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NewsJordan in line for new reality show
ITV is considering another reality show from Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell starring glamour model and I'm Celebrity?Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Jordan.
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NewsCommunity Channel gets breakfast slot
The Community Channel is to begin broadcasting in a prime breakfast slot on Freeview for the first time after being bumped up from its previous night-time graveyard shift.
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NewsHollick to quit UBM
Clive Hollick, chief executive of Five shareholder United Business Media, is to quit the company fuelling speculation of a merger or break-up of the business.
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RatingsDoc Martin launches with 9.4m
ITV1's new comedy drama Doc Martin got off to a flying start with 9.4 million (42.5%), making it the second most watched new drama this year.
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RatingsBarb launches lifestyle survey
The Broadcasters Audience Research Board (Barb) has launched a major new research project as a way to 'enrich' the audience data it provides.
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NewsBBC exposes UK airport's 'shocking security'
The BBC is set to expose more malpractice in major institutions this week with an undercover investigation into security at Manchester airport.
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NewsITV to air Prince Harry doc
ITV has lined up a documentary devised and partly filmed by Prince Harry about the plight of AIDS-stricken African country Lesotho.
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NewsITV director resigns
ITV plc has announced that non-executive director Etienne De Villiers has resigned with immediate effect.
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NewsDCMS strategist takes BBC governors role
BBC chairman Michael Grade has appointed the corporation's first director of governance in a bid to enhance the independence of the board of governors.
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NewsSky's Wakeling to stay until 2008
Vic Wakeling, managing director of Sky Sports, has signed a new contract that will see him remain at the pay-TV broadcaster until 2008.
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NewsLWT chief joins talent agency
Former LWT executive Geraldine Woods has resurfaced with a new role at a talent agency.
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NewsBBC film led to Libyan man's beating
The BBC has been slammed by Ofcom after one of its Holidays in the Axis of Evil documentaries led to a Libyan tour guide being detained and beaten by the Libyan government.
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NewsIvana Trump turns to reality TV
Not to be outdone by her ex-husband, Ivana Trump is turning to reality TV host to help a 'mature' woman find love with a younger man.
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RatingsParky draws 5.7m to ITV1
The start of chat show Parkinson on ITV1 helped boost the commercial broadcaster's Saturday night performance with 5.7 million (28.1%).
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NewsR&J snare Cherie Blair interview
Channel 4 daytime duo Richard and Judy have landed an audience with Cherie Blair, which will be the PM's wife's first TV interview.
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NewsNoddy motors to America
Noddy is heading to the US after Chorion, the company that owns the rights to the Enid Blyton books, signed a major new deal with the PBS network.
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NewsSearch to make cinema docs
Jess Search, Channel 4's outgoing editor of independent film and video (IFV), has revealed she is leaving TV to develop cinema documentaries.
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NewsThe Vice writer pens new ITV thriller
ITV has commissioned a two-part thriller from the writer of The Vice.
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RatingsBlue Murder fails to halt Silent Witness
Blue Murder , ITV1's new crime drama series, found a healthy 6.7 million (29.4%) but it wasn't enough to stop BBC1's Silent Witness.
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NewsThompson plays down BBC Worlwide sell-off
BBC director general Mark Thompson has moved to play down speculation he is planning a wholesale disposal of BBC Worldwide, suggesting a restructure of the commercial division is more likely.