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NewsRTL: Lighting knew about our plans
RTL has squashed suggestions that the first Jane Lighting knew of her departure from Five was when ITV issued a statement about Dawn Airey leaving to join its rival.
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BBC defends radio dominance
Rajars: The BBC has defended its biggest-ever lead over its commercial rivals claiming listeners “are not forced to listen” to its stations.
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NewsAttenborough: BBC should be only PSB
Sir David Attenborough has launched a forceful attack on licence fee top-slicing, warning that PSB strands on commercial broadcasters would become the “pariahs” of the schedules.
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NewsHeart and Magic lead in London
Rajars: Global Radio's Heart and Bauer's Magic shared the top spot with a 5.8% share of London audiences, according to Rajar's first quarter figures.
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NewsBBC Radio extends lead
Rajars: BBC Radio surged to its biggest-ever lead over its commercial rivals with record audiences for Chris Moyles and Terry Wogan.
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NewsDigital radio figures soar
Rajars: More people are switching over to digital radio, according to the latest Rajar figures.
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NewsDave to test trio of quiz show pilots
Dave plans to kickstart a move into original commissions with three quiz show pilots.
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NewsAirey's return to Five will provide ‘Grade-style boost'
Five's staff could greet Dawn Airey's return with something like the euphoria that enveloped Michael Grade when he rejoined ITV, sources close to the broadcaster predict.
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NewsC4 follows families in gap year travel
Channel 4 is to follow four families who give up their domestic lifestyle to embark on life-changing journeys in a new format from the makers of Brat Camp.
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NewsLighting leaves solid viewing share
It may not have been enough to save Jane Lighting's job, but Five has performed relatively well since the start of the year, with the acquisition of Neighbours and its US drama series proving to be popular attractions.
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NewsITV chased whole One Show team
ITV not only attempted to poach The One Show host Adrian Chiles but also approached co-presenter Christine Bleakley and its editor Doug Carnegie as well.
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NewsFive calls in sexperts for new series
Dawn Airey claimed six years ago that Five was not “only about films, fucking and football”. Now, Talkback Thames is making a guide to improving the nation's sex life for the broadcaster.
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NewsWorld Service relocations raise fears over integrity
The BBC World Service has been accused of compromising its editorial integrity with plans to relocate its foreign-language services to the countries they serve.
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NewsAirey bows out with stake in Hackett indie
Dawn Airey's final deal at ITV was to buy a 25% stake in a start-up indie created by former Brighter Pictures managing director Elaine Hackett.
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News‘Iconic leader' needed for ITV job
Michael Grade will have to find a charismatic and high-profile replacement for Dawn Airey if ITV is to stay on course with its plans to buy into the UK indie sector, sources have warned.
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NewsRTL won Airey with whirlwind approach
RTL took just a few weeks to convince Dawn Airey to quit ITV to become Five's new supremo.
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Pupils turn teachers for CBBC quiz
CBBC will challenge pupils to teach their teachers in a 20 x 60-minute gameshow that turns the traditional school relationship on its head.
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NewsBBC: EastEnders cuts will curb ambitions
The BBC has said it will have to scale back its ambitions for EastEnders because of a budget cut at the soap.
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NewsBBC1 plans high-tech look at human body
BBC1 is planning a landmark series about the human body, harnessing the new technologies that have been developed since Robert Winston fronted its last in-depth look, The Human Body, in 1998.
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NewsDirt muddies strong start for Fiver rebrand
Dirt may have been a disappointing opener for the rebranding of Five Life as Fiver, but, overall, its launch day was a 20% improvement on Five Life's average performance so far this year of 0.50%.