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RatingsApprentice hired with 9.8m
The final of BBC1’s The Apprentice recorded its highest ever viewing figures last night as 9.8m viewers (37.9% share) tuned in at 9pm to see who Sir Alan Sugar would hire.
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NewsC4 under fire over BB live feed axe
Big Brother fans have attacked Channel 4’s decision to run this year’s show without a live feed on E4.
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RatingsNorton fails to Totally convince
BBC1’s new Saturday night entertainment show Totally Saturday hosted by Graham Norton made a rather hesitant start with 4.3m viewers (21.9% share) - level pegging with the finale of ITV1’s Primeval.
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NewsSetanta faces crunch week
England’s 4-0 victory over Kazkhstan could be their last match on Setanta, with the ailing sports broadcaster facing the prospect of going into administration this week.
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NewsC4 opens up web archive
Channel 4 is to make 4,000 hours of shows from its 27-year archive available for free online.
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NewsGrade: don't blame BGT execs for Boyle breakdown
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has rejected claims that executives on Britain’s Got Talent did not do enough to protect runner up Susan Boyle, saying that blaming production staff is “simplistic”.
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NewsSky 1 adds twist for Are You Smarter...?
Sky 1 is revamping its kids-vs-adults quiz by asking mums and dads Are You Smarter Than Your 10-Year-Old?
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NewsDigital Britain 'still on track' despite Cabinet reshuffle
Ben Bradshaw’s appointment as culture secretary will not derail the timeline for the Digital Britain report, the government has insisted.
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NewsITV brings in UBS to run sale of SDN
ITV has appointed Swiss investment bank UBS to run the sale of its Freeview channel operator SDN.
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NewsShine to launch in France
Shine Group is to establish a new division in France and has appointed Endemol executive Thierry Lachkar to head it up.
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RatingsSetanta given boost by England win
England’s convincing win over Kazakhstan on Saturday gave a boost to Setanta Sports 1 with a match average of 799,000 viewers (7.2% share).
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NewsCharities lose out in Big Brother phone votes
Channel 4 has scrapped charity donations on Big Brother phone votes, which generated £300,000 for its chosen causes last year.
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NewsGilchrist to join BBC comedy
CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist is to join the BBC’s in-house comedy department as creative and business director.
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NewsMediaCity gets £8m boost
MediaCity UK has been given a shot in the arm after the University of Salford won an £8m grant to build a 103,000sq ft facility at the development.
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NewsBradshaw: Apprentice row is matter for BBC
New media secretary Ben Bradshaw sparked Tory protests in the Commons today when he insisted the question of whether Sir Alan Sugar should continue to front The Apprentice following his appointment as an advisor to Gordon Brown was a matter solely for the BBC.
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NewsBrit shows rule at Banff
British shows have won nine of the 23 prizes handed out at the Banff World Television Awards in Canada, including the best comedy gong for BBC2’s Beautiful People.
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NewsNesbitt: drama funding crisis is killing roles
James Nesbitt is being forced to look for Hollywood acting roles because of the funding crisis in British drama.
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RatingsAshes to Ashes finale attracts 6.5m
The second series of BBC1’s drama series Ashes to Ashes ended strongly last night at 9pm with 6.5m viewers (29.2% share) tuning in.
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Zig Zag wins triple shock doc order
A teenager who cries blood from her eyes features in one of a trio of shock doc commissions Zig Zag Productions has won from C4.
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NewsBBC to pay out nearly £1m after libel battle
The BBC is to pay nearly a million pounds following a libel battle over claims made in a Panorama programme about an IVF doctor.