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    Ten Years Younger goes to the US

    2004-09-21T10:17:27Z

    US cable network TLC is giving viewers the chance to look a decade younger after picking up yet another British factual entertainment format.

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    GWR whips up The Storm for Manchester

    2004-09-21T10:08:02Z

    Classic FM-owner GWR is to bid for a new FM licence covering Greater Manchester with a rock format that champions new music.

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    Rajar moves to stem insider trading claims

    2004-09-21T10:00:51Z

    Rajar has agreed to move forward the time it releases it quarterly audience data in a bid to stem concerns over insider trading.

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    Dyke attacks Thompson

    2004-09-20T10:30:07Z

    Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has criticised his successor Mark Thompson publicly for the first time, saying he is 'unnerved and depressed' by the direction the corporation is being taken.

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    ITN retains C4 lunchtime news contract

    2004-09-20T10:27:44Z

    Channel 4 has renewed ITN's contract to produce its midday news show for another two years.

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    GWR and Capital admit merger talks

    2004-09-20T10:12:52Z

    GWR and Capital Radio have confirmed they are in talks to merge the two companies and forge a£700m broadcaster.

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    Shameless bag Prix Italia

    2004-09-20T10:09:12Z

    Shameless , Channel 4's comedy drama about a dysfunctional Manchester family, has been named best drama series at the prestigious Prix Italia awards, while the BBC scooped four gongs.

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    Digital TV now in 55% of homes

    2004-09-17T10:53:01Z

    Digital TV is now in 55% of UK homes, with almost 4 million people taking Freeview.

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    TWG lines up for Edinburgh FM

    2004-09-17T10:39:37Z

    The Wireless Group is to lock horns with the UK's biggest radio groups in the battle to win a new FM licence for Edinburgh.

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    C4 books space for 14 new channels

    2004-09-17T10:23:43Z

    Channel 4 has signed a£55m deal with satellite operator SES that will enable it to launch around 14 new channels.

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    Wife Swap producer quits RDF

    2004-09-17T10:14:33Z

    The series producer of RDF's hit Channel 4 show Wife Swap has quit to join the indie behind C4 opera The Death Of Klinghoffer.

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    PEER POLL: Programme formats

    2004-09-17T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is The X Factor a rip-off of Pop Idol ?

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    Unlikely bedfellows?

    2004-09-16T10:26:18Z

    To work for Diverse, the indie that prides itself on its ethnic mix, you need to pass the Vienna Test. Do you like Wiener schnitzel or have a soft spot for Kurt Waldheim? Then there's no place for you at Diverse. You also need to pass the test and understand ...

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    Entertainment Rights buys out Tell-Tale

    2004-09-16T08:30:00Z

    Another indie was swallowed up this week when Postman Pat -owner Entertainment Rights (ER) bought Tweenies creator Tell-Tale Productions for£3.1m.

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    Ofcom sets 2012 as date for switch-off

    2004-09-16T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom has set 31 December 2012 as the switch-off date for analogue TV signals and said the switchover process could start in 2007.

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    Pact says BBC must support British films

    2004-09-16T08:30:00Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell is facing pressure from indies to force the BBC to invest more in British films as a condition of its Charter renewal.

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    C4 radio moves

    2004-09-16T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 and UBC Media are pushing ahead with plans to launch a digital radio station, to be based on the Popworld music format after taking a stake in the Simon Fuller-owned company. Radio group UBC has paid£250,000 for a 12.5% stake in Popworld with an option to double its ...

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    Phillis gets RTS role

    2004-09-16T08:30:00Z

    Guardian Media Group chief executive Sir Bob Phillis has been appointed president of the Royal Television Society. He takes over from Will Wyatt, who steps down after four years at the helm.

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    Casanova for BBC3

    2004-09-16T08:30:00Z

    Casanova, the upcoming period drama about the legendary womaniser from writer Russell T Davies, is to debut on BBC3 before airing on BBC1. The three-parter, originally developed by Michele Buck, Damien Timmer and Julie Gardner for ITV, will air next year.

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    Racing UK on cable

    2004-09-16T08:30:00Z

    Horse-racing channel Racing UK has increased its reach to a further 1 million homes after signing a deal with cable operator Telewest Broadband. Racing UK is already available in BSkyB's 7.4 million homes.