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NewsDrama heads BBC1 winter
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has picked two dramas from his old employer Talkback to spearhead the channel's winter and spring programme push.
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NewsViewers tune to Sky Newsfor Best's funeral
3pm: The current battle for supremacy between the 24-hour news channels has heated up further with Sky News claiming victory in the ratings for its coverage of George Best's funeral.
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NewsAll systems go for Space Cadets
Hours before Channel 4's Space Cadets premieres, contestants are yet to work out they are part of one of the largest television spoofs in history.
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NewsBBC Scotland orders Hogmanay laughs
BBC1 Scotland has commissioned specials of comedy series Chewin' the Fat and Only an Excuse? as part of its New Years Eve line-up.
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NewsEdmonds quiz wins a further 230 episodes
Channel 4 has commissioned a further 230 episodes of afternoon ratings hit Deal or No Deal as speculation grows that the game show will be given a run in primetime.
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NewsITV unions threaten industrial action
ITV unions look set to move towards industrial action after the latest pay offer from the broadcaster fell short of demands from Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Amicus.
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NewsDanes pick up second run of Paradise Hotel
Mentorn format Paradise Hotel has won a second series from TV3 in Denmark after the broadcaster gained a share of around 35% during its first series.
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NewsHolby City trumps ITV1's football
ITV1's coverage of Chelsea's Champions League match against Liverpool proved to be an attractive draw for viewers with 6.2 million (26.8%) but was no match against BBC1's Holby City.
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NewsKeating plays safe with BBC2 line-up
BBC2 controller Roly Keating is staking his winter and spring line-up on a mixture of bankable favourites and new drama.
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NewsGarvie lands BBC Worldwide job
BBC Worldwide has signalled an aggressive drive into global format sales, appointing head of entertainment Wayne Garvie to spearhead its efforts in the international market.
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NewsAlba raises£250,000
Saddam & The Third Reich indie Alba Communications has raised£250,000 from City investors, which it will plough into developing factual programming as well as an expansion into the DVD market.
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NewsBBC looks into cost-cutting news revamp
4.15pm: The BBC is to re-launch Newsnight, Breakfast and its flagship BBC1 bulletins as part of the corporations drive to slash its news budget by millions of pounds a year.
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Five ends Brainteasers deal with Yoomedia
Five has axed its joint venture with interactive media group Yoomedia after just four months.
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NewsRantzen criticises women in TV
Esther Rantzen has criticised women in the TV industry, saying she thinks they have more to contribute and that 'women don't necessarily make good bosses.'
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NewsBBC1 to make Nationwide-style magazine show
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham is developing a Nationwide-style current affairs show for the channel's early evening schedule.
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Participant sues RDF over 'gay' Wife Swap
A participant on Wife Swap USA is trying to sue RDF for over $10m after his wife was swapped with a gay man.
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NTL lines up Flextech deal
NTL has told broadcasters keen to partner in UKTV, its joint-venture with BBC Worldwide, that they must also be willing to take a stake in Flextech.
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World Service looks at local newsdesks
The BBC may end up franchising out its World Service newsdesks to local operators in three eastern European countries.
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BBC and Cowell in format row
The BBC is heading for a format battle with The X Factor creator Simon Cowell over its new pro-celebrity singing show.
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Five paid£20m for Top Up stake
Five paid£20m for its 20% stake in Top Up TV - valuing the pay-TV platform at£100m, it has emerged.