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    Endemol aims for floatation

    2005-03-01T11:01:16Z

    Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica is looking to float a stake in Big Brothercreator Endemol on the stock market before the end of this year.

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    Reality TV stocks up

    2005-03-01T10:30:24Z

    Reality TV, the channel run by Zone Vision Networks, has signed up five new series' including Flame TV's Cage Combat.

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    C4 rapped for sex animation

    2005-03-01T10:21:05Z

    Channel 4 has breached the programme code for airing with an animated film with sexual content before the watershed.

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    Pepsi exec takes BBC marketing job

    2005-03-01T10:08:20Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has appointed a top Pepsi executive as the corporation's new marketing boss.

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    Five makeover duo to front The Farm

    2005-03-01T10:02:05Z

    Five's reality series The Farmis to return for a second run in April hosted by property presenters Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan.

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    BBC politics show to canvass nudists

    2005-03-01T09:56:35Z

    Nudists, monks and Trekkies are to be asked for their views on British politics by the BBC in a bid to broaden its General Election coverage.

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    BBC bill to be published tomorrow

    2005-03-01T09:51:53Z

    The long-awaited green paper setting out the future of the BBC will be published tomorrow.

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    Off the record - Worth a punt?

    2005-02-28T16:49:25Z

    Insider information or a cheeky bet on their own behalf? Ladbrokes this week shortened the odds

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    Production - Blowing up The Bill

    2005-02-28T16:49:25Z

    Sun Hill needed a revamp and some of the cops had to go - time for a large explosion, says Matthew Bell.

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    Peer poll: Kevin lygo for BBC1?

    2005-02-28T16:49:24Z

    Should Kevin Lygo be the next controller of BBC1?

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    Commissions - UKTV Style to find out what women want

    2005-02-28T16:49:21Z

    Brian Waddell Productions has been greenlit by UKTV Style to make What Women Really Want, a series exploring the Bridget Jones generation, writes Susan Thompson.

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    Bennett: BBC won't bow to pressure groups

    2005-02-28T13:12:02Z

    BBC director of television Jana Bennett is to call on broadcasters not to bow to pressure to ban controversial programmes like BBC2's recent Jerry Springer - The Opera.

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    Nathan Barley appeals to just 700,000

    2005-02-28T12:39:09Z

    Channel 4 struggled last Friday (25 February) as the broadcaster fell to its second worst peaktime performance on a Friday since 1992 as its comedy Nathan Barleyattracted just 700,000 (3%) at 10pm.

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    6.8m help BBC1's Comic Aid

    2005-02-28T12:37:37Z

    BBC1's Comic Reliefprogramming appealed to the viewers on Saturday night, with its Comic Aidfrom 9.15pm peaking at 6.8 million (30%) at the end.

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    Kids channels hit back over child obesity

    2005-02-28T12:22:40Z

    Turner Broadcasting's UK chief Richard Kilgarriff has challenged the government to put its money where its mouth is on childhood obesity - and invest in health education campaigns on children's television.

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    Baker plots 'edgy' Sky One

    2005-02-28T10:44:48Z

    Sky One controller James Baker is looking to transform BSkyB's flagship channel into a US-style cable network offering with 'attitude and edge'.

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    GSB programme chief joins Celador

    2005-02-28T10:39:58Z

    Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) director of programming Gary Shoefield has joined Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?owner Celador.

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    Digi radio sales overtake traditional sets

    2005-02-28T10:33:55Z

    Sales of digital radio have overtaken those of traditional sets for the first time, according to new figures.

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    Lygo: I don't want BBC1 job

    2005-02-28T10:23:12Z

    C4 director of television Kevin Lygo has ruled himself out of the race for the BBC1 controller job, saying that he is 'enthralled and invigorated' by his current job.

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    ITV to slash kids and religion hours

    2005-02-28T10:00:20Z

    ITV has been given the green light by Ofcom to slash its kids and religious output.