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    Sky in radio consortium talks with C4

    2006-06-22T08:30:00Z

    Sky is in talks with C4 about joining the broadcaster's consortium bid for the national commercial digital radio multiplex, which is expected to be advertised by Ofcom later this year. Sky is also believed to be in talks with parties planning a rival bid to C4. This week C4 announced ...

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    ITV Wales pumps£2.6m into refurb

    2006-06-22T08:30:00Z

    ITV Wales is to plough£2.6m into the infrastructure of its studios and office complex at Culverhouse Cross.

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    BBC2 plans odd couple road trip

    2006-06-22T08:30:00Z

    BBC2 is sending Top Gearpresenter and unrepentant beer drinker James May on a six-week classic car road trip across France with wine expert Oz Clarke.

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    Return of the Cybermen - 1960s style

    2006-06-22T08:30:00Z

    Cosgrove Hall Films is recreating missing episodes of Doctor Whofrom the 1960s using black and white animation based on the original actors and set designs. BBC interactive drama and entertainment has worked with the Manchester-based animation specialists to recreate two episodes from the previously incomplete ...

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    BBC1 plans fresh natural history blockbuster

    2006-06-22T08:30:00Z

    BBC1 is to capitalise on the success of Coastwith a big-budget series chronicling the British summer through a mix of natural history and human stories.

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    Smith takes up the reins at Panorama

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    Panorama 's new editor Sandy Smith this week told Broadcastthat the flagship current affairs programme would not be moving from its Sunday night berth - but backed calls for a new burst of energy at the programme.

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    Golden Square move

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    Soho facility Golden Square is expanding and relocating its 3D and design department with the whole 10-strong team moving to 4 Golden Square. The new building will also house the recently launched Disqo, a Golden Square company set up to offer creative and production expertise in the digital arena. Disqo ...

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    Sky One wins exclusivity with new FBI drama

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    Sky One has picked up exclusive UK rights to 20th Century Fox Television Distribution's drama series Standoff.

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    Deal or No Deal gets the peak slot go-ahead

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 chiefs have given Noel Edmonds' week-long return to primetime the thumbs up and are now looking for more opportunities for Deal or No Dealin peak slots.

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    Profile - Tony Marchant: Sparring with controversy

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    Profile of writer Tony Marchant

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    Comment - Nationwide reborn?

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    John Mair on the glory days of Nationwide

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    Comment - World Cup mugs news

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    C4's Stuart Cosgrove bemoans the news stations' pandering to the World Cup

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    Macqueen drafts in Brat Camp producer

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4's new head of documentaries, Angus Macqueen, has appointed the series producer of Brat Campto find a replacement for Wife Swapand committed to a strand for new directors.

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    World Cup deals blow to multichannel

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    TV's World Cup winners and losers were clearly emerging this week with ITV1 and BBC1 pulling in massive audiences - leaving Five and the multichannel market as the biggest losers.

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    Five biggest loser as World Cup takes hold

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    BBC2 and Five have largely struggled to make an impact with their new series as the TV schedules have been dominated by the World Cup.

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    BBC: Salford must tie up bid in 'weeks'

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    The team behind the bid to make Salford the BBC's base in the region has been given a matter of weeks to tie up the loose ends surrounding the deal.

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    Ross in BBC talks

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    TV presenter Jonathan Ross is in discussions with the BBC about making his Friday night talkshow through his own production company, Hot Sauce.

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    BBC lines up Chiles to front new show

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    Match of the Day 2presenter Adrian Chiles has been signed up as the anchor for BBC1's new nightly magazine show pilot.

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    Yorke heads BBC in-house drama

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    John Yorke is to become controller of the BBC's in-house drama production department, as part of a reshuffle of the corporation's key drama personnel.

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    Battle of the boxes

    2006-06-22T08:00:00Z

    What are the best set-top boxes available on the market?