reins.
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NewsJames Baker to head Sky Interactive
BSkyB has promoted controller of Sky One James Baker to the role of managing director of Sky Interactive with effect from January 2006.
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NewsSky accuses BBC of Freeview bias
Freeview's future is to be 'the platform for the elderly and inactive' says BSkyB, which has also accused the BBC of being biased towards the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform.