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    Peter Barron to leave BBC for Google

    2008-07-28T13:15:14Z

    Peter Barron is to step down as editor of the BBC's Newsnight programme after four years in the role to take a senior PR job at internet search giant Google.

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    Clemmow launches new indie

    2008-07-28T12:51:45Z

    Richard Clemmow has stepped down as managing director at Juniper Communications, the indie behind recent Channel 4 documentary The Qur'an, to launch his own production company.

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    Top Gear defeats BBC1's War

    2008-07-28T12:36:06Z

    BBC2's motoring show Top Gear pulled in a sizeable 5m (22.6%) at 8pm last night, giving it a comfortable advantage over BBC1's film War of the Worlds.

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    Endemol producer joins Idols indie

    2008-07-28T12:12:05Z

    Former Endemol producer Kate Shepherd has been hired by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment to create new projects for the indie behind Pop Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.

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    Sex Pistols top clips chart

    2008-07-28T11:54:03Z

    The infamous clip of the Sex Pistols swearing on live TV has been ranked the most requested TV clip by Fremantlemedia.

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    Celebrity Masterchef final cooks up 4.9m

    2008-07-28T11:35:51Z

    The final of BBC1's cookery contest Celebrity Masterchef simmered with 4.9m viewers (23.4%).

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    C4 signs Alan Carr for£3m

    2008-07-28T11:00:49Z

    Comic Alan Carr has inked an exclusive two-year deal with Channel 4, thought to be worth more than£3m, after the broadcaster fought off interest from the BBC and ITV.

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    TV critics 28 July ‘08

    2008-07-28T10:10:05Z

    “I fear quite a lot of people will have got out and walked, but if you stayed it eventually shaped itself into something distinctive and even moving.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Commercial impacts set to rise by 20%

    2008-07-28T09:39:43Z

    Total commercial impacts are set to rise by almost 20% by the time of analogue switch-off in 2012, according to the latest research.

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    ITV's PSB duties may reduce; Plans to share licence fee

    2008-07-28T09:13:26Z

    A leaked Ofcom document has revealed that ITV could see major reductions to its public service duties and that part of the BBC's licence fee money may be diverted to broadcasters such as Channel 4.

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    In pictures: The Office

    2008-07-25T15:02:24Z

    Following news that there is to be a Russian version of The Office, Broadcast casts its eye around the world at the international branches.

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    Parthenon picks up Chinese doping doc

    2008-07-25T14:48:44Z

    Factual indie Parthenon Entertainment has picked up the distribution rights for shock-doc China: Land of Dope and Glory ahead of the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing.

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    Brat Camp treks to Poland

    2008-07-25T14:02:38Z

    DRG-owned companies including C4i and Zeal Entertainment have secured a raft of new sales following last month's Discop market.

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    Morton turns director for C4

    2008-07-25T13:47:13Z

    Actress Samantha Morton is to make her directorial debut next year with a Channel 4 drama about a young girl growing up in a children's home.

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    John Barrowman on the make

    2008-07-25T13:06:20Z

    BBC1's new science-based show John Barrowman: The Making of Me may have won its slot but failed to make a convincing debut performance last night at 9pm with a modest audience of 3.8m (18.1%).

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    TV critics 25 July ‘08

    2008-07-25T13:01:29Z

    'For the most part, the programme was an odd mix of the bogus, the misunderstood, and the merely frivolous.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    TV critics 24 July ‘08

    2008-07-24T12:00:28Z

    “Gripping stuff - if you don't get bogged down in the details.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    Burn Up consumes 2.4m

    2008-07-24T11:51:24Z

    BBC2's new eco-drama Burn Up got off to a solid start last night (23 July) with 2.4m viewers (11.6%) at 9pm.

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    Wogan and Moyles take a dip

    2008-07-24T11:43:20Z

    Rajar: Terry Wogan saw listener numbers drop, but his breakfast show remains the most popular in the country, according to the latest set of Rajar figures.

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    Commercial radio gains on BBC

    2008-07-24T09:30:05Z

    Rajar: Commercial radio has reclaimed a 1.3% share against the BBC according to the latest Rajar figures, taking its overall listening share to 42.4%.