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NewsCommunity Channel lines up Lenny Henry
The Community Channel has commissioned another series of interviews hosted by Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow and has lined up comedian Lenny Henry to take part.
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NewsBT look to end cross-promtion of Sky
BT is set to dump its promotion of BSkyB following the broadcaster's£211m aquistion of BT rival Easynet.
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NewsComment: Money go round
It might have been a good market for Ricky Gervais, Jamie Oliver and Stelios Haji-Ioannou, but the big buzz at last week's Mipcom was all about the money men rather than the talent, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsBBC join with DJs Coldcut to launch contest
8am: A website offering clips from the BBC archive has attracted a quarter of a million visitors since launching last month, and now hip-hop duo DJs Coldcut have created a music video from the footage.
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NewsKate Winslet to judge TCM Classic Shorts
8am: Kate Winslet and Dame Helen Mirren are returning to judge the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Classic Shorts competition, as part of a 16-strong panel.
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NewsTames to join Nova International
8am: Roger Tames, ITV Tyne Tees' head of sport, is to leave the broadcaster to join Brendan Foster's production company Nova International.
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NewsLiving TV buys Boston Legal 2
8am: Living TV has picked up exclusive rights to the second series of David E Kelley's Boston Legal, in which actor Michael J Fox guest stars.
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NewsPremier League respond to EC over football rights
The Premier League said yesterday [24 October] it has responded to European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes' letter asking for further clarity concerning the forthcoming auction of rights.
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NewsHallmark goes late night with The Shield
Hallmark has signalled a change in direction for its late night programming block by purchasing hard hitting cop series The Shield.
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NewsSmith & Jones reunite for BBC1
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones are reforming their comedy double act for a new BBC1 series.
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NewsBBC outlines public value tests
The BBC's governors have unveiled plans for licences to control each of the corporation's services, and proposals for a market impact test for all new services launched.
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NewsBSkyB shareholders remain uneasyat News Corp buyback
10.30am: BSkyB faces a tense annual general meeting next week as the broadcaster failed to convince some of its biggest UK shareholders over plans for News Corporation to increase its holding in the satellite company.
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NewsHustle heads to US network AMC
Hustle has become the latest British series to secure a US home after BBC Worldwide sold the Kudos drama to cable network AMC.
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NewsMore than 13m greet the return of the Mitchells
The return of the Mitchell brothers to EastEnders gave a much needed boost to the BBC1 soap with an average audience of 13.1 million (52.7%) at 8pm.
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NewsSky delays ITV4 launch
ITV4 will not be available to Sky viewers until 7 November, a week after its official launch date on Freeview and NTL.
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NewsImmedia boosted by instore radio contract
4.30pm: Immedia Broadcasting, the instore radio company set up by former Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brooks, has been given a new lease of life following a deal with Northcliffe Retail.
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NewsSky News relaunch sees modest rise in ratings
The relaunch of Sky News brought modest gains but the 24-hour news channel was still outperformed by arch rival BBC News 24.
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NewsNY office for Done and Dusted
8am: Indie Done And Dusted has set up a New York office after winning the contract to film the Victoria's Secret fashion show in the city.
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NewsC4 hunts for football talent
8am: Channel 4 will be one of 12 international broadcasters to screen reality show The Pepsi Max World Challenge in the run up to next year's football world cup.
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NewsBBC: Persian channel could follow Arabic TV service
BBC World Service director Nigel Chapman has suggested that he may launch more foreign language TV channels and has targeted a Persian offering as the most likely contender.