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NewsPocoyo makes terrestrial move to Five
Five has acquired the terrestrial rights to hit CITV pre-school show Pocoyo. [ALL]
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NewsBBC supports democracy initiative
The BBC will play a key role in a new worldwide multimedia initiative designed to initiate discussion about democracy in modern society. [ALL]
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NewsTiscali secures Setanta deal
Tiscali TV will offer coverage of FA Premier League football on its UK broadband service after signing an agreement with Setanta. [ALL]
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NewsNigella cooks up a treat for BBC2
BBC2 cookery show Nigella Expressadded an extra 500,000 viewers week-on-week to average 3.2m (13.6%) last night, outperforming both its nearest rivals and BBC1 at the time. [ALL]
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NewsChef's traveller outburst prompts complaints
Ofcom has received 29 complaints from viewers offended by chef Marco Pierre White's use of the word 'pikey' in an episode of Hell's Kitchenlast week. [ALL]
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NewsC4 defends Dispatches from attack by Coe
Channel 4 is to press ahead with tonight's Dispatchesdocumentary into Sebastian Coe's role in London's Olympic bid despite legal pressure from the former Olympic champion. [ALL]
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NewsOfcom: Olympic logo could cause seizures
Ofcom has criticised BBC News for airing a 2012 London Olympics video logo that could have caused epileptic seizures. [ALL]
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NewsSir Trevor escapes racism censure
Sir Trevor McDonald has escaped censure from Ofcom for calling comedian Bernard Manning a 'fat, white b*stard'. [ALL]
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NewsThe Foundry launches Nuke 5
IBC: Soho based The Foundry has launched a new version of its compositing application Nuke. Read this and other IBC stories by clicking on the link. [ALL]
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NewsBBC1 benefits from football victory
BBC1's live coverage of England's crunch Euro 2008 qualifying game against Israel took the Saturday teatime spoils with 6.1m viewers (41%). [ALL]
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NewsLBC signs deal with Friction.tv
Talk radio station LBC 97.3 FM will air selected listener-generated content after signing a deal with online debate website Friction.tv. [ALL]
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NewsCramer backs African news channel
Former CNN boss Chris Cramer is taking a lead role in the launch of a new multimedia pan-African news channel. [ALL]
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NewsEmap banks could offer help to bidders
The financial banks used by Emap may offer to provide funds to potential bidders trying to raise money to buy the publishing group. [ALL]
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NewsMarco Pierre White vows to quit TV
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White says he will quit TV once the current series of Hell's Kitchenhas been completed. [ALL]
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News6.9m attend BBC1's Dinner Party
BBC1's one-off comedy drama The Dinner Partyserved up a ratings treat for the corporation last night as an impressive 6.9m viewers (29.4%) watched from 9pm. [ALL]
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NewsWall to Wall creates head of talent role
Wall to Wall has appointed its first head of talent, luring back Discovery Networks Europe producer Susie Worster. [ALL]
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NewsDisney to close abc1
Walt Disney Television is to axe US entertainment channel abc1, which has a valuable Freeview slot. [ALL]
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NewsC4 pays out£5m in bonuses
Channel 4's staff bonus package totalled£5.2m in 2006, with more than 40 staff receiving in excess of£20,000 each on top of their standard salary. [ALL]
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NewsBBC1 genealogy show triumphs with 6.5m
BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are?gained its highest audience ever with the start of the fourth series at 9pm last night on a sizeable 6.5m viewers (29.5%) watching newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky trace her family roots. [ALL]
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NewsFireman Sam to return in HD
Hit Entertainment is to make kids show Fireman Samin high definition CGI animation for the first time. [ALL]