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NewsNeighbours revamp boosts Oz ratings
Long-running Australian soap Neighbours has been given a makeover in a bid to counter flagging audience levels. [ALL]
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NewsEndemol settles Brainteaser claim
Endemol UK has paid out£858 to a viewer of its axed Brainteaserquiz who claimed he ran up a massive phone bill calling the show. [ALL]
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NewsFremantle launches comedy website
Fremantle Media Enterprises has launched a comedy download website in a bid to make money out of classics such as George and Mildredand Love Thy Neighbour. [ALL]
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NewsMountain climbs for BBC1
The second episode of BBC1's Mountainseries got an average of 4.6m viewers (21.34%) at 9pm last night, up by over half a million on the previous week. [ALL]
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NewsAmstrad developing new Sky+ receiver
BSkyB and Amstrad are working on a multi-tuner satellite receiver that will allow viewers to have Sky+ in two rooms without the need for an extra set-top box. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin Media tipped to lose 60,000 subscribers
Virgin Media is expected to report a loss of more than 60,000 customers when it reveals its interim results on 8 August. [ALL]
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NewsCall TV sector awaits court verdict
The call TV quiz sector is awaiting the verdict of a European Court of Justice ruling that could result in UK shows being treated as advertising or teleshopping. [ALL]
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NewsMillionaire to hold first auditions
2waytraffic hopes to breathe new life into Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?by hosting auditions for contestants for the first time. [ALL]
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NewsC4/Disney output deal expires
Channel 4's output deal with Disney, which provided the broadcaster with a string of hits including Lostand Desperate Housewives, has ended. [ALL]
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NewsUsers flood Sky News website
Sky News recorded its highest number of website hits since the 7/7 bombings last month as 115 million users clicked through to see the carnage caused by the floods. [ALL]
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NewsMobiles to support radio download service
UBC's Cliq service, which allows radio listeners to download music tracks they hear, will be made available on most of the UK's mobile phones later this year. [ALL]
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NewsTrue Dare Kiss ends with 3m
The last episode of BBC1's True Dare Kisscaught a mediocre audience of 3m (14.9%) at 9pm last night, losing out to a repeat of ITV1's Blue Murder. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin Media auction stalls
The sale of Virgin Media may be postponed because recent financial market conditions mean that potential private equity buyers are questioning whether offers for such a large target can be financed. [ALL]
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NewsFremantle on why Five got Neighbours
After 20 years Neighbourshas become an ‘invisible part’ of the BBC’s schedule, according to distributors Fremantle Media, which earlier this year sold the Australian soap to Five. [ALL]
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NewsPeers demand right to vet BBC Trust chair
The House of Lords communications select committee has asked prime minister Gordon Brown to give Parliament the power to vet the chairman of the BBC Trust. [ALL]
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NewsBBC Scotland to air climbing challenge
BBC Scotland has commissioned Triple Echo to produce an ambitious six-hour outside broadcast in which eight climbers will attempt to climb the crags of Cairngorms National Park. [ALL]
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NewsUK banks 40% of global TV formats market
The UK accounted for 40% of the global entertainment formats business in the first four months of 2007, retaining its position as the dominant player in the market. [ALL]
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NewsLangham guilty of child porn charges
The Thick of Itactor Chris Langham has been found guilty of downloading child porn but has been cleared of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl. [ALL]
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NewsBroadcasters 'cosy up' with super-indies
The terrestrial broadcasters are increasingly relying on super-indies to make their primetime programming, according to Fremantle Media. [ALL]
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NewsITV nets£7.4m for subtitling business
ITV has sold its majority stake in subtitling business Independent Television Facilities Centre to post production firm Elektrofilm for£7.4m. [ALL]