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    Production - Midlands Focus - Arresting afternoons.

    2004-12-03T16:42:15Z

    The five romcoms in BBC1's The Afternoon Play series are a cut above the usual daytime fare.

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    Ratings - Strictly Come Dancing approaches 40% share.

    2004-12-03T16:42:23Z

    12.38 C4 24 22 The Simpsons Thu 18.00 2.78

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    Off the record - 30 second guide - Bush Tucker Trials.

    2004-12-03T16:42:34Z

    To paraphrase Oscar Wilde ...Excuse me, but I think you might have got the wrong column.Please,

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    OFF THE RECORD - FROM REALITY TO FILM.

    2004-12-03T16:42:38Z

    Following OTR's report that 'Nasty' Nick Bateman is trying to become a film-maker, it now seems

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    OFF THE RECORD - FAST-FORWARD ON TOTP.

    2004-12-03T16:42:39Z

    Quick decision of the week award goes to the BBC for its plan to move Top

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    OFF THE RECORD - PARDON MY FRENCH.

    2004-12-03T16:42:40Z

    Speaking of wild and crazy guys, C4 chairman Luke Johnson had the Voice of the Viewer

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    Gaydar beefs up with£1.5m investment

    2004-12-06T10:16:57Z

    Gay digital radio station Gaydar Radio is to launch a£1.5m investment and development programme that will see the opening of new broadcast studios, extra live programming and the creation of its own sales division.

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    Woodward poised for C4 exit

    2004-12-06T10:25:01Z

    Channel 4's commercial director Rob Woodward is set to leave the broadcaster, casting doubt over the future of its commercial division 4 Ventures.

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    SMG spends£1.3m on SPL coverage

    2004-12-06T10:29:43Z

    SMG has pumped£1.3m into its production resources arm in a bid to make its coverage of the Scottish Premier League as good as Sky's coverage of the Premiership.

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    50 more jobs to go in ITV regions

    2004-12-06T10:35:25Z

    More than 50 jobs are facing the axe in Manchester and Leeds, as a result of the new digital news technology being introduced across ITV.

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    CBeebies editor quits

    2004-12-06T10:43:30Z

    The editor of the BBC's digital pre-school channel CBeebies is to leave the corporation to set up his own indie, but has denied his departure is connected to the impending move of the department to Manchester.

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    Top Gear finds 4.8m

    2004-12-06T12:50:42Z

    BBC2 raced ahead of its elder sibling last night as motoring show Top Gear in the ratings took 4.8 million (18%) at 8pm. BBC1 fell to its lowest Sunday night performance since May.

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    Broadcast Awards shortlist published

    2004-12-06T13:00:32Z

    Green Wing , Shameless , Strictly Come Dancing and hard-hitting BBC3 drama Bodies , are among the programmes doing battle for the title of Best New Show at the ...

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    Absolute joins Manchester FM bids

    2004-12-07T09:50:19Z

    Absolute Radio has revealed it will bid for a lucrative new FM licence in Manchester with a music station aimed at the over 40s market.

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    Jowell dismisses MPs ITV rebellion

    2004-12-07T10:08:51Z

    ITV looks set to be given the green light to scrap its non-news regional programmes after media secretary Tessa Jowell agreed that the broadcaster was losing money on such programmes.

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    Mowlam heads Emap Belfast FM bid

    2004-12-07T10:28:01Z

    Mo Mowlam, the former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is to lead Emap's bid to roll out its a Kerrang! rock music brand in Belfast.

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    GSB sheds 23 jobs

    2004-12-07T10:38:24Z

    Twenty-three people have been made redundant at Granada Sky Broadcasting, in the first batch of departures since ITV bought BSkyB's stake in the channel operator.

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    Endemol fined£15,000 for asbestos exposure

    2004-12-07T10:41:04Z

    Big Brother creator Endemol has had to pay out almost£15,000 for failing to protect employees from asbestos on the set of BBC talent show Fame Academy.

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    BBC staff braced for job cuts

    2004-12-07T10:43:50Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has unveiled sweeping changes to the corporation that will see up to 6,000 jobs cut and the children's department, sport and Radio 5 Live moved to Manchester.

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    I'm a Celebrity final gets 10.9m

    2004-12-07T11:45:54Z

    The final of ITV1's reality show I'm a Celebrity? Get Me Out of Here! averaged 10.9 million, a fall of 3.2 million from the last series.