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ITV2 to air Branson reality show
ITV2 is set to secure the exclusive rights to Richard Branson's US reality show after outbidding rivals Living TV and F/X.
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£5,000 buys personal ad on TV
Viewers looking for that special someone and who have£5,000 to spare are to be given the opportunity to star in a 15-minute profile of themselves on a new 24-hour dating channel.
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Bickley quits C4 for Betty
Sam Bickley, the Channel 4 commissioning editor behind Faking It, has quit the broadcaster after four years to join the indie sector.
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BBC/Five tie up for tsunami gig
The BBC and Five have struck an unprecedented deal to share live coverage of this weekend's fundraising concert for victims of the Asian tsunami.
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ITV lines up all-night news
ITV viewers in London are to be given the chance to watch its flagship regional news programme, London Tonight, round the clock on a new on-demand channel.
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NewsReport backs creation of 'Ourbeeb'
Key ownership functions of the BBC's board of governors should be handed to a new body representing the interests of licence fee payers, according to a new report.
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NewsAuschwitz doc pulls 4.1m
BBC2's harrowing documentary Auschwitz - the Nazis and the 'Final Solution'was once again a compelling attraction for viewers with a peak of 4.1 million (17%), surpassing Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsSky to launch credit card
Sky subscribers will be able to shop, bet and earn loyalty points through a new credit card currently being designed for use on their digital set top boxes.
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NewsFive cools Milkshake speculation
Nick Wilson, Five's controller of children's programming, has played down speculation that the broadcaster is planning to launch a children's digital channel based on its Milkshake strand.
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NewsC4 backs Lovely Bones adaptation
Channel 4 is to partner with The Lord of The Ringsdirector Peter Jackson to adapt Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bonesinto a feature film.
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News4.6m see McCririck given boot
The eviction of racing pundit John McCririck, the celebrity viewers loved to hate, from Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brotherhouse last night peaked at the end with 4.6 million (19%).
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NewsITV axes Scream from Saturday
ITV1's Saturday night adventure series Scream! If You Want To Get Offis to be pulled from the schedules after just three episodes following poor ratings.
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NewsMorris backs BBC's Springer show
Arts minister Estelle Morris has backed the BBC's right to screen the controversial Jerry Springer - The Opera, despite the corporation receiving a record 50,000 complaints.
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NewsRadio Aid raises£3m
Over£3m was raised for victims of the Asian tsunami in yesterday's 12-hour radio marathon that featured Tony Blair, Chris Evans and Ricky Gervais.
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NewsCable companies start TV-on-demand
Telewest Broadband and NTL have both launched the first phase of their TV-on-demand services, which both cable companies plan to roll out to digital TV customers region by region this year.
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NewsBBC film gets Bafta nomination
Movies backed by the BBC and Channel 4 are in the running to pick up gongs at the Orange British Academy Film Awards next month.
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NewsJowell refuses to air view on PSP
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell has refused once again to give her view on Ofcom's controversial proposal to create a public service publisher (PSP).
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NewsGovt denies BBC governors veto
The government has refused to empower the BBC governors to preview programmes and change them if they think they will cause offence in the wake of the Jerry Springer - The Operacontroversy.
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Not just for Christmas
Huge public concern about the Asian tsunami prompted broadcasters to cover the disaster in depth, but how long will the broadcasters stick with the story once the shock and horror fade/
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NewsBBC2 beats Bex
The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyonwas an instant hit for BBC2 on Friday (14 January) with a peak audience of 4.4 million (19%) at 9.25pm, eclipsing BBC1's sitcom According to Bex.