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    Fox to launch reality channel

    2004-07-14T09:40:47Z

    Rupert Murdoch's Fox Networks is building up its channel portfolio by launching a reality channel in the US.

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    Ofcom floats analogue radio switch-off

    2004-07-14T09:43:14Z

    Analogue radio signals could be switched off within a decade, according to senior Ofcom partner Kip Meek.

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    Birmingham City MD joins C4 board

    2004-07-14T09:48:14Z

    Channel 4 has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board on the day it also confirmed that incoming chief executive Andy Duncan will start his new role on Monday.

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    BBC governors launch BBC 1 probe

    2004-07-14T10:20:29Z

    The BBC governors are to review BBC1's peaktime schedule after conceding there had been a drop in the perception of its programme quality amongst viewers.

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    BBC Radio to probe web use

    2004-07-14T12:05:00Z

    The BBC is to publish a monthly report from this autumn detailing the online performance of its five national radio stations.

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    Wife Swap dominates peaktime

    2004-07-14T12:06:55Z

    Channel 4's Wife Swap dominated the 21.00-22.00 slot last night (13 July) with an audience of 5 million (22.3%).

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    Skinner returns for eighth series

    2004-07-14T17:19:04Z

    The Frank Skinner Show is set to return this autumn to ITV1 for an eighth series and for the first time the show will feature musical performances from top acts in the 12 x 50-minute run. The Avalon Television production will be executive produced ...

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    Feted director returns with C4 cocaine doc

    2004-07-15T07:49:50Z

    The director of The Last Peasants - Channel 4's hard-hitting documentary on the struggles of Romanian migrants - is making a three-part observational documentary on the South American drug trade.

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    Proudfoot in arts venture

    2004-07-15T07:49:55Z

    Michael Proudfoot, former creative director of defunct indie Uden Associates, has formed a new company with Flashback Television.

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    Face ops revisited

    2004-07-15T07:50:00Z

    Five has become the latest broadcaster to turn its attention to face rebuilding, with a two-part series examining the trauma associated with the operation.

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    Colleagues support Yentob

    2004-07-15T07:50:05Z

    Senior colleagues have rallied around BBC creative director Alan Yentob following the launch of an investigation into claims that he misused his expense account.

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    TV Corp signs up ex-C4 exec Brann

    2004-07-15T07:50:10Z

    The Television Corporation has hired one of the architects of Channel 4's indie code of practice to grow its non-UK business.

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    Endemol handed Five reality brief

    2004-07-15T07:50:15Z

    Five has enlisted Big Brother producer Endemol to help it take another shot at the reality genre.

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    C4 to fill creative gap on board

    2004-07-15T07:50:20Z

    Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has moved to counter criticism that the broadcaster's board lacks programming experience by pledging to appoint an additional non-executive director with a creative background by the end of the year.

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    Big Ron racism film kicks off his comeback

    2004-07-15T07:51:45Z

    Ron Atkinson, the flamboyant ex football pundit who trashed his career after making an offensive remark towards a black player, is to work out if he really is a racist with a peaktime film for BBC1.

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    Ofcom to toughen up TV content labelling

    2004-07-15T07:51:50Z

    Ofcom has tabled proposed new rules that will force broadcasters to better signpost programmes with adult themes before the 9pm watershed.

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    BBC to review peaktime

    2004-07-15T07:51:55Z

    The BBC governors have launched a review of BBC1's peaktime schedule amid concerns about falling quality, as new chairman Michael Grade stamped his authority on the corporation with his first annual report.

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    Five and Paramount pair up for comedy

    2004-07-15T07:52:00Z

    Five has teamed up with Paramount Comedy to launch a co-production initiative aimed at creating comedy hits like The Office.

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    Terms laid down for Teachers TV

    2004-07-15T08:30:00Z

    Education Digital, the consortium appointed by the government to run the new Teachers TV channel, will be hit with profit-related fines if it fails to meet rigorous standards.

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    Fox Kids chief exec in shock exit

    2004-07-15T08:30:00Z

    The board of Fox Kids Europe surprised executives this week by removing chief executive Bruce Steinberg after 18 months at the helm.