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NewsSky & Disney discuss sports channel
Disney is in discussions with BSkyB about introducing a new 24 -hour sports channel in the UK.
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NewsClinton to appear on Richard & Judy
Channel 4's Richard and Judy have snared an interview with former US president Bill Clinton.
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NewsTV Corp appoints Chandos as chairman
The Television Corporation, producers of Paradise Hotel and Robot Wars , has named Labour peer Tom Chandos as its new chairman, replacing Michael Grade, who left to become chairman of the BBC in May.
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Ratings9.7m see Greece progress to final
A high of 9.7 million (42.1%) at 21.45 saw Greece, the underdogs of the Euro 2004 football tournament, knockout the Czech Republic in extra-time.
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NewsDuncan pledges to 'protect' C4
Andy Duncan pledged to 'protect the soul of Channel 4 in a digital world' after being unveiled as the broadcaster's fifth chief executive earlier today (2 July).
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NewsBBC viewers to quiz editors
The BBC is launching a new weekly feedback programme where viewers can question news executives and editors about their decisions.
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NewsBrits hog Wildscreen nominations
British filmmakers that use techniques such as CGI and special effects to enhance their wildlife programmes are prominent in the shortlist for this year's Wildscreen Natural History awards.
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NewsScot producers lobby for more commissions
A Pact-backed think tank representing the Scottish media industry is calling on public service broadcasters to commission almost 10% of their output from producers in Scotland over the next five years.
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NewsGraf calls for BBC new media indie quota
A government sponsored review is urging that the BBC appoint two new governors to oversee the way it runs its on-line services and farm-out at least 25% of its web content to independent suppliers.
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NewsShameless indie storms Golden Nymphs
Company Pictures, the indie behind Shameless , has walked away with a hattrick of Gold Nymph awards at the Monte Carlo Television Festival.
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RatingsBBC beats ITV in footie final
The winner of Euro 2004 may have been a shock but there were no surprises when it came to the audience battle between the BBC and ITV over the final last night - with millions more viewers choosing the BBC's live coverage.
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NewsZig Zag boss received death threats
Senior executives at indie Zig Zag Productions, including managing director Danny Fenton, were issued death threats by Britain's most notorious prankster, a court heard yesterday.
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NewsOfcom bans Top Up TV ads
Top-Up TV, the pay-TV service for Freeview customers, has been forced to change its advertising campaign after Ofcom said it was misleading.
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NewsBBC axes websites
The BBC has axed a handful of websites following a critical government report into the scope and scale of the corporation's on-line services.
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NewsBBC explores selling off commercial arm
The sale of BBC Worldwide is one option being explored as part of a review of the BBC's commercial operation ordered by new chairman Michael Grade and director general Mark Thompson.
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RatingsRose and Maloney attracts 6.3m
A new series of ITV1's crime drama Rose and Maloney opened with a respectable audience of 6.3 million (28.1%).
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NewsHewlett joins BBC digital review
Former Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett is to scrutinise BBC3 and BBC 4 as part of Patrick Barwise's investigation into the BBC's digital TV services.
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NewsUS advertisers call for electronic radio measurement
US advertisers have slammed the 'archaic' way radio audiences are being measured, echoing calls by their UK peers to introduce electronic measurement.
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NewsTen O'Clock News goes interactive
The BBC is to launch a new digital interactive service for the Ten O' Clock News bulletin.
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NewsRTL chief to address Edinburgh
Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five majority shareholder RTL, is to deliver this year's Worldview Address at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.