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NewsBBC Worldwide applies for stake in Indian FM station
BBC Worldwide has applied to buy a stake in an Indian FM station, in the first foreign direct investment deal in the country's domestic FM radio industry.
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NewsMan Utd game supported by 6.5m
Manchester United's goalless draw against Villareal proved to be exciting enough for the fans as the match averaged 6.5 million (27%) from 7.45pm.
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NewsRantzen lined up for lifetimeachievement award
Former That's Life presenter Esther Rantzen is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 2005 Women in Film and Television (WFTV) Awards in December.
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NewsBBC defends 'decapitated head'ad campaign
The BBC is defending its latest advertisements for digital TV featuring a giant morphed head, after viewers complained it made their 'skin crawl'.
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NewsSaddam Hussein trial available on TV over broadband
Court TV Extra, the US online subscription service that streams live TV over broadband from courtrooms, is to air the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from Baghdad.
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NewsCollins to host Have I Got News For You
Hat Trick has lined up former Dynasty star Joan Collins as a guest presenter for Have I Got News For You in the run up to Christmas.
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NewsBBC4 profiles Kenneth Williams
BBC4 is to profile the life and death of the legendary star of the Carry On... films, Kenneth Williams, in a drama for broadcast next spring.
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NewsEarly adopters uninspired by mobile TV
8am: There is dampened enthusiasm for mobile TV in the UK, suggesting even technology savvy consumers have little interest in watching live content on their phones, according to new research.
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NewsThe Rights Group moves into production
8am: The Rights Company (TRC), the rights exploitation business whose investors include former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson, is moving into production.
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NewsFive Live tenders out Formula 1coverage
BBC Radio Five Live is putting out to tender its coverage of the Formula 1 world championship - the first time the station has offered out commentary for a major live sporting event to the independent radio sector.
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NewsOliver to revisit Jamie's School Dinners
Jamie Oliver is to return to his Jamie's School Dinners initiative with a one-off special next year.
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NewsQuentin Howard elected president of WorldDAB
International DAB lobbying body WorldDAB has elected Digital One chief executive Quentin Howard to the two-year post of president.
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NewsTelefonica floats Endemol
3.30pm: The partial float of Endemol was kick started today by owners Telefonica, in a move valuing the firm around Euro1.1bn (£752m).
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NewsBBC stocks up for kids
The BBC's kids' current affairs programme Newsround has created a spin-off journalism series called Newsround Investigates.
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NewsBBC sees its total audience fall by 4.2%
The BBC's total audience share across its entire portfolio of channels has fallen year on year by 4.2%, despite both BBC3 and BBC4 recently recording their best ever months.
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NewsI'm a Celebrity is on the rise with 10.3m
ITV1's reality TV show I'm a Celebrity? Get Me Out of Here! is already starting to build its audience with the second instalment hitting a peak of 10.3 million (42%) at 9.50pm.
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NewsBT poaches C4I sales chief
10.45am: BT has poached C4 International's sales manager, Alison Sainsbury-Stack, as head of programme acquisitions of its Television Services business.
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NewsSky Sports rapped for militant Muslim wrestler
Ofcom has reprimanded Sky Sports for broadcasting an American wrestling programme in the wake of the London bombings, featuring masked men in combat-style clothing using language such as 'martyr' and 'infidel'.
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NewsBBC revives classic comedies for Christmas
10am: Ronnie Barker's final TV performance is to form part of the BBC's Christmas line-up, along with revivals of classic comedies, The Goodies and French and Saunders.
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NewsBush 'wanted to bomb al-Jazeera'
US president George Bush plotted to bomb Arab TV station al-Jazeera's Qatar headquarters, according to The Mirror.