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    Marven hunts jaguars for Five doc

    2008-02-27T15:16:51Z

    Wildlife presenter Nigel Marven goes in search of the biggest jaguars in the world for his latest series for Five.

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    Discovery to unravel mysteries of Egypt

    2008-02-27T14:27:00Z

    Discovery Channel is lining up documentaries on the mysteries of ancient Egypt, tornadoes and the workings of the human body for its history and science seasons.

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    Dawn Porter's tales from LA

    2008-02-27T14:15:31Z

    Super Slim Me presenter Dawn Porter is penning an exclusive blog for Broadcastnow that will follow her experiences while making a new Channel 4 series in the US.

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    Zodiak boosts team

    2008-02-27T14:13:06Z

    Zodiak Television has strengthened its management structure in Europe with a number of appointments.

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    Belgium buys Torchwood

    2008-02-27T14:09:09Z

    Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood will be broadcast in Belgium and the Netherlands for the first time as part of a major new content deal between BBC Worldwide and the Sci Fi channel.

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    Sky to launch three new HD channels

    2008-02-27T13:57:50Z

    BSkyB has boosted its high definition portfolio by adding a further three channels to its platform - Sky Sports HD 3, Sky Movies Premiere HD and new bespoke channel FX HD.

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    Dave buys first five Fifth Gear series

    2008-02-27T13:55:26Z

    UKTV's male-skewing channel Dave will add Fifth Gear to current favourite Top Gear after acquiring the first five series of the motoring show from All3Media International

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    Worldwide makes trio of sales for Mistresses

    2008-02-27T13:48:05Z

    BBC Worldwide has completed a trio of sales for BBC1 drama Mistresses at BBC Showcase.

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    BBC plans Jam replacement

    2008-02-27T13:41:14Z

    The BBC has revealed fresh proposals on how it will meet the online needs of children following the suspension of the BBC Jam service.

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    BBC4 to examine Mali's past

    2008-02-27T13:32:48Z

    BBC4 is to take a look at the changes in Mali through the lens of celebrated Malian photographer Malick Sidibé.

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    Bodices and bonnets prove popular at BBC Showcase

    2008-02-27T13:23:47Z

    British period drama has proved popular with international buyers at the BBC's Showcase event in Brighton with bumper sales of Cranford and Oliver Twist.

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    BBC rapped over Kennedy

    2008-02-27T13:12:50Z

    The BBC has admitted it should have issued an on-air apology after Radio 2 DJ Sarah Kennedy told listeners she almost ran over a black man in the dark because she could not see him.

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    Heart agrees Fox promo deal

    2008-02-27T13:10:46Z

    Heart 106.2 has agreed a year-long commercial deal with 20th Century Fox to promote the studio's key 2008 movie releases.

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    Management eyes buyout of Xfm stations

    2008-02-27T13:03:10Z

    GCap Media could sell the licences for its three regional Xfm stations to a group of executives already working for the company.

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    Commercial radio holds talks over future of DAB

    2008-02-27T12:56:22Z

    The Radio Centre board is attempting to establish an industry consensus on the future of the DAB platform through top-level management meetings.

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    Lily Allen wins new friends

    2008-02-27T12:17:00Z

    BBC3's chat show Lily Allen and Friends has seen its audience grow by just over 30% with last night's edition picking up 333,000 (2.71%) at 10.30pm but the show is still way off the slot average.

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    Ladettes fail to make the grade

    2008-02-27T11:38:11Z

    The final of ITV1's Ladette to Lady failed to impress the viewers last night at 9pm with an audience of just 3.6m (15.1%), down by 1.7m on the previous finale in 2006.

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    Rising stock market lifts the Broadcast 20

    2008-02-27T11:35:20Z

    The FTSE 100 climbed above 6,000 this week - with the banking sector, in particular, improving - and closed up 2%.

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    Ex-Eastender joins Marple cast

    2008-02-27T11:34:09Z

    EastEnders veteran Wendy Richard is to star alongside new Miss Marple Julia McKenzie in the next film in the franchise for ITV1.

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    Precious deal paves way for new model

    2008-02-27T11:33:21Z

    Whizz Kid chief executive Malcolm Gerrie believes the company's purchase of Precious Media will allow it to establish a new model for content creation and distribution.