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    Turning off the election

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    No wonder the public isn't following the election closely, argues Michael White, there's too much coverage through too many outlets by a media that's far too self-important

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    Prescott criticises BBC over Iraq war bias

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is facing complaints from both major parties over its election coverage in the final week before polling day.

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    Five to air Sky election show

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    Sky News has been given its first terrestrial window for its general election coverage after agreeing to simulcast the results on Five.

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    Frost criticises interview style

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    Sir David Frost has joined the list of people criticising interviewers' aggressive treatment of politicians as a 'disservice' to the electorate.

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    C4 buys superplane test flight doc

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    Factual producer Darlow Smithson is making a 120-minute documentary about the world's biggest airliner, which took its maiden test flight this week. Channel 4's commissioning editor for documentaries, Simon Dickson, has ordered World's Biggest Airliner: Building the Airbus A380. The documentary is being executive produced by ...

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    BBC Worldwide and HBO in comedy deal

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with HBO to co-produce Ricky Gervais's new comedy series Extras. The deal will see the six-part series aired on HBO, as well as being broadcast on BBC2 over the summer. The show is written by co-creators of ...

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    Street-Porter fronts royal special

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    Janet Street-Porter is fronting a film for Sky One, in which she gives a critique of the British royal family. Janet Saves the Monarchywill feature former royal butler Paul Burrell, former press secretary to Prince Charles Mark Bolland and former editor of the ...

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    Ofcom PSB thinker goes it alone

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom's leading thinker on public service broadcasting is to leave to become an independent consultant after one final project for the regulator. Robin Foster, the strategy and marketing developments partner who put together Ofcom's -pivotal PSB review, will spend six months from July looking at how to cut red tape ...

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    Autocue international in administration

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    Autocue International, the company that owns the 50-year old Autocue prompting system, has gone into administration and could be sold within weeks. Administrators Ernst & Young LLP said it was currently

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    Hat Trick and IWC Media call off merger talks

    2005-04-28T08:30:00Z

    Hat Trick and IWC Media have ended merger discussions following a number of exploratory talks.

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    PEER POLL: Pact

    2005-04-29T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Could Pact do more to address freelance discontent?

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    Muppets set for TV comeback

    2005-04-29T10:21:08Z

    Disney is bringing The Muppetsback to TV in a new series reported to be in the early stages of production.

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    RDF valued at£48.8m

    2005-04-29T10:23:39Z

    RDF Media has been valued at£48.8m in the run up to the company's initial public offering on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on 4 May.

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    FBC owner bids for super indie status

    2005-04-29T10:27:31Z

    Fact Based Communications (FBC), the company which last year bought indie Diverse, is looking to buy another one or two indies this year.

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    Strong start for ITV3

    2005-04-29T10:42:34Z

    ITV3 has been the most successfully launched digital channel on record, but has still failed to make much impact on the overall share for the ITV family of channels, new Barb figures reveal.

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    BBC hits back over Prescott complaint

    2005-04-29T10:45:41Z

    The BBC has hit back at accusations of bias by deputy prime minister John Prescott, criticising the Labour party for refusing to supply senior party interviewees.

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    Supersize audience for Spurlock doc

    2005-04-29T12:10:44Z

    The critically acclaimed documentary Super Size Metempted many viewers last night, pulling in over 4 million for Channel 4.

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    Living TV 'i-ads' lure rival viewers

    2005-05-03T09:03:04Z

    Living TV has launched an interactive ad campaign that gives viewers on other channels access footage from its key summer shows.

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    BBC election night gets virtual reality treatment

    2005-05-03T09:19:17Z

    The BBC is making a last-ditch attempt to fight election apathy among viewers, drafting in sports coverage experts and unveiling a virtual reality election night set.

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    Tracy Beaker's Dani to star in CBBC sitcom

    2008-03-27T08:11:42Z

    The star of hit BBC kids show Tracy Beaker is to front a new sitcom for CBBC.