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NewsFive's football scores with 3.3m
Five's decision to devote virtually all of its peaktime schedule to live football coverage of the Uefa tournament paid dividends with a peak audience of 3.3 million (15%) at 9.25pm and an overall peaktime share of 9.2%.
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NewsBBC creates£9m comedy fund
The BBC has ring-fenced£9m to commission comedy programmes outside London and is restructuring its entertainment and comedy commissioning.
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NewsExpress Group axes BBC and ITV digital listings
The Daily Express and Daily Star have axed listings for channels including BBC3 and ITV2 after broadcasters refused to pay thousands of pounds demanded by the newspaper group for the service.
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NewsGfk hits out at Rajar
Gfk Media, the research company employed by Kelvin MacKenzie to measure radio audiences, has hit back at Rajar after being dropped from the race to win a lucrative new contract.
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NewsHG Capital eyes Virgin Radio
Private equity group HG Capital will make a bid for Virgin Radio if SMG is forced to auction the station to the highest bidder.
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NewsQuestion Time to broadcast from China
The BBC is taking its flagship current affairs show Question Timeto China next month as part of a series of programmes from the Communist nation.
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NewsJoey sheds a million for Five
Five's much-vaunted new US sitcom Joeylost over a million viewers last night.
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NewsNorton to host Baftas
Graham Norton has finally landed another TV gig - hosting this year's Bafta TV awards.
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NewsHutchison 'in talks with Shed and Talkback'
Axed EastEndersexecutive producer Kathleen Hutchison is reported to be in talks about joining Shed Productions or TalkbackThames.
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NewsRDF in buyout talks with IWC
Wife Swapproducer RDF Media is in talks to buy Scotland's biggest independent producer IWC Media for an estimated£20m.
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NewsGWR launches chill-out station
Classic FM-owner GWR is to add a new ambient music station to its digital radio portfolio as part of its strategy to extend its range of formats.
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NewsWire in the Blood manages 7.5m
The return of ITV1's crime drama Wire in the Bloodprovided only moderate competition for BBC1's Dalziel and Pascoedespite the series starring Robson Green peaking at 7.5 million (30%) at the start.
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NewsHolmes quits GMTV
GMTV's veteran anchorman Eamonn Homes has quit after over ten years with the breakfast broadcaster.
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NewsRose D'Or honours Geldof
Sir Bob Geldof is to be given a special award at this year's Rose d'Or Festival in honour of his charity work.
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NewsElstein buys Hallmark International
Former Channel Five chief executive David Elstein has bought the international business of the Hallmark Channel in a deal worth around£128m.
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NewsAl Murray inks 3 year Paramount deal
Al Murray has signed a three-year deal with Paramount Comedy to front a new series featuring the best stand-up talent from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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NewsITN signs 3G deal with O2
ITN has signed a major distribution deal with O2, which will give the mobile phone operator's customers news and archive content dating back 50 years.
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NewsLamacq takes 6 Music brief
Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq has signed to host a new drivetime show on BBC digital station 6 Music.
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News5.8m cherish BBC1's drama
BBC1's one-off drama Cherishedstarring Sarah Lancashire drew a respectable peak audience of 5.8 million (26%) at the end of the first part last night.
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Children lead the way
When it comes to creativity, says Anne Wood, those working in children's TV should take a leaf out of their audience's book - learning from their experiences and keeping an open mind.