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    Five's Sunday comedy move.

    2005-01-14T16:25:13Z

    Having bet almost£500,000 per episode on Joey, Five is now gambling on Sunday nights as

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    Indies serve up pilots for C4 breakfast slot.

    2005-01-14T16:25:12Z

    Channel 4 is moving ahead with plans to run topical news shows in its breakfast slot and is considering pilots from at least four indies including Hat Trick Productions, writes Michael Rosser.

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    BBC fears increase in mass protests.

    2005-01-14T16:25:12Z

    BBC director of television Jana Bennett has warned that UK broadcasters face an unprecedented new type

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    C4's Yasmin gets 2.3m

    2005-01-14T12:39:48Z

    Channel 4's one-off drama Yasminmanaged a solid peak audience of 2.3 million (11%) at the start as the broadcaster continued its strong run since the new year.

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    Fathers 4 Justice in Big Bro protest

    2005-01-14T11:01:50Z

    Police arrested 15 protesters from the Fathers 4 Justice campaign group early this morning (Friday) after they broke into the Celebrity Big Brothercompound in Hertfordshire.

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    Van Outen gets ITV1 drama role

    2005-01-14T10:36:36Z

    Former Big Breakfast host and West End musical star Denise Van Outen is to join the cast of ITV1's drama Where the Heart Is.

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    Orton to get MipTV award

    2005-01-14T10:25:17Z

    Peter Orton, the founder and chairman of HIT Entertainment, is to become the first Briton to receive the lifetime achievement award at the MipTV festival in Cannes.

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    BBC to air tsunami relief concert

    2005-01-14T10:19:31Z

    The BBC is to broadcast the tsunami relief concert in Cardiff, which will feature stars such as Eric Clapton and Charlotte Church performing to raise money for the Asian disaster.

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    C4 reject Frost project

    2005-01-14T10:03:35Z

    Channel 4 has passed over the latest television project from actress and fashion designer Sadie Frost and her Blueflower Production company.

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    Inglish heads BBC political shows

    2005-01-14T09:48:35Z

    The BBC has created a new role in its news division combining the leadership of its political programmes, analysis and research.

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    PEER POLL: Jerry Springer - The Opera

    2005-01-14T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the BBC have broadcast Jerry Springer - The Opera?

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    Dead Man Weds falls to 2.7m

    2005-01-13T11:57:12Z

    ITV1's struggling sitcom Dead Man Wedslost 700,000 viewers to average just 2.7 million (13%) at 10pm as Channel 4's Desperate Housewiveswent from strength to strength with 4.8 million (25.5%).

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    BBC offloads Eve

    2005-01-13T08:30:30Z

    BBC Worldwide has sold glossy women's magazine Eveto the Haymarket publishing group for an undisclosed sum. The decision to offload the title is part of the corporation's decision to sell off non-core activities, as set out in the commercial review it undertook at the end of ...

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    Four new faces to spearhead Diverse factual push

    2005-01-13T08:30:00Z

    Diverse, the indie behind Channel 4 talent shows Operatunity and Musicality, has begun its push into factual entertainment by appointing four new executive producers.

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    Sky One picks Weeds from US

    2005-01-13T08:30:00Z

    Sky One has bought the exclusive UK rights to US comedy Weeds, months before it launches in the States.

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    TWI takes ITV cookery brief

    2005-01-13T08:30:00Z

    TWI has landed its first daytime commission for a terrestrial channel in the UK after ITV commissioned it to make a cookery series that pits members of the public against a celebrity chef.

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    Distant Shores hits beach running

    2005-01-13T08:30:00Z

    After a disappointing Christmas performance overall, the terrestrial broadcasters regained some ground with new shows for the new year.

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    Interactive auction

    2005-01-13T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 is planning to provide live interactivity during a pre-recorded show for the first time. C4 division 4 Interactive has teamed up with Lion-produced auction show Name Your Priceto give viewers the chance to win£500 by guessing the correct value of items up for auction. ...

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    C4 grabs BBC two

    2005-01-13T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 has poached two BBC executives to boost its news and current affairs team. Mark Roberts is to leave the BBC documentaries and contemporary factual department to be an editor, while Angela Chan will move from the BBC's specialist factual, popular features and business unit to become a deputy ...

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    Inmedia buys W1 playout facility

    2005-01-13T08:30:00Z

    Inmedia has bought central London transmission facility Cast from Barnes Media Trust in a multimillion pound deal