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NewsCable damaged by oil depot fire
NTL equipment in the Hemel Hempstead area has been damaged by the Buncefield Oil Depot fire and cable services in the surrounding area have been affected.
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NewsEC liberalises TV ad market
The European Commission published its long-awaited Television Without Frontiers directive yesterday, ushering in a more lenient set of advertising rules for commercial broadcasters.
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NewsBBC Radio 4 ends Home Truths
8am: BBC Radio 4 is to axe Home Truths, the long running Saturday morning show made famous by the late John Peel.
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NewsJames Nesbitt to play Jekyll in BBC1 series
8am: Indie Hartswood Films has signed James Nesbitt to front its production of Jekyll and Hyde for BBC1.
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NewsSky Interactive MD poached by Vodafone
8am: BSkyB managing director of Sky Interactive, Ian Shepherd has quit after nearly nine years with the satellite group to become director of commercial operations with Vodafone.
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NewsRome gets two Golden Globe nominations
The BBC has picked up a slate of nominations for next year's 2006 Golden Globe awards, including one in the best TV drama category for its co-production of Rome with HBO.
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NewsFive buys Blue Water High drama for Shake strand
Five has acquired a teen drama series from Southern Star International, following the fortunes of seven 16-year-olds as they attend a surf school.
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NewsOfcom: Olympics could delay London switch-off
Plans to switch off analogue TV in and around London in 2012 will be delayed if snags prevent people enjoying the Olympics.
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NewsBroadcast Awards shortlist announced
BBC1, BBC3, Channel 4 and Living TV are set to battle it out for the Channel of the Year title at this year's Broadcast Awards.
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NewsSecret Smile charms 7.4m
Secret Smile, ITV1's two-part thriller, towered over the opposition at 9pm as 7.4 million (32.8%) watched the first instalment.
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NewsTindle bags Ipswich licence with Town FM
Tindle Radio has won the new FM licence for the Ipswich area with Town FM, a new speech and music led station.
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NewsEC to allow product placement
The European Commission (EC) is expected to announce today it will legalise product placement as part of a comprehensive plan to liberalise television advertising.
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NewsBBC extends iMP pilot
10am: The BBC has extended the pilot of its broadband catch-up TV and radio service by two months, in order to get over the 'honeymoon period' for users.
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NewsOfcom scraps ad sales review
Ofcom has scrapped its review of the TV advertising market - including the controversial ITV contract rights renewal (CRR) mechanism - after conceding there was nothing wrong with it.
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NewsJowell rejects BBC content role for Ofcom
9.30am: Media Secretary Tessa Jowell has rejected demands to allow media regulator Ofcom to operate as a court of appeal for complaints about the BBC.
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NewsBBC Manchester costs could hit White City plans
8am: The BBC's plan to move five key departments to Manchester could drain cash from other building schemes being considered by the corporation.
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NewsITV1 honours Cosgrove Hall
8am: Cosgrove Hall founders Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall are to be profiled in an ITV1 documentary.
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NewsMcGregor to narrate The Broons
8am: Hollywood star Ewan McGregor and presenter Muriel Gray are to take part in a one-off BBC1 Scotland programme dedicated to Scotland's answer to The Beano.
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NewsMistry joins Jetix
Former Paramount Comedy creative director Anil Mistry has joined Kids broadcaster Jetix Europe as creative director.
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NewsPerfect drama on Five finds 1.6m
Perfect Day, a rare one-off drama on Five, managed a healthy 1.6 million (6.9%) on Sunday night between 9pm and 11pm.