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NewsPub landlord opens doors at Virgin Radio
Comedian Al Murray is to step up to the mike to host Virgin Radio's Sunday 4pm to 7pm slot from Sunday (8 January) in his pub landlord guise. Filling in for regular presenter Tim Lovejoy for a month, Murray will continue with Lovejoy's celebrity interviews, but will add a pub ...
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Freudenstein leaves BSkyB for native Oz
BSkyB chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein is to leave the company. Freudenstein, who has been with Sky since 1999 and last year spearheaded the launch of the broadcaster's 19 mobile channels, has decided to return to his native Australia but has not announced his next move. A Sky spokesman said ...
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NewsRome comes to an end with 3m
A feature-length edition of BBC2's Rome, which marked the end of the series, gave the channel a boost last night with 3 million (13%) watching at 9pm.
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NewsSportech terminates ITV betting contract
ITV's partner in interactive betting services, Sportech has terminated its contract with the broadcaster, predicting operating losses of up to£4m in 2005.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC bonuses
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is it right for BBC staff to be paid£15.5m in bonuses?
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NewsTinopolis takes Wedi 7 into HD
8am:Llanelli-based indie Tinopolis is to start making its long running weeknight magazine programme for S4C, Wedi 7, in high definition (HD).
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NewsITV to unveil rebrand
ITV will next week unveil a radical overhaul of its on-screen branding in a bid to give each of its four channels a similar look.
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NewsUSP bags Five Live F1 contract
Radio indie USP has won the BBC Radio Five Live contract to cover the 2006 Formula 1 season - the first time the corporation has awarded coverage of a mainstream live sporting event to the independent radio sector.
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NewsMicrosoft and Sky in VOD tie-up
10.45am:Microsoft is teaming up with BSkyB to create a Windows Media Centre version of the satellite group's new service, Sky by broadband, which allows customers to access movies and sports clips from their PCs.
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NewsThree Men in a Boat plunges BBC into hot water
The BBC has been forced to apologise after a series of complaints about swearing in the BBC2 series Three Men In A Boat.
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NewsITV2 is 2005's most-watched multichannel
ITV2 became the most watched multichannel offering in 2005 for the first time, growing its audience by 17% from 2004 and beating rival Sky One.
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NewsIdeal World predicts record profits
8am:Ideal World shopping channel looks set to almost double its pretax profits in 2005, boosted by strong sales in the pre-Christmas period and its slot on the ever-popular Freeview platform.
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NewsITN adds footage to Google Video Store
ITN is adding its archive to Google's soon to launch Video Store, a service allowing consumers to buy and rent video content from television networks, programmers, independent producers and film makers.
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NewsApprentice final gives a ratings masterclass
The final of BBC1's The Apprentice gained a record audience of 8.9m viewers (36.6%) at 9pm.
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NewsPickard to set up RDF kids arm
Outgoing ITV1 director of programmes Nigel Pickard is to set up a children's division in his new role at RDF Media.
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NewsDiscovery chief calls for contestable PSB pot
Broadcast conference: Discovery Networks UK managing director Dan Brooke has called for a pot of contestable funding to be set up, to ensure the future of the single documentary.
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NewsOfcom unveils production sector review
Ofcom today published its long-awaited Television Production Sector Review, outlining a broad vision of how new media rights could be negotiated in the future.
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NewsSky goes on broadband and mobile offensive
BSkyB has launched a range of new media services enabling customers to access sky content via their mobiles and PCs.
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NewsGCap inks news deal
GCap Media's Gold Radio Network has penned an exclusive two-year content deal with radio sports bulletins provider Sportsmedia Broadcasting, and its sister financial news company, Businessmedia.