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    C4 orders trio of docs for Cutting Edge

    2008-02-20T13:14:05Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned North One and IWC Media to produce three films for its Cutting Edge strand.

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    MacIntyre to watch CCTV footage for Five

    2008-02-20T13:07:48Z

    Donal MacIntyre will go behind CCTV cameras for an inside view of street crime for his latest Five ob doc series.

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    Indie sector revenues top£2bn

    2008-02-20T12:23:23Z

    The independent production sector grew revenues by nearly 10% last year topping£2bn for the first time.

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    Hotel Babylon no match for football

    2008-02-20T11:45:17Z

    The third series of BBC1's glitzy drama Hotel Babylon got off to something of a subdued start with 5m (19.7%) at 9pm as ITV1's Champions League coverage took centre stage.

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    Ball to front R2 show

    2008-02-20T11:43:56Z

    West End star Michael Ball will present a new BBC Radio 2 show on Sunday mornings.

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    Beaton mocks newspapers

    2008-02-20T11:41:31Z

    Alistair Beaton, the creator of Channel 4 dramas A Very Social Secretary and The Trial of Tony Blair, is writing a satire set in a newspaper for BBC Radio 4.

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    Ofcom proposes gambling changes

    2008-02-20T11:40:55Z

    Ofcom is proposing to reclassify all TV dating and gambling channels as teleshopping services.

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    Magic signs I'Anson

    2008-02-20T11:39:02Z

    Magic 105.4 has signed up Lisa I'Anson to present a new weekly afternoon show.

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    Recruits shake up Classic

    2008-02-20T11:35:33Z

    Classic FM has signed Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Margherita Taylor and Blur bassist Alex James as part of a schedule shake-up.

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    Radio 4 relives Strangeways prison riot

    2008-02-20T11:33:33Z

    Indie Whistledown Productions has won three commissions for its BBC Radio 4 series The Reunion, including interviewing key players in the Strangeways prison riot in 1990.

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    Rajar to add extra checks after errors

    2008-02-20T11:31:05Z

    Rajar contractor RSMB has updated its software to include additional checking steps after it emerged that almost 200 stations received the wrong results in the latest set of figures.

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    Russ Williams signs with Talksport

    2008-02-20T11:26:44Z

    Virgin Radio DJ Russ Williams has signed up to UTV Radio's Talksport to present the Monday evening evening talk show previously hosted by Kelly Dalglish.

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    Ent Rights rockets as bid rumours persist

    2008-02-20T10:57:38Z

    Merger and acquisition news drove several significant movements in the share prices of companies in the Broadcast 20.

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    Shine eyes show remakes after sealing Reveille deal

    2008-02-20T10:49:22Z

    Shine Group is gearing up to offer remakes of Reveille shows to UK broadcasters after sealing its£97m acquisition of the US producer and distributor.

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    Grown Up kids show spins off

    2008-02-20T10:39:15Z

    Kids indie Handle and Spout is to make a spin-off of pre-school kids' show Go and Get a Grown Up.

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    Ross heads to BBC London 94.9

    2008-02-20T10:34:54Z

    Paul Ross will join the breakfast show on BBC London 94.9 next month, replacing replacing Max Rushden who has co-hosted the slot for the last six months.

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    BBC iPlayer to go mobile

    2008-02-20T10:15:48Z

    The BBC is to launch iPlayer onto Apple's iPhones and iTouch in the next few weeks and has signed content deals with Yahoo!, MSN and Blinkx.

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    IMG names new formats boss

    2008-02-20T10:03:14Z

    IMG Entertainment has appointed a new vice president of formats to oversee and exploit all its content across the globe.

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    Disney groups European TV sales

    2008-02-20T09:33:01Z

    Disney is to undergo a radical restructure of its European TV operations that will pool sales teams for channels, content and new media - and has named a top executive to lead the group.

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    TV critics 20 February '08

    2008-02-20T09:28:12Z

    “A cursory, almost flippant discussion of the meaning of existence.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV