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New faces at Off the Fence
Factual distributor Off the Fence has made two key appointments as the company gears up for Mipcom in October.
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NewsYo-Yo ratings diet for Celebrity Masterchef
BBC1's food show Celebrity Masterchef continued to bounce around in the ratings last night with the first semi-final pushing the show back over the 4 million mark.
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NewsThe Hits to relaunch as 4Music
Channel 4 and Bauer Media are to rebrand music channel The Hits as 4Music.
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NewsTV critics 18 July ‘08
“Casualty with cocktails.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBurnham: Trust chair could be vetted
Lord Currie's replacement as chairman of Ofcom will face vetting by MPs - and media secretary Andy Burnham has told MPs the next chairman of the BBC Trust could face the same.
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NewsPoor diagnosis for Harley Street
ITV1's new high profile drama series Harley Street had an inauspicious start last night at 9pm with 3.9m viewers (17.5%).
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NewsHuggers confirmed as BBC technology boss
Former Microsoft executive Erik Huggers has been confirmed as the new BBC director of future media and technology, with effect from 1 August.
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NewsBig Brother ratings down 10%
Channel 4's most popular show Big Brother has averaged a total audience of 3.3m (16.3%) so far, a fall of 10% year-on-year.
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NewsC4's MobileAct to relaunch
Channel 4's music showcase MobileAct Unsigned is to return with a new name and will feature singer-songwriters.
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NewsBBC HD chief replaced
BBC head of HD Seetha Kumar has been replaced by Danielle Nagler, previously head of the director general's office.
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NewsBBC comedy boss says slapstick is back
Silly, slapstick comedy is set to make a comeback, the BBC's creative head of talent and head of comedy north Kenton Allen has claimed.
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NewsWalters to star in BBC euthanasia drama
Julie Walters is to star in a new BBC1 drama based on the true story of a doctor and her husband who are both diagnosed with incurable neurological illnesses.
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NewsBritish talent nominated for Emmy's
BBC drama Cranford and British formats including Idols and Dancing With the Stars have been nominated for Emmy awards in the US.
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NewsTV critics 21 July ‘08
“A really rather good account.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsiPlayer draws 10m on Virgin
The BBC iPlayer service on Virgin Media recorded over 10m viewings during its first full month on the platform, the cable giant has announced.
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NewsHadrian rules over 2.2m
BBC2's new historical documentary Hadrian was in a commanding position on Saturday with 2.2m viewers (11.1%) in an 8pm slot.
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NewsCorrie Thai bride stars in new online soap
A new online soap based in Manchester starring a former Coronation Street actress has been unveiled by Silk Press Productions.
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NewsShake-up at GaydarRadio
Ex-Big Brother contestants Richard Newman and Lea Walker are to leave popular niche digital broadcaster GaydarRadio as part of a new-look line-up.
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NewsMTV launches new virtual world
MTV has unveiled a new virtual world in a major new push into the Web 2.0 arena.
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NewsUBC revenues up 17%
UBC Media saw revenues rise 17.3% to£15.5m for the year end 31 March, slightly up on the£13.25 million it recorded in 2007.