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NewsS4C report: BBC should increase Welsh output
The BBC should increase its supply of programmes to Welsh channel S4C, a new report from the department of culture media and sport has argued.
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RatingsThe Real Bangkok Hilton secures 2.8m
BBC2's The Real Bangkok Hilton came out on top with 2.8 million (13.9%) in a head-to-head battle with Channel 4 over prison-related documentaries.
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NewsS4C prepares for analogue switch-off
Welsh channel S4C is to reposition itself as a provider of live-events, including music sport and rural programming ahead of its switch to a digital only Welsh-language service.
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NewsYentob expense inquiry to end this week
The investigation into alleged expenses abuses by BBC creative director Alan Yentob is expected to report by the end of the week.
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NewsUBC lifts sales
UBC Media, the group that is developing Channel 4's first radio venture, has reported a 78% rise in sales at its commercial division in the first quarter.
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NewsC4 locks in Ramsay
Channel 4 has locked Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay into an exclusive three-year UK deal.
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Ratings6m see Victor ejected from Big Brother
Interest in Channel 4's Big Brother showed no signs of slowing down as Victor's eviction ensured the channel's domination with 6 million (28.9%) at 22.00.
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NewsNorton US show sets up camp on BBC3
BBC3 has acquired Graham Norton's US chat show in a move that will keep the camp comic exclusively on the BBC.
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NewsTurner promotes Kilgarriff
The head of Turner Broadcasting's kids channels Richard Kilgarriff has been given responsibility for the company's entire portfolio of entertainment channels as part of a Europe-wide restructure.
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NewsHeggessey: I won't quit
Under fire BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey today fended off criticism that she should resign following a critical report of her channel by BBC governors.
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NewsLive action heads Disney autumn line-up
Disney Channel has unveiled its line-up of shows for the autumn including a raft of live action series from the US.
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RatingsWaking the Dead stirs 8.3m
BBC1's Waking the Dead dominated the 21.00 slot with 8.3 million (35.7%) tuning in to the concluding part of the Fugue States storyline.
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NewsBBC arts producer dies
BBC creative director Alan Yentob has led the tributes to documentary maker Nick Rossiter, who died suddenly on Friday (23 July) at the age of 43.
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NewsDirty Bomb leads BBC1 autumn push
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey yesterday (Tuesday) unveiled her£221m autumn schedule with one of its highlights - a dramatisation of a dirty bomb exploding in London - immediately courting controversy.
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NewsVirgin's Pete and Geoff stay put
Virgin Radio has ended speculation that breakfast duo Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd could be poached by BBC Radio 2 by extending their contract to 2007.
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NewsPorn channel fined£50k
Media watchdog Ofcom has imposed its first fine since setting up in January, by ordering a satellite channel to pay£50,000 for broadcasting unencrypted hardcore sex in the early evening.
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NewsFamily tree show heads BBC2 line-up
New BBC2 controller Roly Keating this morning (Wednesday) unveiled his first autumn schedule since replacing Jane Root last month - although he admitted he couldn't take any of the credit for the programming.
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RatingsWife Swap ends on a low of 4.4m
Channel 4's Wife Swap had a fall in viewers for it's final instalment of the third series averaging 4.4 million (20.5%).
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A tale of two controllers
Although BBC1 and BBC2's controllers have unveiled two very different autumn schedules, both are relying heavily on popular factual programming to draw peaktime audiences
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EPG criteria to be made public
BSkyB and other electronic programme guide (EPG) publishers were this week told by Ofcom that they must make public the criteria they use to decide where channels are placed.