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NewsLRC seals Spirit FM deal
The Local Radio Company (LRC), the group run by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has completed its deal to take control of Spirit FM.
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NewsOFT clears GWR/Capital merger
The Office of Fair Trading will not refer the proposed£711m merger of Capital Radio and GWR to the Competition Commission on condition that the groups address competition issues in the East Midlands.
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NewsGrumpy Old Women appeals to 5.2m
Grumpy Old Women at Christmas brought some festive cheer to BBC2 with a peak of 5.2 million (23%) at the end, beating off all other channels.
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NewsC4 returns to Natpe
Channel 4 International is returning to the Las Vegas programme market, Natpe, next month after an absence of several years.
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NewsWildscreen: TV wildlife shows are patronising
Wildlife films are patronising and mislead viewers by depicting an idealised natural world, according to a report from the Wildscreen Festival.
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NewsITV to buy out US investors
ITV is looking to save another£3m a year by offloading its smaller US shareholders.
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NewsAuctionworld stripped of its licence
Teleshopping channel Auctionworld, has had its broadcasting license revoked by Ofcom.
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NewsChristmas Lights dazzles 11.1m
ITV1's festive comedy drama Christmas Lights was a big hit with viewers with a peak of 11.1 million (46%) at 10.05pm.
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NewsTony Banks blasts I'm A Celebrity
Labour MP Tony Banks has blasted ITV's hit reality series I'm a Celebrity?Get Me Out of Here , claiming that the Bushtucker Trials involving animals are cruel and should be pulled.
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NewsBBC Scotland governor appointed
The government has appointed economist Jeremy Peat as the new BBC governor for Scotland.
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NewsC4 beefs up FilmFour
Channel 4's movie division FilmFour has appointed a former executive from Gwyneth Paltrow's film indie to head up its development slate.
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NewsBonus cheer for Capital execs
Capital Radio paid out£1.6m in salaries for its top four executives last year, according to accounts disclosed today.
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NewsCelebrity Millionaire draws 9m
The terrestrial broadcasters started to fill their schedules with Christmas specials and movies in the last weekend before Christmas as ITV1's Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire peaked at 9 million (39%) at the end.
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NewsFox's Glazier joins Touchdown
Jonathan Glazier, head of production and development for Fox World UK, has quit to join New Zealand-based indie Touchdown Television.
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NewsBBC shuts more websites
The BBC is to close more websites and reduce funding to others in a bid to make£6m in savings from its new media budget, although it has said no job losses will result from the cuts.
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NewsDame Judi reprises As Time Goes By
The BBC is to reunite the team behind long-running sitcom As Time Goes By for two new specials.
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NewsTelewest dumps Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon is calling on viewers to drop Telewest and sign up with Sky, after the cable operator pulled its four channels off air.
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NewsPact attacks BBC Christmas
Producers' alliance Pact has slammed the BBC for including only three recent British films in a festive line-up of 2000 movies this Christmas.
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NewsSky buys DreamWorks animation
Sky One has picked up exclusive UK rights to Father Of The Pride the first CGI animation project from Shrek-producer DreamWorks.
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NewsBBC fleshes out job cuts
The BBC has unveiled further details of where the huge job cuts announced last week will occur.