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    Gervais back on Xfm

    2005-05-13T10:33:38Z

    The Officestar Ricky Gervais is to return to Xfm for a six-week run.

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    C4 buys feted Hitler biopic

    2005-05-13T10:27:22Z

    Channel 4 has boosted its line-up for its soon-to-launch digital channel More4 by snapping up the first-run rights to celebrated German film Downfall.

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    BBC buildings contract up for grabs

    2005-05-13T10:22:51Z

    The company that runs the BBC's network of offices across the UK has pulled out of the deal less than four years into its 30-year contract.

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    Stars line up for US Strictly Come Dancing

    2005-05-13T10:06:19Z

    Supermodel Rachel Hunter and heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield are to go head to head in the US version of Strictly Come Dancing.

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    Grade warns on news bias

    2005-05-13T09:52:55Z

    BBC chairman Michael Grade has warned that the growth of multichannel TV could see British news broadcasters follow the US trend for abandoning impartiality.

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    PEER POLL: Radio consolidation

    2005-05-13T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is consolidation in the radio market good for listener choice?

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    Telewest buys Sit-Up TV

    2005-05-12T17:10:04Z

    Telewest has bought TV retailer and movie channel operator Sit-Up TV, in a deal worth over£194m.

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    BBC staff names strike days

    2005-05-12T16:15:16Z

    The BBC is to be hit with four days of strikes, after unions voted for a series of 24-hour walk-outs.

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    ITV1 cleans up with the Soap Awards

    2005-05-12T11:23:59Z

    ITV1's The British Soap Awardsmanaged to hit an audience high of 8.9 million (41%) at 10pm helping the broadcaster to its best peaktime performance of the year so far.

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    GCap reveals a slump in sales

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    Ralph Bernard, the head of the newly merged Capital and GWR group has admitted that publicity surrounding the merger may have had a negative impact on sales.

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    Somethin' Else buys into Manchester radio indie

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    Indie Somethin' Else has expanded its radio interests after paying£250,000 for a majority stake in Manchester-based current affairs indie All Out Productions.

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    MacKenzie poised to quit Wireless Group

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    Kelvin MacKenzie is set to leave TalkSport-owner The Wireless Group if ITV broadcaster Ulster Television's£98.2m bid is successful.

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    ITV set to sell Anglia studios to EV Group

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    ITV is poised to sell its Anglia TV studio complex, the former home of Trisha.

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    Drama centre opens

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has opened its new£2m drama centre in Birmingham. The 17,000sq ft Drama Village will handle the filming of programmes such as Doctors, Dalziel and Pascoe, Brief Encountersand the Afternoon Playand will house around 100 production staff and actors. The Drama ...

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    Ofcom backs BBC

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom has backed the BBC's decision to broadcast Jerry Springer - The Opera, rejecting complaints about bad taste, swearing and blasphemy. Ofcom said the show had not breached its guidelines, adding it was an

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    Xfm DJ nets Sonys

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    Xfm DJ Christian O'Connell took three awards at the Sony Radio Academy Awards on Monday (9 May). He won two golds for his breakfast show, taking breakfast show of the year and best entertainment awards. He also won the competition award for Christian O'Connell's Rock School. ...

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    Fun FM for Robinson

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    Former Disney branded channels chief Paul Robinson is joining new kids radio station Fun FM as a non-executive director. The GCap and Hit Entertainment joint-venture digital station launches this week in London, Swindon and West Wiltshire, Reading, Bath and Bristol. It is also bidding for the Solent licence and the ...

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    C4 show looks at black farmer

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned a three-part series following Britain's only black farmer as he attempts to get more young black and Asian people involved in rural affairs.

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    Company gets ITV order

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Shamelessproducer Company Pictures to make a two-part thriller starring Stephen Tompkinson.

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    Five to air The Tribe sequel

    2005-05-12T08:30:00Z

    Five has commissioned a sequel to its children's sci-fi drama The Tribe.