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Five ends Brainteasers deal with Yoomedia
Five has axed its joint venture with interactive media group Yoomedia after just four months.
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NewsBBC looks into cost-cutting news revamp
4.15pm: The BBC is to re-launch Newsnight, Breakfast and its flagship BBC1 bulletins as part of the corporations drive to slash its news budget by millions of pounds a year.
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NewsAlba raises£250,000
Saddam & The Third Reich indie Alba Communications has raised£250,000 from City investors, which it will plough into developing factual programming as well as an expansion into the DVD market.
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NewsGarvie lands BBC Worldwide job
BBC Worldwide has signalled an aggressive drive into global format sales, appointing head of entertainment Wayne Garvie to spearhead its efforts in the international market.
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NewsKeating plays safe with BBC2 line-up
BBC2 controller Roly Keating is staking his winter and spring line-up on a mixture of bankable favourites and new drama.
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NewsHolby City trumps ITV1's football
ITV1's coverage of Chelsea's Champions League match against Liverpool proved to be an attractive draw for viewers with 6.2 million (26.8%) but was no match against BBC1's Holby City.
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NewsDanes pick up second run of Paradise Hotel
Mentorn format Paradise Hotel has won a second series from TV3 in Denmark after the broadcaster gained a share of around 35% during its first series.
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NewsITV unions threaten industrial action
ITV unions look set to move towards industrial action after the latest pay offer from the broadcaster fell short of demands from Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Amicus.
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NewsEdmonds quiz wins a further 230 episodes
Channel 4 has commissioned a further 230 episodes of afternoon ratings hit Deal or No Deal as speculation grows that the game show will be given a run in primetime.
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NewsBBC Scotland orders Hogmanay laughs
BBC1 Scotland has commissioned specials of comedy series Chewin' the Fat and Only an Excuse? as part of its New Years Eve line-up.
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NewsAll systems go for Space Cadets
Hours before Channel 4's Space Cadets premieres, contestants are yet to work out they are part of one of the largest television spoofs in history.
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NewsViewers tune to Sky Newsfor Best's funeral
3pm: The current battle for supremacy between the 24-hour news channels has heated up further with Sky News claiming victory in the ratings for its coverage of George Best's funeral.
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NewsDrama heads BBC1 winter
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has picked two dramas from his old employer Talkback to spearhead the channel's winter and spring programme push.
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NewsITV News Channel's future undecided
ITV has delayed making a decision over the potential closure of ITV News Channel, after board members failed to reach a verdict in a meeting yesterday.
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NewsFilmFour set for Freeview launch
Channel 4 is to use its new Freeview slot to launch FilmFour on the platform.
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NewsOfcom clears Most Haunted
Ofcom has cleared Living TV over complaints that TV shows Most Haunted and Most Haunted Live had 'fraudulently' contrived paranormal events on the show.
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NewsI'm a Celebrity final triumphs with 11.8m
ITV1's ratings blockbuster I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! ended on a high as 11.8 million (48%) saw Carol Thatcher crowned as queen of the jungle.
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NewsITV confirms purchase of Friends Reunited
ITV has acquired community web site Friends Reunited for an initial payment of£120 million.
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NewsFun Radio signs Dickens descendant
10am: GCap and Hit Entertainment's digital kids radio station Fun has persuaded Charles Dickens' great-great grandson to narrate A Christmas Carol for its festive line-up.
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NewsSnow draws on Iraqi bloggers to inform news
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has revealed how his team uses local Iraqi bloggers and camera people to help cover the ongoing situation in the war-torn country.