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    Hustle (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2004-02-25T09:03:00Z

    'I was taken for a ride, but I liked it.'...

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    Hustle (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, Times

    2004-02-25T09:05:00Z

    'Hustle is a tight hour of drama, sleekly edited, flatteringly lit and stylishly executed.'...

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    Senior Tory: We won't adopt Elstein's plan

    2004-02-25T09:05:23Z

    Michael Howard is expected to back away from fighting the general election vowing to scrap the BBC licence fee.

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    OFT greenlights Capital Choice deal

    2004-02-25T09:30:50Z

    Capital Radio has been given the green light from the Office of Fair Trading to buy urban music station Choice FM.

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    RTS awards: It's RDF vs. RDF

    2004-02-25T09:39:36Z

    Indie RDF Media will be battling against itself in the forthcoming Royal Television Society Programme Awards.

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    C4 gets into publishing

    2004-02-25T09:48:53Z

    Channel 4 has diversified into glossy magazine publishing, launching two consumer titles based on its hit property shows A Place in the Sun and Grand Designs.

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    New ITV chairman backs Allen

    2004-02-25T10:25:01Z

    New ITV chairman Sir Peter Burt has given a vote of confidence to Charles Allen, the merged plc's under threat chief executive.

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    Ratings

    BBC1's Hustle convinces 6.7m

    2004-02-25T11:15:01Z

    BBC1's new drama series Hustle got off to a fine start last night (24 February) with 6.7 million (29.2%) despite live European football coverage from its commercial rival.

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    Pact urges more funds for online content

    2004-02-26T07:59:50Z

    Pact has called on the BBC to outsource more of its online content.

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    BBC3 to air cancer op

    2004-02-26T08:00:00Z

    BBC3 is to show a three-hour operation of a woman undergoing a mastectomy as part of a forthcoming season on cancer.

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    ITV's Tonight secures Soham exclusive

    2004-02-26T08:00:05Z

    ITV will broadcast a Tonight special on the Soham murders after gaining exclusive access to Kevin and Nicola Wells, parents of murdered schoolgirl Holly.

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    Henry hires non-blondes

    2004-02-26T08:00:10Z

    The stars of BBC3's 3 Non-Blondes are to join Lenny Henry in his new BBC1 show.

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    First US order for 12 Yard

    2004-02-26T08:00:15Z

    Indie 12 Yard Productions has landed its first commission in the US with a reality show that will make someone an instant millionaire.

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    ITV chair gives backing to Allen

    2004-02-26T08:00:20Z

    New ITV chairman Sir Peter Burt has given his backing to Charles Allen, the merged plc's under-threat chief executive.

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    Bo' Selecta! star leads C4's spring season

    2004-02-26T08:00:25Z

    Channel 4 has handed Bo' Selecta! star Avid Merrion a central role in its spring schedule with a new chat show.

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    Five viewers to go home with Geri

    2004-02-26T08:00:30Z

    Five has lined up former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell as the next subject of its At Home with? reality strand.

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    BBC hints at Kilroy return

    2004-02-26T08:00:35Z

    Robert Kilroy-Silk was forced out of his lucrative daily talkshow for branding Arabs 'suicide bombers, limb-amputators [and] women repressors', but the BBC said this week it would be happy to let him front another show for the corporation.

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    Burns warning on BBC governors

    2004-02-26T08:00:40Z

    Lord Burns, who is leading the government's review of the BBC's Royal Charter, this week gave the clearest indication yet that the BBC governors in their present form are unlikely to survive.

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    Elstein finds few friends

    2004-02-26T08:01:00Z

    David Elstein unveiled his Tory-commissioned report into the future of the BBC this week and found few friends or allies prepared to endorse its main recommendations.

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    ITV cuts 400 jobs in Central 'massacre'

    2004-02-26T08:01:30Z

    Up to 400 jobs will be axed at Central Television as part of ITV plc's cost-cutting drive, Broadcast has learned.