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NewsSecond Ashes test gets DVD release
Indie Sunset + Vine has taken the term 'fast turnaround' to extremes, turning out a DVD of England's Test Match cricket success in just five days.
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NewsBBC dogged by spoof news story
The BBC is still being dogged by a spoof BBC News web page which reported the death of 28 midgets in a fight with a lion.
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NewsFive ventures into multichannel world
Five has announced its first venture into mulitchannel TV with a joint venture with interactive media group YooMedia.
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NewsC4's cricket dominates daytime again
Viewers don't seem to have tired of Channel 4's cricket coverage with the afternoon's first day's play of the third test dominating viewing with 2.4 million (28.7%) over five hours.
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NewsNotts council lodge Ofcom complaint
Nottingham City Council has complained to Ofcom after Channel 4's Best and Worst Places to Live in the UKnamed the city the second worst place to live in the country.
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NewsBazalgette pockets£4.3m
Endemol UK head Peter Bazalgette received a payout of£4.3m last year, part of a multimillion-pound bonus scheme which contributed to the company reporting a pre-tax loss.
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NewsAvalon buys Liberty Bell
Avalon, the production company behind Harry Hill's TV Burp, has bought the makers of Grumpy Old Menfor an undisclosed amount.
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NewsElson: content becoming 'more valuable'
Telewest's intentions over Flextech were muddied further yesterday by the cable company's acting chief executive Barry Elson who argued that content is becoming 'more valuable' to media groups.
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NewsBBC NI backs three-year globetrot
Belfast-based indie Imagine Media Productions has secured a three-year deal from BBC Northern Ireland to follow a journalist as he travels the world.
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NewsBBC hits back over pro-Israeli claims
The BBC has hit back at allegations that a Panoramaprogramme on Muslim extremism has a 'blatant pro-Israeli' bias.
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NewsHit appoints ex-Disney chief
Hit Entertainment has taken on Disney's former European sales chief Alison Homewood to become its key TV distribution executive.
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NewsCity investors 'nearly sacked Charles Allen'
The investors who clubbed together to oust Michael Green from ITV were within one vote of firing chief executive Charles Allen, it was claimed today.
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NewsEC considers legal action against Premier League
The European Commission is considering legal action against the Premier League as negotiations to end BSkyB's 13-year monopoly of football rights stall.
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NewsBig Brother peaks with 7.8m
The final of Big Brotherand coverage of the Test cricket gave Channel 4 its equal highest weekly share of 13.7% as Anthony Hutton's victory in BB6was seen by a peak of 7.8 million (43.3%).
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NewsRajar looks to six-month reporting
Rajars figures could be released every six months instead of every three in a bid to tackle volatility in the listening figures.
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NewsRadcliffe marathon win seen by 3.1m
Paula Radcliffe inspired viewers on Sunday as 3.1 million viewers (29.2%) switched on to BBC1 over three hours from 12.05pm to watch her win gold in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships.
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NewsTSB man joins NTL
NTL has appointed banking executive Neil Berkett as its chief operating officer.
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NewsUK firm launches Desperate Housewives in China
London-based channel operator Zone Vision has bought the rights to premiere hit US drama Desperate Housewivesin China.
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NewsBBC trials 'ultra local' news
The BBC has announced plans for its 'ultra-local' news service, which promises TV news bulletins localised down to city and county level.
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NewsBBC daytime sex under fire
A BBC daytime series that covered prostitution, pornography and drug abuse has been rapped by media watchdog Ofcom.