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NewsPM requested BBC admission over report
Prime Minister Tony Blair personally rang BBC chairman Gavyn Davies to ask him to admit that the corporation's original report on the Iraq weapons dossier was wrong, the Hutton Inquiry was told yesterday (28 August), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsCorrie producer steps down
Coronation Street producer Kieran Roberts, the man responsible for the ratings-winning storylines such as the Richard Hillman serial killing plot, has stepped down from the role after two years, writes Paul Revoir.
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RatingsITV1 is heavyweight attraction
ITV1's 18-30 Stoners, a programme following a group of ten overweight people on holiday crushed the opposition last night (28 August) with 6.8 million (30.8%) watching, writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsOzzy's son to front own TV show
Jack Osbourne, the son of heavy-rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, is to present his own entertainment series for Channel 4, writes Jon Rogers.
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RatingsMultichannel TV set to outperform BBC1
The clout of the multichannel television market is to overshadow BBC1 for the first time ever, new figures are expected to reveal, writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsClub Reps gets blame for holiday hooligans
SMG Television's raunchy fly-on-the-wall ITV1 series Club Repshas been blamed for the hooligan crisis on the Greek resort of Faliraki, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsBSkyB buys 50% share of Artsworld
BSkyB is to buy a 50% stake in Artsworld, the once struggling arts channel fronted by former Channel 4 chief executive, Sir Jeremy Isaacs, writes Gavin Stamp.
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RatingsRosemary & Thyme is the right flavour
ITV1's new murder mystery series Rosemary and Thymewas an instant hit with the viewers last night (Sunday 31 August), attracting 10.4 million (42.7%), writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsChambers for Five's programming role
Dan Chambers, Five's controller of factual, will replace director of programmes Kevin Lygo with immediate effect, writes Michael Rosser.
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Reuters to provide news on single digital files
Reuters will be the first news agency in the world to deliver video, scripts and story information to broadcasters in a single integrated digital file when it debuts a new service at the end of 2003, writes Will Strauss.
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NewsHodgson takes C4 corporate role
Channel 4 has lured a senior venture capitalist to be its new head of corporate development, writes Gavin Stamp.
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NewsD-Day gets the ...In Colour treatment
ITV1 has commissioned Carlton and TWI to make a new one-hour instalment in its ...In Colourstrand about the D-Day landings, to air during the 60th anniversary of the historic event next summer, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsGilligan's report made 'forceful claims'
The daughter of Dr David Kelly yesterday told the Hutton inquiry he could not understand the 'forceful claims' made in Andrew Gilligan's original story on the Iraq dossier, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsWireless Group makes first ever profits
Kelvin MacKenzie's Wireless Group has reported its first ever half year profits and confirmed it will launch legal action against radio industry body Rajar, writes Michael Rosser.
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RatingsBBC1 slumps to worst ever weekly share
The poor audience figures for BBC1's coverage of the world athletics championships helped the channel to its worst ever week in the peaktime ratings with a share of just 23.4%, writes Jon Rogers.
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RatingsThe Street's Curly departs with 13 million
The cliffhanger storyline of Curly Watts leaving Coronation Streetwas a ratings triumph last night (1 September) with its audience hitting 13.6 million (61%) in the first of two episodes, writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsOne giant leap into the news archives
Astronaut Neil Armstrong's 1969 moonwalk is the most requested news clip, according to a new top 20 archive moments list compiled by ITN Archive.
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NewsScottish indies at disadvantage
Scottish production companies are being held back by a lack of clout with network commissioners and by 'weak monitoring' of commissioning targets, a new report has concluded, writes Gavin Stamp.
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NewsEmap to get its Mojo working on radio
Emap is preparing to extend its Mojo magazine brand into the digital radio arena, writes Michael Rosser.
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'Cot potatoes' gorge on TV
First it was the couch potatoes - now a new breed of 'cot potatoes' is emerging. A new study out today has revealed that over 80% of children under six are watching up to six hours of television a day, ' writes Sam Matthews.