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NewsHit40uk signs up Dynamite MC
Hit40uk has named drum and bass artist Dynamite MC as the host for its new urban chart show, set to launch on the Galaxy and Vibe networks and Kiss 100 FM in the next few months.
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NewsEx-C4 finance chief joins Ingenious
10am: Ingenious, the investment group which advised Bad Girls producer Shed Productions on its successful floatation, has hired Channel 4's former finance director Sue Ford.
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NewsCollins replaces Carr on The Friday Night Project
Xfm DJ Justin Lee Collins will replace comedian Jimmy Carr as presenter of The Friday Night Project in a major revamp of the series due to be unveiled by Channel 4 on Wednesday.
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NewsSky to launch mobile service
9am: BSkyB and mobile phone operator Vodafone have joined forces to launch a mobile television service for the UK.
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NewsPubs concerned over Premiership rights
8am: Pub landlords are worried that they will have to fork out money for multiple pay TV subscriptions after the next auction of Premiership football rights.
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NewsLiberty Bell staffs up
8am: Liberty Bell, the indie run by former ITV chief Stuart Prebble, is looking to increase production in the north east, appointing a producer specifically to make programmes out of Newcastle.
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NewsSchools warm to Teachers TV
8am: A fifth of teachers with multichannel TV have tuned in to the government-backed Teachers TV channel.
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NewsSky angers Oxford students over price hike
BSkyB has incurred the wrath of Oxford students as colleges are told they are no longer allowed to suspend their subscriptions during holidays.
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NewsBright outlook for BBC1's Bleak House
Andrew Davies' adaptation of Bleak House for BBC1 got off to a cracking start, attracting an average audience of 6.6 million (28.8%) at 8pm.
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NewsRadio stations urge ratings change
London's biggest commerical radio stations are set to report their Rajar performance based on six months of listening rather than three in a bid to end the volatility of the current quarterly reports.
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NewsBBC2 to dramatise life of Saddam Hussein
BBC2 is developing a drama series based on Saddam Hussein, to be told from the point of view of the former Iraqi leader's inner circle.
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NewsTop Gear heads to Australia
Top Gear is motoring its way down under after BBC Worldwide secured a deal with Australian public broadcaster SBS.
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NewsITV grows interactive arm
ITV has beefed up its interactive department drafting in the former marketing director of Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) to become controller of ITV interactive and ITV.com.
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NewsBBC2's hairy bikers drive off with first series
BBC2's gourmet hairy bikers have bagged their own series after a successful one-off show for the channel in January this year.
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NewsFremantle secures raft of sales
Jamie's School Dinners and The Sex Inspectors have been picked up by Dutch and Belgian broadcasters, as part of a series of deals by Fremantle International Distribution (FID).
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NewsPEER POLL: Sky News
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Sky News' relaunch a success?
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NewsTheakston closes breakfast gap
Jamie Theakston picked up 163,000 extra listeners, taking his breakfast show on Heart 106.2 to within just 10,000 listeners of his rival Johnny Vaughan on GCap-owned Capital 95.8.
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NewsBBC Radio strides ahead in record style
3.30pm: BBC Radio logged record share, and second highest ever reach in the UK radio market, leaving its commercial rivals lagging behind in the latest Rajar results.
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Commissioning - Talkback seeks Aztec gold for C4
Maverick author DBC Pierre is to attempt to track down the missing treasure of the Aztec
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Comment - Is this the revolution?
Are changes to governance at the BBC more window-dressing than genuine transformation, asks Lisa Campbell, Deputy Editor.