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NewsCanadian firm wins Solent FM licence
Ofcom has awarded the Solent region licence to Original 106 FM, a bid backed by Canadian media giant CanWest - the first licence ever awarded to a foreign media company.
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NewsEmmis waits for Solent licence announcement
US radio operator Emmis International will learn this afternoon whether its attempts to break into the UK radio market have been successful.
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NewsCeleb Shark Bait fails to lure the viewers
ITV1's long-awaited Celebrity Shark Baitfailed to deliver, attracting a disappointing 3.6 million (16.3%) at 9pm.
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NewsWB to screen Supernatural on web
The WB Network in the US is partnering with Yahoo! to show the first episode of its new series Supernaturalon the web before it appears on TV screens.
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NewsBeazley takes on Lush BBC entertainment role
The BBC's mainstream entertainment commissioner Jon Beazley is temporarily taking over as head of entertainment commissioning after Jane Lush left the corporation to set up her own indie.
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NewsBirt floats Ofcom-style BBC regulator
Lord Birt has suggested he wants to see the BBC overseen by an Ofcom-style body, in an interview in which he fleshed out his Edinburgh festival MacTaggart speech.
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NewsHe's Having a Baby interests just 1.8m
BBC1's He's Having a Babycontinued to have a troubled labour with the third part only attracting 1.8 million (11%) at 6.50pm as the channel fell to its lowest ever all-hours share for a Saturday.
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NewsSci-Fi inks Night Watch exclusive
Sci Fi has inked a exclusive deal with Twentieth Century Fox to show the first 15 minutes of Russian hit film, Night Watchbefore it premieres in UK cinemas in October.
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NewsEx-Emap chief bids for Ipswich FM
Former Emap Performance chief executive Tim Schoonmaker and Macquarie Bank have entered a second application for a UK local FM radio licence - this time for Ipswich.
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NewsLiberty enters Flextech fray
Liberty Global has submitted a bid for Flextech, Telewest's content arm, according to reports.
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NewsITV unveils new politics format
ITV's new Sunday morning political format, which will replace Jonathan Dimbleby from next year, is to be called Meet the Reporters- a discussion show in which well-known journalists and columnists grill senior politicians.
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NewsNew CEO for Screen South
Screen South, the UK Film Council-funded media development agency for the south east of England, has promoted Jo Nolan as its new chief executive.
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Interview: David Elstein - Mapping a digital path
David Elstein is set to take Hallmark on to a global stage. His vision of the digital future has been formed by a formidable body of experience and uncompromising views of past errors - and Freeview is one of them. James Curtis reports.
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NewsLush quits BBC to launch indie
The BBC is to lose its entertainment commissioning controller Jane Lush to a Television Corporation (TVC) financed start-up indie.
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NewsThe Year London Blew Up draws 1.8m
Channel 4's two-hour drama-documentary The Year London Blew Up: 1974 fared well, considering the subject matter, with a peak audience of 1.8 million (13%) at the end.
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NewsFive reports increased profits
RTL Group has reported a solid rise in earnings and profits for its UK broadcaster Five.
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NewsBrazil joins At The Races
TalkSport's breakfast presenter Alan Brazil has joined horseracing channel At The Races to present a new Monday night edition of the sports betting show Get On Tonight.
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NewsFirst deadline for Flextech bids
First round bids for Flextech are to be submitted by the end of today (2 Sept) - with leading British and American broadcasters all expected of put in offers of£700million and upwards.
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NewsBBC spends£11.8m on taxis
The BBC's spending on taxis increased to£11.8m last year - the equivalent of£32,000 a day.
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NewsDiscovery to launch UK HD channel
Discovery is gearing up for the launch of its high definition mixed genre channel in the UK.