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    3.2m see Celebrity Hijack on C4

    2008-01-04T10:01:41Z

    An average audience of just 3.2m (13.1%) saw Channel 4's coverage of the launch of the Celebrity Hijack version of Big Brother last night at 9pm.

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    Netflix and LG launch set-top box

    2008-01-04T09:52:31Z

    US rental film service Netflix and LG Electronics have developed a set-top box for consumers to stream movies and other programming from the internet to HDTVs without a personal computer.

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    TV Critics 3 January '08

    2008-01-04T09:46:22Z

    TV critics' verdict on programmes - including ITV1's crime-drama Cold Blood - broadcast on 3 January 2008

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    ITV West boss Haskell quits

    2008-01-03T12:46:24Z

    ITV West and ITV Westcountry managing director Mark Haskell is to leave the broadcaster after 15 years.

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    Boaden: integrity crucial to regain trust

    2008-01-03T12:00:04Z

    BBC News director Helen Boaden has claimed “good old-fashioned integrity” will be the key to the corporation reviving viewers' “battered” trust in the BBC in 2008.

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    Half Ton Mum weighs in with 4.4m

    2008-01-03T11:52:53Z

    Channel 4 one-off factual show Half Ton Mum managed a heavyweight 4.4m viewers (17.4%) last night, the channel's highest audience for a documentary in over 12 months.

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    Talent shows dominate 2007 - research

    2008-01-03T11:47:37Z

    US game show format Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? was the most successful global entertainment format of 2007, according to research by FremantleMedia.

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    Luckwell to chair IMAC

    2008-01-03T10:51:59Z

    Media investor Mike Luckwell is to replace ex-Sky boss Tony Ball as chairman of the listed Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) fund.

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    ITV plans UK version of Law and Order

    2008-01-03T10:24:17Z

    ITV is in talks to bring a UK version of long-running US crime series Law and Order to the channel.

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    TV Critics 2 January '08

    2008-01-03T09:10:30Z

    TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Channel 4's shock documentary Half Ton Mum - broadcast on 2 January 2008

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    Noel delivers Christmas ratings present

    2008-01-02T16:28:47Z

    Sky One's Noel's Christmas Presents was the most watched non-sport multichannel offering over the festive period, with a sizeable audience of 1.1m (5.77%) on 23 December.

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    Corrie to move in ITV1 overhaul

    2008-01-02T14:44:45Z

    Coronation Street will have two episodes on a Friday from later this month as part of a massive overhaul of the ITV1 schedule.

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    Corrie to move in ITV1 overhaul

    2008-01-02T14:44:45Z

    Coronation Street will have two episodes on a Friday from later this month as part of a massive overhaul of the ITV1 schedule.

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    Shameless back with 2.7m

    2008-01-02T12:52:05Z

    Channel 4's Shameless attracted 2.7m viewers (13.4%) on its return for a fifth series on New Year's Day at 10.10pm, short of the 3.5m who watched the start of the fourth series.

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    PSB review to kick start Ofcom's year

    2008-01-02T12:47:59Z

    Ofcom will kick off a busy 2008 with phase one of its crucial public service broadcasting (PSB) review, before publishing its findings on participation TV and competition in the pay TV market.

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    BBC doubles Olympic output for Beijing

    2008-01-02T12:44:25Z

    The BBC will ramp up its coverage of this year's Olympic games in Beijing, doubling what it broadcast for the 2004 games in Athens and offering HD coverage for the first time.

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    BBC1 claims Christmas ratings spoils

    2008-01-02T10:59:20Z

    BBC1 was clearly the channel of choice over the Christmas week, grabbing an all hours share of 24.5%.

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    Discovery to join Sky's Picnic

    2008-01-02T10:34:00Z

    Sky has signed Discovery Networks UK as a programming partner for its proposed pay DTT service, Picnic.

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    Arrest linked to Greening’s death

    2008-01-02T10:19:53Z

    Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of Smooth Radio presenter Kevin Greening on 29 December.

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    TV Critics 1 January ‘08

    2008-01-02T09:41:25Z

    TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Jam and Jerusalem on BBC1 - broadcast on 1 January 2008