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NewsThompson: Manchester move will happen
BBC director general Mark Thompson has told Parliament the BBC will press ahead with plans to move to Manchester despite protests by staff who are refusing to quit London.
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NewsBBC governor: colleagues were 'naive' over Springer row
The BBC governor who rebelled against the screening of Jerry Springer - The Operahas said the corporation's managers were
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NewsMPs to probe analogue switch-off plans
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell is to face a cross-party Parliamentary probe into the government's plans to switch the country to digital television by 2012.
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NewsTarantino's CSI peaks with 3.9m
Five's postponed episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, directed by Quentin Tarantino, proved to be a big hit with the double helping peaking with 3.9 million (17.8%) at 10.15pm.
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NewsFX commissions 'adult' Jackass
Multichannel broadcaster FX has greenlit its first original production, ordering a grown-up version of MTV's Jackass.
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NewsMosey leads way to Manchester
The BBC is pushing ahead with plans to move its sport department to Manchester after appointing head of TV news Roger Mosey as its new director of sport.
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Ricochet snares C4 pair
Supernannyindie Ricochet has raided Channel 4, poaching two of its factual commissioners.
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Five to tell story of 7/7
Five has commissioned a fast-turnaround feature-length film on the recent terrorist attacks on London.
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NewsITV sheds 8% of afternoon audience
ITV1 is having further daytime troubles with new figures showing its afternoon schedule is down 8% year on year.
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Debonnaire exits Talkback
Sally Debonnaire, one of Talkback Thames's longest serving executives, has become the latest senior figure to quit.
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NewsParamount buys up Fox comedies
Paramount Comedy has bought first-run UK rights to Stacked, the 20th Century Fox comedy starring Baywatchbeauty Pamela Anderson.
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NewsITV banks on new drama and sport
An extra£20m worth of ITV drama and sport is to hit screens this autumn following the network's better-than-expected licence deal.
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NewsBSkyB to give parents power to block EPG
BSkyB is to give parents the ability to block out any channels from its EPG that they don't want their children to see.
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NewsGrade faces public grilling
It was a busy week for BBC chairman Michael Grade as he embarked on a gruelling series of public appearances to convince licence fee payers and industry detractors that his governance style was open and transparent.
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NewsFive eyes Flextech after UBM buyout
RTL has positioned Five as a likely bidder for Flextech after taking full control of the terrestrial broadcaster by buying United Business Media's (UBM) 35% stake for£247.6m.
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Calm after the storm
In the wake of the London bombings, editorial judgement calls are more finely balanced than ever, writes Nigel Pickard.
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Taking out the rubbish
The PVR revolution spearheaded by Sky+ will leave no room for poor-quality content, argues David Docherty - and it will consign traditional TV models to the scrapheap.
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TV that changed the world
Many television programmes may aspire to be of national importance, but how many have actually succeeded? James Curtis runs down the top 10 agenda-setting programmes
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The facts of life
ITV controller of factual Bridget Boseley has faced scrutiny over ITV flops such as Fat Familiesand The Real Good Life, but she remains upbeat that she can pull off new ideas in peaktime.