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NewsBragg and Puttnam head Teachers TV bid
Channel 4, Mentorn Media, the Guardian and the Institute of Education have put together a “dream team” to bid for the contract to operate Teachers TV.
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NewsParkinson swan song gets 8.3m
The last ever set of interviews conducted by TV veteran Michael Parkinson brought in a bumper audience to ITV1 of 8.3m viewers (34.7%) last night at 9pm.
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NewsRadio 3 unveils drama slate
Martin Freeman is to star in a new play for BBC Radio 3 as part of the station’s winter drama season.
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NewsO2 to launch online TV service
Mobile phone operator O2 is set to go head-to-head with former parent company BT and rival firm Tiscali with a UK online TV service next year.
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NewsTory's plan to share licence fee
The Conservative Party is understood to be considering plans to allocate funding from the BBC licence fee to other broadcasters.
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NewsWeekend's TV Critics
TV critics' verdict on programmes, including the C4 documentary Make Me a Muslim, broadcast between the 14 December and the 16 December 2007.
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NewsX Factor final scoops 11.5m
The results show of Saturday’s final of The X Factor drew the show’s largest ever audience with a sizeable 11.5m (49.8%) at 9.35pm.
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NewsWeekend's TV Critics
TV critics' verdict on programmes, including the C4 documentary Make Me a Muslim, broadcast between the 14 December and the 16 December 2007.
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NewsCasualty too gory says Ofcom
BBC1’s Casualty has been censured by Ofcom for showing images of a bomb victim's stomach ripped open before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsWeekend's TV Critics
TV critics' verdict on programmes, including the C4 documentary Make Me a Muslim, broadcast between the 14 December and the 16 December 2007.
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NewsBUPA chief to join BBC board
The BBC has recruited BUPA chief executive Val Gooding as its sixth non-executive director, with effect from January 2008.
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NewsCall Girl sells herself to US
Tiger Aspect’s racy Secret Diary of a Call Girl is on its way to the US.
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NewsBBC2 to air Hatton repeat
BBC2 has cleared space in this Sunday’s schedule (16 December) to screen boxer Ricky Hatton’s failed attempt to become WBC welterweight world champion.
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NewsRadio spectrum up for sale
Ofcom is to auction off radio spectrum freed up through the digital television switchover in the first six months of 2009.
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NewsThe Street closes on 4.1m
The final part of Jimmy McGovern’s The Street ended on something of a quiet note with 4.1m viewers (19.1%) at 9pm, the lowest of its current run.
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NewsZeal hit high note with Singing Bee
US karaoke format Singing Bee is on its way to a further 10 European territories following a raft of deals secured by its UK distributor Zeal Entertainment.
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NewsRepeats up over festive period
The number of TV repeats aired over Christmas has risen by more than a quarter since 2006 to make up nearly half of all programming.
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NewsBrits shine in Globes nominations
Ricky Gervais is up against Steve Carrell, who plays the hapless boss in the US version of The Office, in this year’s Golden Globes.
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NewsBBC revamps web homepage
The BBC is overhauling the homepage of its website to allow users to customise the design and content of the site.
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NewsTV Critics 13 December '07
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including BBC1's The Street - broadcast on 12 December 2007