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RatingsMerlin magics up extra viewers
Time-shifting wizardry helped BBC1 claim the latest results for top recorded show while two US series and antics in the jungle also benefitted from the ‘R’ button.
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RatingsChannels vie to find a voice
As the pillaging of the Event Season plunders audiences for the Big Two, other channels look to find a voice either by scheduling around them, where BBC2 has found some success on Mondays, or by playing the smart card
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RatingsFoil war vs Foyles War
It’s almost time to ponder the roast turkey and whether there’s enough foil to go round after last year’s supply debacle - there were ugly scenes in that foil war. ITV3’s Foyle’s War, however, was a thing of beauty in its counter jungle plan.
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RatingsMad Men 4 best for BBC4
WEDNESDAY: Critically acclaimed US drama Mad Men has secured its best series average to date for its fourth season on BBC4.
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NewsSheila Hancock collects lifetime award
Sheila Hancock was honoured today with the Women in Film and TV lifetime achievement award marking for her 50 years in television.
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NewsMore job cuts on the way at BBC S&PP
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) is to axe 123 jobs following the corporation’s decision to move its children’s and sport production departments to Salford.
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RatingsFifa World Cup draw nets 1.6m
THURSDAY: Live coverage of England’s failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup drew more than 1.6m viewers to BBC2 and Eurosport.
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NewsHuw Davies joins ContentFilm
The former chief executive of HTV Wales has joined the board of TV and digital content rights owner ContentFilm as non-executive chairman.
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NewsRadio 3 to broadcast nothing but Mozart
BBC Radio 3 is to throw its entire schedule over to the works of Mozart, playing every work written by the composer and nothing else.
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NewsSamsung hits 1m app milestone
Samsung has seen 1m TV apps such as BBC iPlayer, Muzu.TV, Facebook and Twitter downloaded globally from its app store.
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NewsUK leads way on digital TV take-up
The UK has led the way on digital TV take-up (91%) as the digital switchover is implemented, a report by media regulator Ofcom has revealed.
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NewsKaty Brand slams ITV over comedy awards
Comedian Katy Brand has launched a four-letter tirade against ITV via Twitter over its “error” in not entering her ITV2 show into the British Comedy Awards.
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NewsShine hires BBC Films exec
Shine Group has appointed BBC Films commercial manager as its new senior vice president.
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NewsNews Corp in EU bid over BSkyB
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has offered the EU specific commitments in a bid to smooth over concerns raised by its proposed takeover of BSkyB.
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NewsHarry Hill: BBC3 shows "nonsense"
Harry Hill has laid into BBC3’s programming, describing shows as “just nonsense” and a waste of licence fee money.
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NewsUS firm Encompass to acquire Ascent Media's TX arm
US playout firm Encompass has agreed to buy Ascent Media’s content distribution business, including its London-based TX facility for a total of £76 million.
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NewsThompson defends World Cup bribery claims
BBC director general Mark Thompson has defended the Panorama expose of alleged bribery at Fifa which has been accused of damaging England’s chances of hosting the World Cup.
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NewsJeremy Hunt unveils broadband plans
The Government is to spend £830 million in a drive to give the UK the best broadband network in Europe by 2015, it has been announced.
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RatingsI’m a Celebrity bows out with 12.4m
SATURDAY: ITV’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! bowed out with its biggest audience of the series, helping it become the most successful run in six years.
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NewsNaughtie and Marr apologise over Hunt slip
AUDIO CLIP: BBC presenter Jim Naughtie has apologised after an embarrassing verbal slip over the name of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt on Radio 4’s Today programme - which Andrew Marr later repeated live on air.