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  • News of the World
    News

    News International closes News of the World

    2011-07-07T17:12:00Z

    News International has shocked the media world by closing The News of the World – and potentially eased to the path for parent News Corp’s full takeover of BSkyB.

  • Planet Dinosaur
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    Greenlight round-up: Dinosaurs burst out of the screen

    2011-07-08T07:55:00Z

    The BBC has revealed it will broadcast dinosaurs in 3D while a new series for Dave will feature high speed motor races via remote control - all in this week’s Greenlight round-up.

  • The Marriage Ref
    Ratings

    Marriage Ref faces red card

    2011-07-08T08:08:00Z

    Gameshow continues to underperform while BBC cleans up in the old Wednesday Corrie slot.

  • Sirens
    Ratings

    Sirens lures viewers to C4

    2011-07-08T08:11:00Z

    Channel 4 introduced its own sirens as rough-but-ready angels of mercy in its new comedy drama. Meanwhile, Venice bewitched three middle-aged men.

  • Made In Chelsea
    Ratings

    Channels roll out the bling

    2011-07-08T08:13:00Z

    Lennon and McCartney once warbled that money can’t buy you love. That may be true, but it can get you a lot of bling, as two very different programmes from two very different channels showed.

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    Top 30 BBC2, Channel 4, Channel 5

    2011-07-08T08:20:00Z

    Find out the top 30 programmes on BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 from 27 June - 3 July as well as the performance of all the terrestrials across week 26.

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    Top 30 multichannel programmes

    2011-07-08T08:22:00Z

    Find out the top 30 multichannel programmes for 27 June - 3 July as well as the share of viewing across digital homes.

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    Genre Overview

    2011-07-08T08:21:00Z

    Browse the top 10 children’s, factual, drama, entertainment, sport and current affairs programmes from 27 June - 3 July.

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    Ratings

    Top 100 network programmes

    2011-07-08T08:19:00Z

    Find out who topped the ratings league table for network programming from 27 June - 3 July and browse the top 100.

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    Ratings

    Demographic Focus

    2011-07-08T08:22:00Z

    Explore the ratings breakdown demographically across the main terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters for 27 June - 3 July.

  • Luther
    Ratings

    Luther arrests a million on PVR

    2011-07-08T09:30:00Z

    Luther, the BBC1 crime drama starring Idris Elba, has recorded a surge in viewing figures through PVRs – taking it ahead of its first series.

  • Newsnight
    Ratings

    NotW closure delivers 3.6m to Question Time

    2011-07-08T09:42:00Z

    THURSDAY: Question Time secured its third biggest audience in five years in the wake of the News of the World’s closure.

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    News

    Decision over News Corp takeover of Sky delayed

    2011-07-08T11:26:00Z

    David Cameron has indicated it will take “some time” for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to reach a decision whether to approve News Corp’s proposed takeover of BSkyB.

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    News

    Sony refuses to support YouView

    2011-07-08T13:07:00Z

    Sony will not be producing any YouView-enabled connected TVs and has instead opted to focus on its Playstation Network.

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    News

    Connock leaves Ten Alps

    2011-07-08T14:52:00Z

    Ten Alps chief executive Alex Connock has stepped down from the company he founded 12 years ago after it endured “an extremely tough year”.

  • Ofcom
    News

    Ofcom wants "fit and proper" updates from police

    2011-07-08T15:57:00Z

    Ofcom is asking the police to update it with information that may impact whether News Corp passes the “fit and proper” broadcast licence test, as the phone hacking fall out continues.

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    News

    Jedward to front new CBBC series

    2011-07-11T17:35:00Z

    Irish pop duo Jedward are to front a new series for CBBC, in which they take on the mantle of a World Heritage Site tour guide.

  • Steve Coogan
    Ratings

    Steve Coogan helps NotW Newsnight top 1m

    2011-07-11T09:14:00Z

    FRIDAY: Another day of revelations in the phone hacking scandal helped Newsnight top a million viewers for the third time in a week.

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    News

    Peel completes Pinewood takeover

    2011-07-11T10:23:00Z

    Peel has taken ownership of 71.1% of shares in Pinewood Shepperton.

  • Ed Miliband
    News

    Labour & Lib Dems seek vote on News Corp's Sky deal

    2011-07-11T10:33:00Z

    Labour leader Ed Miliband is set to call a parliamentary vote on whether News Corp should be allowed to buy out BSkyB before a police investigation into the phone hacking scandal has taken place.