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NewsVirgin apes Xfm's Bounty Hunter for O'Connell launch
Virgin Radio is hoping to win former Xfm listeners to its new Christian O'Connell breakfast show by launching the new programme with an almost identical promotion to his feted Bounty Hunter stunt.
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NewsC4's Reunion cancelled by Fox
Channel 4 has become the second UK broadcaster this week to have one of its new acquisitions axed in the US, after the Fox network dropped the low-rating drama Reunion.
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NewsSavile back on air for Christmas
Broadcasting veteran Jimmy Savile is to return to the radio airwaves with a special one-off Christmas Day show for GMG's Real Radio.
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NewsArchers crowned BBC's download king
8am:The Archers has beaten Chris Moyles' Radio 1 breakfast show to take the top spot for the corporation's most listened-to radio programme online.
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NewsSports Minister doubts cricket deal can be done
Sports minister Richard Caborn has told MPs he is willing to explore whether Test cricket can be restored to terrestrial TV - but doubts whether a deal can be struck with broadcasters.
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NewsBBC3 to tell Passion of Christ through pop
BBC3 is planning an Easter event which will see the story of the passion of Christ told on the streets of Manchester to a soundtrack of pop songs.
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NewsBBC plans to axe close to 400 finance jobs
The BBC is proposing to cut around 60% of jobs from its finance division in the next three years, as part of director general Mark Thompson's cost savings plan.
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NewsMcDonald signs two year ITV deal
ITV has signed its veteran newsman Trevor McDonald for a further two years - despite his decision to step down from his role as the face of ITV News.
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NewsCowell and Fuller settle out of court
2.30pm: Pop Idol's Simon Fuller and The X Factor creator Simon Cowell have resolved their long-running copyright dispute out of court.
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NewsC4's Songbirds heads to Sundance
2pm: Indie Century Films has had its musical documentary Songbirds shortlisted for the Sundance Film Festival in January.
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NewsOfcom sanctions Bloomberg TV
2pm: Financial service Bloomberg TV has been slammed by Ofcom for failing to provide balanced reporting of the three main political parties during this year's election battle.
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NewsI'm a Celebrity reaches new series high
ITV1 comprehensively dominated peaktime viewing with its second best performance of the year as I'm a Celebrity? Get Me Out of Here! gained an impressive 10.1 million (42.9%) at 9pm.
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NewsITV News to revamp breakfast
ITV News Channel is launching a new-look breakfast show in an attempt to take on Sky News and its revamped morning programme Sunrise, co-hosted by Eamonn Holmes.
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NewsITV defends safety in I'm A Celebrity
Injured I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Kimberley Davies returned to the Australian outback overnight as ITV defended the safety of the stunts on the reality show.
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NewsAl-Jazeera mulls legal action over Bush memo
Al-Jazeera is considering taking George Bush to court over his alleged threat to bomb the Arab news service.
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NewsBBC faces protests over closure of Thai service
BBC World Service listeners in Thailand are to stage a protest at the closure of the Thai language service, which is being axed as part of moves to set up an Arabic language TV station.
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NewsMore4 investigates French riots
More4 has commissioned Mentorn Oxford to produce a fast turnaround documentary examining the recent French riots.
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NewsFive lures Suchet back to newsreading
Former ITN anchorman John Suchet has come out of retirement to return to newsreading on Five News.
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NewsSky One's Threshold pulled from US screens
Sky One's only purchase from the LA Screenings, sci-fi drama Threshold, has been pulled from US schedules.
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NewsSunset+Vine on winning streak with RAD
Indie Sunset + Vine has won a double re-commission for its kids series RAD, following its Children's Bafta win over the weekend.