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    ITV1 adds live element to package holiday show

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    ITV1 is bringing back holiday consumer show Package Holiday Undercoveras a live series this summer in a bid to make it more topical.

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    Davies to look at technology framework

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom's new director of radio and multimedia, Peter Davies, has said his first major task will be to establish a framework for regulating emerging technologies, such as broadcasting via the internet and mobile phones.

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    Viacom interest

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    US giant Viacom, owner of MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy, is reported to have approached Telewest about buying Flextech and its 50% share in UKTV for as much as£800m. The interest, said to be preliminary at present, comes after Telewest appointed Deutsche Bank to examine the possibility of selling Flextech ...

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    Replacing O'Grady

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    ITV has is tendering for a new live daytime show to fill the slot vacated by The Paul O'Grady Show over the summer. ITV1 is currently assessing non-broadcast pilots produced by Granada, Princess and So Television for the daily 5pm slot. The shows are all said to be live and ...

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    No magic for White

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Trevor White, the programme director for London station Magic 105.4, has quit to join digital rock station Planet Rock. He joins in July in the new role of executive producer, charged with overseeing all programming at the GCap Media-owned station and increasing listeners in its target audience of 35 to ...

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    Springer success

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    The UK version of Jerry Springer's controversial talkshow launched on ITV1 to popular success with an audience of 1.1 million (28.3%) at 9.25am - winning its slot. The 65-minute The Springer Showalso found a sizeable audience of the available 16 to 34-year-old viewers with a share ...

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    Root buys autocue

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Autocue International, the company that owns the 50-year-old Autocue prompting business, has been bought by private equity company Root Capital for around£2m. Root Capital partner and Autocue chairman Simon Phillips would not comment on the price paid but said: 'We've got plenty of capital and we plan to invest.' No ...

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    The Baby Channel chief calls for clear rules on licensing

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    The head of The Baby Channel has called for media secretary Tessa Jowell to provide 'urgent clarification over Ofcom's policy of licensing' after the regulator licensed the name Baby TV to a rival.

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    Emap rethinks SRH takeover offer

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Emap may have to boost its pound;374m offer for radio group Scottish Radio Holdings by a further£40m in order to take control of the Glasgow-based group.

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    Goodman to take Capital director role

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    GCap Media, the merged GWR and Capital Group, has promoted regional programme director Nik Goodman to the role of programme director for Capital FM, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Endemol reveals Hogwarts and all

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Endemol-owned Initial has won a high-profile ITV contract to make three shows marking the launch of the new Harry Potter book, including filming author JK Rowling's only interview.

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    C4 investigates Da Vinci sect's appeal

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 is to explore the myths surrounding the controversial Opus Dei sect after gaining exclusive access to the organisation.

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    Dreyfus caged by Tiger

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Gimme Gimme Gimmeactor James Dreyfus is to star as a struggling actor turned gangland convict in a new ITV1 comedy.

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    Five enjoys removeable feast

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Five has greenlit a new series following engineers as they attempt to move entire buildings.

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    Commissioner's Q & A: Meredith Chambers

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Meredith Chambers, C4 commissioning editor, Cutting Edge and documentary series, is looking for ambitious, narrative series and admires what Jamie Oliver has done for TV

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    Bravo takes another look at pub crime

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Bravo has recommissioned two of its highest rating series, StreetCrime UKand Booze Britain 2; Binge Nation, for its summer schedule. StreetCrime UK, which looks at post-pub crime and fights in provincial towns, returns for a fourth 15 x ...

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    Sky One scores soccer goal-fest

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Sky One has commissioned North One Television to make a series listing the 50 greatest goals scored by the England national team. England's 50 Finest Goals, 2 x 60-minutes, will see an expert panel pick the top goals and feature interviews with the goal scorers. The ...

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    Goodwood speeds into sunset

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    Sunset + Vine has been commissioned to produce coverage from this year's Goodwood Festival of Speedmotoring event for ITV. Goodwood, which features drivers and cars from all eras, from 19th-century steam carriages to Formula 1 cars, takes place this year between 24 and 26 June. Sunset ...

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    CNN's quest for high-profile figures

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    CNN is making a new light-hearted series based around its London anchor Richard Quest in which he interviews high-profile figures such as former US president Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama. Each episode of Quest, a 12 x 30-minute series due to air monthly from 9 ...

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    BBC ups presence for Jackson verdict

    2005-06-09T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has quadrupled its staff at the Michael Jackson trial to 20 to cover the jury's verdict. A BBC spokesman said 12 correspondents and eight production staff will be at the court. The corporation had only five people covering the entire trail - correspondents David Willis and Daniela Relph ...