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    Peter Gabriel buys a 50% stake in Solid State Logic

    2005-06-23T08:30:00Z

    Audio console manufacturer Solid State Logic (SSL) has been bought by musician Peter Gabriel and American businessman David Engelke for an undisclosed sum.

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    FX gives second airing to C4 drama

    2005-06-23T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4's Bafta-winning dramas North Squareand Buried- both controversially ditched after only one series - have found a new multichannel home on FX.

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    BBC3 tearaways show gets second run

    2005-06-23T08:30:00Z

    Family advice series The House of Tiny Tearawayshas been greenlit for a second run on BBC3. The programme, in which clinical psychologist Dr Tanya Byron attempts to improve the behaviour of disruptive kids at a special 'toddler sanctuary', will return in the autumn for a six-episode ...

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    BBC3 shoots live nude art in Newcastle

    2005-06-23T08:30:00Z

    BBC3 is to film several hundred naked people as they take part in a live art event at the Newcastle Gateshead cultural centre. The event is the work of Spencer Tunick, the New York artist whose gatherings of naked people have appeared everywhere, from London to Chile (pictured). The live ...

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    R1 conquers US

    2005-06-23T08:30:00Z

    BBC Radio 1 is to be broadcast across the US, in an unprecedented deal for the corporation. Satellite radio company Sirius will begin broadcasting the station this summer - the first time the BBC has sold a station in its entirety. Sirius - the subscription-only service which recently signed shock-jock ...

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    Power to the nations?

    2005-06-23T08:00:00Z

    Ofcom's plans for Irish, Gaelic and Welsh language channels sound well intentioned, but with viewers turning off S4C and doubts about funding and broadcasters' commitment, how feasible are they? By Steve Clarke.

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    A lack of trust

    2005-06-23T08:00:00Z

    It may offer little that is truly radical, but the green paper is a firm foundation on which to build reform of the BBC.

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    Love Island: The Truth

    2005-06-23T08:00:00Z

    Celebrity Love Islandmay have attracted a storm of flak but, says Jim Allen, the truth is it was a hit with viewers and fulfilled its brief of mounting a challenge to Big Brother.

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    Hearing the iPod hype

    2005-06-23T08:00:00Z

    Downloading radio shows is not the exciting technological breakthrough the media is making it out to be, says Graham Bryce.

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    Guarding the portals of Sky

    2005-06-23T08:00:00Z

    If you want to get your channel on Sky's platform you'll have to impress its gatekeeper, Nicola Bamford. And that isn't easy.

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    Turning on to branded channels

    2005-06-23T08:00:00Z

    Branded TV has its critics but with the right blend of business know-how and production techniques, it can be made to pay dividends.

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    The BBC's body politic

    2005-06-23T08:00:00Z

    The post of BBC political editor is sufficiently important to warrant bringing in someone from outside the corporation.

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    Age of Discovery (Interview with Robin Paxton)

    2005-06-23T08:00:00Z

    Discovery Networks Europe managing director Robin Paxton has transformed the channel with sparkling new premises in London, a restructure of the brands and a major shift in office culture.

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    CNN faces up to the next 25 years

    2005-06-23T08:00:00Z

    With the world's first 24-hour television news channel reaching its 25th anniversary, Colin Robertson headed to Atlanta to see what lies ahead for CNN in an increasingly tough market for news providers.

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    Bectu targets The Bill over long hours

    2005-06-23T07:50:27Z

    Broadcast union Bectu is trying to sign up more than 400 staff working on ITV's The Billto a collective bargaining agreement to tackle claims of poor working conditions on the show.

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    TV Corp shareholders hit out over Salmon hiring

    2005-06-23T07:50:18Z

    A row has erupted between major shareholders and the management of The Television Corporation over the appointment of former BBC director of sport Peter Salmon as its new chief executive.

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    ITV4 to get£15m for first year's output

    2005-06-23T07:50:16Z

    ITV4 has been given a minimum budget of£15m and will launch this autumn, ITV Broadcasting chief executive Mick Desmond said this week.

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    Shake-up after BBC employs murderer

    2005-06-23T07:50:14Z

    Participants in BBC programmes could be asked to disclose their criminal records and other personal details in the wake of a freelance BBC researcher's conviction for murder.

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    Taylor responds to Curtis Al-Qaeda doc

    2005-06-23T07:50:12Z

    Veteran terrorism reporter Peter Taylor is to make a BBC2 series on Al-Qaeda, to counter producer Adam Curtis's documentary The Power of Nightmares.

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    ITV1 show moves to Five

    2005-06-23T07:50:10Z

    Producers on ITV1 show I Want That Househave been given their biggest home removal challenge yet with the show being lined up for a move to Five.