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NewsBBC7 to air Kenny Everett oldies
BBC7 listeners will soon be treated to archive material of radio legend Kenny Everett, after the station signed a licensing deal with GCap Media.
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NewsBBC2 sports best Sunday in 18 months
BBC2 gained its best all-hours share for a Sunday in 18 months with 14.6% of all viewing, thanks largely to a diet of sport.
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NewsUnions threaten strike action over SMG cuts
Unions Bectu and the NUJ are to ballot members for strike action over SMG's 'cynical' decision to axe around a fifth of its workforce.
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NewsCorrie criticised for bad language
ITV has been reprimanded by Ofcom for including the word 'bastard' in Coronation Street three times in the same month.
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NewsC4 to serve up cold turkey
Channel 4 has ordered a live series which follows heroin addicts as they attempt to go 'cold-turkey' in a UK clinic.
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NewsCommunity Channel finds The New Heroes
The Community Channel has acquired The New Heroes, a Robert Redford-fronted series from Oregon Public Broadcasting in the US.
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NewsFirst UK made-for mobile chat show launches
The UK's first made-for-mobile sports chat show, to be presented by ex-footballer Neil 'Razor' Ruddock, has launched today [Monday] on the O2 network.
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NewsITV News Channel to close on Friday
ITV is to cut its losses and close the ITV News Channel on Friday - a month earlier than expected.
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NewsHamilton circus reaches BBC Radio Wiltshire
BBC radio listeners in Wiltshire are to be given an unlikely Christmas morning 'treat' - a two-hour show presented by the Neil and Christine Hamilton.
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NewsOfcom kick starts productplacement consultation
Ofcom has launched its consultation on the future of product placement, in a bid to clarify the UK's position on the revised Television Without Frontiers Directive.
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NewsX Factor and Strictly Come Dancing bring 23m together
In the battle of the Saturday night talent contests both BBC1 and ITV1 could claim a victory of sorts with the two shows gaining a combined peak audience of over 23 million.
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NewsFirefly signs Mentorn producer
Anatomy For Beginners indie Firefly has poached Mentorn producer Edwina Silver as head of development.
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NewsSky hits 8m target
BSkyB has passed its short-term target of eight million direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers, and has its sights set firmly on hitting the 10m mark by 2010.
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NewsJamie Roberts quits Sky One
Sky One commissioner Jamie Roberts, the man behind The Match and All Star Cup, has quit after being called back from the US.
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NewsBBC Worldwide drops plans to invest in Czech newsdesk
BBC Worldwide has scrapped plans to take over the BBC World Service's Czech newsdesk.
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NewsEezee TV on cost-cutting drive
8am: Home shopping channel Eezee TVhas axed all live broadcasting and is believed to be making up to 70 people redundant in a bid to cut costs.
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NewsCowell signs two-year ITV deal
X Factor judge Simon Cowell has signed up with ITV for another two years.
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NewsBakhurst to head BBC News 24
BBC 10 O'Clock News editor Kevin Bakhurst has been promoted to controller of News 24.
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Rough cut - The beautiful game?
Football scouts go out and find the best young players for their teams, but TV does little to draw in talent, says Phil Nodding.
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NewsDoc Martin beats Little Britain
12.15pm: ITV1's Martin Clunes' comedy Doc Martin last night gave Little Britain a kicking - winning an audience of 9.2m compared to 6.5m for the award winning BBC1 show.