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    Radio execs rally to the support of Douglas

    2008-11-05T14:25:58Z

    Senior radio figures have leapt to the defence of Lesley Douglas, insisting the outgoing controller of BBC Radio 2 should not have had to sacrifice her position because of the corporation's failings.

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    Nat Geo Wild gets new litter of dog shows

    2008-11-05T14:19:45Z

    National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has picked up the fourth and fifth series of Dog Whisperer and will transfer the show to the Nat Geo Wild channel.

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    US demand drives British sales surge

    2008-11-05T14:04:19Z

    US demand for British formats helped drive up international sales of British TV programmes in 2007 by 23% to£663m, according to Pact's annual UK Television Exports Survey.

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    Brand praised for Ponderland

    2008-11-05T12:57:57Z

    Russell Brand's fans rallied to make his Ponderland show the most praised broadcast on Channel 4 last month.

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    C4: Top 10 criticised

    2008-11-05T12:50:54Z

    The top 10 most criticised programmes on Channel 4 in October.

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    C4: Top 10 praised

    2008-11-05T12:47:31Z

    The top 10 most praised programmes on Channel 4 in October.

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    Charles' Other Mistress seduces 2.4m

    2008-11-05T12:41:14Z

    Channel 4's documentary strand High Society returned for a new run with Prince Charles's Other Mistress attracting 2.4m viewers (10%) at 9pm.

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    Mark White is new Five MD

    2008-11-05T12:36:02Z

    Mark White has been named the new managing director of Five and 'right-hand man' of chief executive Dawn Airey.

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    ITV1 scores 6.2m with footie

    2008-11-05T11:31:12Z

    ITV1's live Champions League coverage hit a peak of 6.2m (25.8%) at the end of the game as Liverpool scored a vital last minute equaliser in their game against Atlético Madrid.

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    Dennis indie hires new developer

    2008-11-05T10:53:20Z

    Red Kite, the indie behind BBC children's animation Dennis and Gnasher, has appointed Catherine Williams as development producer.

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    TV Critics 5 November ‘08

    2008-11-05T10:47:16Z

    “At least the story made for more compelling entertainment than Rod Stewart would be likely to offer at the Prince's birthday bash.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    BBC victory as Obama wins

    2008-11-05T10:40:13Z

    BBC1 was voted the viewers' favourite for the coverage of the US election last night as 1.3m (24.5%) watched up until 2am as Democrat candidate Barack Obama won the race for the White House.

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    ITV retains share of TV revenues

    2008-11-05T10:08:27Z

    ITV expects to hold onto its full-year share of net television revenues for the first time in more than quarter of a century.

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    Five to launch on Freesat

    2008-11-05T09:56:23Z

    Freesat will host the full range of PSB channels later this month when Five joins the free-to-air digital satellite service.

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    BBC3 to tuck into new Freaky Eaters

    2008-11-05T09:32:42Z

    BBC3 will meet a man who eats nothing but Yorkshire puddings in the next series of Freaky Eaters.

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    ITV makes Fincham online chief

    2008-11-05T09:11:30Z

    ITV is merging its online web and TV businesses and handing extra responsibility to Peter Fincham by making him director of television, channels and online.

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    ShortsTV launches on Sky

    2008-11-05T09:10:51Z

    French short film channel ShortsTV is to launch in the UK on the Sky platform.

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    Ross and Brand to burn

    2008-11-04T18:51:56Z

    A fortnight of debate about Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross' phone incident will come to a head this weekend when a 27ft effigy of the pair is burned in a public display.

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    Five/C4 benefit in October

    2008-11-04T18:46:59Z

    Both Five and Channel 4 have seen their shares grow in October as all the other terrestrial channels have lost ground.

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    How we covered the dispute

    2008-11-04T17:03:51Z

    BSkyB and Virgin Media have locked horns back in February 2007 over carrying each others channels and only settled the dispute today (4 November). Here, we look back at how the issue first reared its head.