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    The King of US reality

    2005-08-11T08:00:00Z

    Mark Burnett's Emmy Award-winning Survivorpaved the way for the unscripted TV craze in the US. And with an Apprenticespin-off starring Martha Stewart set for autumn, the British-born producer insists it's not over for the reality genre yet. By Melissa Grego.

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    BBC top of the agenda

    2005-08-11T08:00:00Z

    With speakers as varied as John Birt and Ricky Gervais, this year's Edinburgh Festival is sure to spark off debate, writes Dawn Airey.

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    TV's gambling addiction

    2005-08-11T08:00:00Z

    With interactive TV gambling enjoying a time of aggressive growth, hopeful TV operators are betting that the recently created Gambling Commission will opt to loosen the rules governing the industry. By Kate Bulkley.

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    Diplomatic mission impossible

    2005-08-11T08:00:00Z

    His indie producer background and commitment to the BBC gives Krishan Arora the experience to execute what many consider a difficult balancing act.

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    Big Bro's paradox

    2005-08-11T08:00:00Z

    Big Brothermay have been a critical hit but both viewer and voter numbers are down.

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    Sky's movies move

    2005-08-11T08:00:00Z

    It will be interesting to see how the City reacts to Sky's plans to move into the cinema business.

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    Sky in talks to buy UGC multiplexes

    2005-08-11T07:51:02Z

    BSkyB is plotting a move into the UK cinema market by buying six multiplex theatres.

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    Nat Geo plans HD channel

    2005-08-11T07:51:00Z

    The National Geographic Channel in the UK is set to be part of BSkyB's high-definition (HDTV) line-up.

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    BBC staff begin to move on redundancies

    2005-08-11T07:50:52Z

    More than one in 10 staff in the BBC's children's department have shown interest in being made redundant, during the first wave of the corporation's trawl to find volunteers to leave.

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    Midget curling pitched in for C4 breakfast

    2005-08-11T07:50:50Z

    Mentorn Scotland has come up with what it hopes will be the answer to Channel 4's breakfast schedule woes - midget curling.

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    ITV backs down over Sky charges

    2005-08-11T07:50:10Z

    ITV has dropped its complaint to Ofcom over the amount BSkyB charges it to put its 15 regional services on digital satellite.

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    RDF takes over Touchpaper

    2005-08-11T07:50:08Z

    RDF Media has made its first acquisition since its£50m April flotation, paying£2.7m for the 65% of drama indie Touchpaper it did not already own.

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    Liddle and Burchill to front docs

    2005-08-11T07:50:06Z

    Sky One has greenlit two authored documentaries - Rod Liddle on infidelity and Julie Burchill on reality TV.

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    They thought it was all over - but it's not

    2005-08-11T07:50:04Z

    Comedy gameshow They Think It's All Overis set to make a return to the BBC, as part of BBC1 controller Peter Fincham's efforts to boost the channel's comedy slate.

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    Taylor joins comedy commissioning team

    2005-08-11T07:50:02Z

    The BBC has poached Hat Trick head of comedy Cheryl Taylor to bolster its comedy commissioning team.

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    BBC to develop indie plan

    2005-08-11T07:50:00Z

    Smaller indies could get a bigger chunk of the BBC's output as part of a 'supply strategy' being drawn up by the corporation.

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    Channels vie for Top Up TV slot

    2005-08-11T07:49:00Z

    The Hallmark Channel and Paramount Comedy are frontrunners to become the next channel to join the Top Up TV platform.

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    ITV withdraws Sky EPG complaint

    2005-08-10T12:59:32Z

    ITV has dropped its formal complaint to Ofcom over the price of BSkyB's regionalised encryption service.

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    5m support Man Utd

    2005-08-10T12:14:38Z

    BBC1's coverage of Manchester United's Champions League qualifier against Debrecen gained a solid peak audience of 5 million (22.8%) at 9.30pm.

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    Emap set to sell Ayr muliplex

    2005-08-10T11:56:33Z

    Emap's Ayr digital radio multiplex is likely to be put up for sale following the completion of its acquisition of Scottish Radio Holdings.