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    A happy 50th birthday for ITV?

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    An Aladdin's cave: the view from Network Centre

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    Broadcast's election winners and losers

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    Even star correspondents struggle to ignite campaign

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    Oh do stop whingeing

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    Get used to long hours and exploitation, says Steven D Wright, as life in television is never going to be any different.

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    A rare and beautiful thing

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    A new BBC comedy is causing quite a stir and is all the more remarkable for being political satire, says Kenton Allen

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    Party offerings fail to win votes

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    Steve Anderson finds himself uninspired by the main parties' election broadcasts, with both the message and the presentation lacking imagination and flair

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    £50m float funds RDF buying spree

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    RDF Media plans to acquire up to three companies by the end of this year after floating on the stock market this week.

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    ITV eyes return to pay-TV

    2005-05-05T07:59:00Z

    ITV is looking to make a return to pay-TV broadcasting and is considering buying Freeview premium channel service Top Up TV.

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    BBC axes 'two-tick' commissioning

    2005-05-05T07:58:00Z

    The BBC is axing the 'double tick' commissioning system introduced by former director general Greg Dyke, and putting more power in the hands of genre commissioners.

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    Freelancers set to name bad employers

    2005-05-05T07:57:00Z

    TV Wrap, the pressure group campaigning against exploitation of freelancers in the TV market, will present the names of accused indies to Pact next week.

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    Sugar told 'you're hired' for Apprentice II

    2005-05-05T07:56:00Z

    Electronics tycoon Sir Alan Sugar is to return for a second series of BBC2 reality hit The Apprentice.

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    Five gears up for major drama initiative

    2005-05-05T07:55:00Z

    Five is developing three new dramas and has promoted Abigail Webber to oversee the new projects.

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    Rivals hit out at BBC over Freeview space

    2005-05-05T07:54:00Z

    The BBC has angered rivals by refusing to lease any spare Freeview channel space it owns to commercial broadcasters.

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    Henry takes helm at new ITV division

    2005-05-05T07:52:00Z

    Former Hallmark UK chief executive Jeff Henry is to join ITV as chief executive of its newly created consumer division.

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    Disney staff join Hallmark

    2005-05-05T07:51:00Z

    David Elstein has poached two executives from Disney following his£127m venture capitalist-backed purchase of the Hallmark Channels international business.

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    Granada controller exits

    2005-05-05T07:50:00Z

    ITV Granada controller of regional programmes Kieron Collins is leaving, following massive cutbacks in the company's regional output.

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    Champions' League scores for ITV1

    2005-05-04T12:20:32Z

    Last night's Chelsea v Liverpool Champions'Leaguesemi-final helped ITV1 boost its peak time share last night with a peak of 10.9 million (43%) viewers tuning in at 9.30pm.

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    RDF float values indie at£50m

    2005-05-04T11:56:12Z

    RDF Media made a strong debut on London's Alternative Investment Market this morning, with shares trading above the placing price set last week.

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    Two more FM licences up for grabs

    2005-05-04T10:47:43Z

    Ofcom has opened the bidding for two new commercial radio licences covering Swansea and Northallerton.

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    Sky profits up, but so is churn

    2005-05-04T10:07:42Z

    BSkyB has reported a growth in profits and subscribers - but revealed that the amount of people ditching the service - 'churning' - had significantly increased.

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    BBC chief heads journalist death inquiry

    2005-05-04T09:56:39Z

    BBC head of Global News Richard Sambrook is to head up an inquiry into the rising death toll among journalists after new figures showed more than 100 died last year - the highest number in a decade.