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RatingsThe Mighty Boosh draws just 800,000
BBC2's airing of The Mighty Boosh , a show that previously aired on BBC3, wilted on its first terrestrial outing with just 800,000 (3.9%) at 7pm.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC governors
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will moving the BBC governors to Marylebone establish their independence from management?
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NewsSky adds 62,000 subs
BSkyB today confirmed that set-top box sales has slowed down - but announced better than expected figures with 62,000 people signing up over the last quarter.
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NewsPeaches Geldof fronts Sky One show
Bob Geldof's 15-year-old daughter Peaches is to follow in the footsteps of her late mother Paula Yates by taking to the small screen to front a new documentary for Sky One.
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NewsRebecca Loos joins Sky's Dream Team
Rebecca Loos has landed her first acting role after securing a part in Sky One's football drama Dream Team.
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RatingsBlackpool attracts 5.1m
BBC1's new drama Blackpool could only manage a modest start with an average audience of 5.1 million (22.4%).
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NewsITV launches DVD rental service
ITV is moving into the online DVD rental market after tying up a deal with video hire firm Video Island.
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Injured Hell's Kitchen man gets $125,000.
Granada has paid out around $125,000 (£67,000) to the contestant on the US version of Hell's Kitchen who was injured after a scuffle with hot-tempered chef Gordon Ramsay, writes Paul Revoir.
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Ross returns to top C4 drama role.
Channel 4 head of film Tessa Ross is poised to take back her old drama brief,
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BBC bids to lure London indies up north.
Manchester indies have criticised a BBC plan to encourage London-based indies to set up in the
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Comment - Channel 4's PR problem.
Big Brother is the main reason C4 faces an uphill struggle to convince policy-makers it can do the PSB thing, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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Channels commit to docs.
Five, BBC3 and ITV1 are to launch new documentary strands in a bid to boost their
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Duncan reviews C4 International.
Channel 4 could pull out of the international rights distribution business following a review of the company's commercial activities, writes Maria Esposito.
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Government weighs up 'digital licence fee'.
The Government is considering handing the BBC a separate 'digital licence' to pay towards the cost of switching off analogue signals, writes Colin Robertson.
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Five gives celebrities a baby in reality show.
Five is to give celebrities the chance to show off their maternal skills in a new reality show that will see model Caprice attempt to care for a£40,000 baby doll, writes Michael Rosser.
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Objective opens in north.
Objective Productions, the company behind Derren Brown's Mind Control, has become the latest indie to set up a base in Manchester, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV Tyne Tees to axe more jobs.
Up to 30 jobs are set to go at ITV Tyne Tees as the company moves
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MTV US takes Tiger Friend.
A version of Tiger Aspect's comedy format My New Best Friend has been greenlit for a series by MTV in the US, writes Maria Esposito.
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LEOPARD FILMS STARTS UP DRAMA ARM.
Indie Leopard Films is setting up a drama division, Leopardrama, to focus on developing new returning
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CPS GRANTS ACCESS TO CRIME VIDEOS.
Broadcasters look set to push for further concessions from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after it