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BSkyB seals more Premier League rights
BSkyB has tightened its grip on English football after winning a fifth package of live Premier League rights for 2010-2013 and leaving Setanta Sports with just one.
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Clarkson apologises for PM insult
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has apologised after he described premier Gordon Brown as 'a one-eyed Scottish idiot'.
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Five strike£250,000 Uefa deal with Aston Villa
Five and Aston Villa have signed a new deal for exclusive live coverage of the club's home games for the next two rounds of the Uefa Cup campaign.
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Horrocks 'leaks' BBC promotions on Twitter
BBC head of newsroom Peter Horrocks has inadvertently revealed that Andrew Roy has replaced Richard Porter as BBC World News' head of news.
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Parthenon makes friends in Norway
Parthenon Kids has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to animated preschool show City of Friends, one of the first children's series to be produced in Norway.
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Wire in the Blood axed
ITV has pulled the plug on Robson Green's long-running crime drama series, Wire in the Blood.
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Torchwood trailer released
Video: The BBC has unveiled a sneak peek of sci-fi drama series Torchwood before it makes the transfer from BBC3 to BBC1 later this year.
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BBC Trust set to announce kids TV results
The BBC Trust will say on Tuesday whether the BBC needs new rules for the way it runs its children's services in light of the decline in kids programming.
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BBC radio given a year to control costs
BBC radio shows cost 'significantly' more than its commercial rivals, mainly due to large salaries paid to its presenters, the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed.
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John Sergeant turns tourist guide
Strictly Come Dancing star John Sergeant is to try his hand at being a tourist guide for a three-part ITV series.
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BBC announces new Knowledge structure
The BBC's Knowledge controller George Entwistle has announced a shake-up of the division's commissioning structure, focusing on genres.
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Switch to Minder, Five urges ITV1's football fans
Five attempted to hijack ITV1's coverage of the Everton v Liverpool FA Cup tie last night with guerrilla pitch-side advertising that implored TV viewers to turn over to watch its new version of Minder.
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Grade apologies for ITV football gaffe
Millions of football fans were left fuming last night as ITV cut away to adverts in the dying minutes of an FA Cup tie, missing the only goal, leading to more than 1,000 complaints.
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Doctor Who goes HD
Doctor Who has made the move to high definition (HD), a year earlier than originally envisaged by executive producer Russell T Davies.
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Hunt defends Thatcher sacking
BBC1 controller Jay Hunt has defended sacking Carol Thatcher from The One Show for refusing to apologise for her use of “completely inappropriate and racist” language.
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ITV Studios teams with Shine
ITV Studios and Shine Group have signed a deal to create daytime and entertainment formats for ITV.
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CBeebies gets rights to Cosgrove series
Cosgrove Hall Films has received a shot in the arm with CBeebies picking up the UK broadcast rights to its new animated pre-school series Ruby to the Rescue.
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Counting the cost of Kangaroo
BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV have spent two years and at least£25m on Project Kangaroo - but hopes for a one-stop-shop for on-demand TV are now dead in the water.
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RDF gives 100 staff a stake in business
RDF Media Group is to hand 100 of its staff a stake in the business after it delisted from the stock exchange on Monday.