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    Interactive Emmy shortlist unveiled

    2006-02-27T17:18:30Z

    BSkyB, Video Networks, Optimistic Network and the BBC have all been nominated in next month's inaugural International Interactive Emmy Awards.

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    Hunniford to front Heaven And Earth

    2006-02-28T09:13:03Z

    9.15am:Veteran TV presenter Gloria Hunniford is to take the helm of BBC1's religious programme The Heaven and Earth Show.

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    Johnnie walks from Radio 2 drivetime

    2006-02-28T09:56:21Z

    10am:BBC Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker is to leave his job as the station's drivetime DJ four days after he accepted an MBE for services to broadcasting.

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    Rainbow returns on Nick Jr

    2006-02-28T09:59:11Z

    10am:Bungle, George and Zippy are to be brought out of the closet for a UK comeback as Nick Jr secures the rights to hit kids' show Rainbow.

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    Hit eyes Chorion takeover

    2006-02-28T10:15:02Z

    10.15am:Hit Entertainment is reportedly ready to challenge Lord Alli's£108m bid for Noddyand Mr Menowner Chorion with a rival offer.

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    Rip Curl joins BBC archive

    2006-02-28T10:30:00Z

    10.30am:Surf, ski and snowbound action will now be available through the BBC archive after the corporation's commercial arm signed a deal with Australian sports brand Rip Curl.

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    More4 gets a new President

    2006-02-28T11:43:38Z

    Goodbye President Jed Bartlett - hello President Mackenzie Allen. More4 will replace political drama The West Wing, which ends its run later this year, with struggling US import Commander In Chief.

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    Ofcom: TV is a turn-off for the young

    2006-02-28T11:45:00Z

    Younger people are turning off TV and turning on their DAB radios according to Ofcom's communications market interim report, published today.

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    Parkinson bags Blair

    2006-02-28T13:04:35Z

    Tony Blair will be the opening guest on the new series of Parkinson, the first time that a Prime Minister has ever appeared on the show.

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    Wagner to usher in Spring for Radio 3

    2006-02-28T13:09:38Z

    BBC Radio 3 has unveiled its spring schedule, including a day of English music to celebrate St George's Day, and a special broadcast of Wagner's Ringcycle.

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    Queen Mother to be the latest C4 royal muse

    2006-03-01T08:54:46Z

    The Queen Mother will be the latest member of the Royal Family to have her life examined in a controversial Channel 4 special.

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    News Quiz comedian Linda Smith dies

    2006-03-01T08:57:50Z

    8.45am:Comedian Linda Smith, famous for her appearances on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, has died aged 48, after a long struggle with cancer.

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    Freeview reaches 10m landmark

    2006-03-01T09:15:12Z

    9.15am:Sales of Freeview boxes have hit the 10 million mark after an average of 70,000 flew off the shelves each week in January.

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    NTL will bid for Premiership rights

    2006-03-01T09:24:20Z

    NTL has confirmed plans to bid for the live broadcast rights to Premier League football matches.

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    Tinopolis executive jailed for dangerous driving

    2006-03-01T09:57:27Z

    A Tinopolis executive has been jailed for three years after being convicted for causing death by dangerous driving.

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    IPTV service KIT to close

    2006-03-01T10:15:09Z

    10.30am: Kingston Interactive Television (KIT), one of the first IPTV services in the UK, is to close down in April.

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    Jimmy's Farm corrals 3.5m

    2006-03-01T15:01:50Z

    Despite the new series of BBC2's Jimmy's Farmgaining a very healthy 3.5 million (14.3%) it still trailed behind Channel 4 and Five at 9pm.

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    RDF employs Manners to grow rights business

    2006-03-02T07:50:00Z

    RDF has poached Flextech's director of rights, Debbie Manners, to become its commercial director.

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    Motive buys indie Brown Eyed Boy

    2006-03-02T07:50:04Z

    Motive Television, the indie set up by former Chrysalis TV chief Mick Pilsworth, has made its first acquisition, buying a stake in the company behind BBC3 comedy 3 Non Blondes.

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    North One wins£35m F1 contract

    2006-03-02T07:50:08Z

    ITV Sport is signing off a£35m deal with North One Television which will see the indie exclusively produce its Formula One coverage for the next five years.