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NewsHuntingford named Virgin Radio chair
Virgin Radio has drafted in the former chief executive of the Chrysalis Group, Richard Huntingford, as non-executive chairman. [ALL]
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NewsSurvey: Can viewers trust what they see on TV?
The controversy surrounding 'Queengate' and Paul Watson's Alzheimer's film has pushed issues of trust in TV to the fore. But do they reveal an industry in crisis or one under unfair media scrutiny? Have your say.
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NewsFive hires BBC newsreader
Five News' recently appointed editor David Kermode has made BBC London and BBC breakfast presenter Matt Barbet his first new signing. [ALL]
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NewsHigh School Musical 2 breaks US records
The sequel to Disney's hit TV movie High School Musicalhas premiered to record audiences of over 17m in the US. [ALL]
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NewsHBO orders more Entourage
US cable channel HBO has ordered a fifth season of hit drama Entourage. [ALL]
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NewsBBC inks O2 content deal
BBC Worldwide is to make clips from Doctor Who, Little Britainand I'm Alan Partridgeavailable on mobile phones as part of a deal with O2.
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NewsSky finance director banks£1.7m
BSkyB finance director Jeremy Darroch has banked more than£1.7m through the sale of 263,740 of company shares. [ALL]
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NewsTwenty Twenty fills development role
Twenty Twenty has promoted Ana De Moraes to the role of head of development across all programming areas. [ALL]
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NewsOfcom warns TalkSport over gay comments
A phone-in radio show on TalkSport has been reprimanded twice by Ofcom for inflammatory comments made about homosexuality, including one linking being gay to paedophilia. [ALL]
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NewsEmap auction to begin in two weeks
The sale of three Emap divisions - consumer magazines, business-to-business publishing and radio - will begin in two weeks time according to press reports over the weekend. [ALL]
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NewsPodcast: The Broadcast guide to Edinburgh
Listen to Broadcast's exclusive guide to getting the most out of the Edinburgh Television Festival. Content includes industry execs explaining Edinburgh etiquette and festival director Tim Hincks on the events not to miss. [ALL]
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NewsAardman to make Jamie Oliver cartoon
Aardman Animations will create an animated Jamie Oliver as part of a new series being made in partnership with the chef's indie, Fresh One Productions.
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NewsBBC4 sizzles with Fry strand
A strand of programming focusing on actor, writer and comedian Stephen Fry helped BBC4 to secure an audience share of 2.82% on Friday (17 August), its highest ever daily share. [ALL]
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NewsAirborne launches City comedy TV portal
Airborne TV has launched a comedy TV web portal based around John Deals, a cult city trader who never leaves the men's toilet. [ALL]
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NewsEndemol takes 25% stake in MoMedia
Endemol UK has taken a 25% stake in digital entertainment producer and distributor MoMedia International. [ALL]
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NewsESPN buys UK-based rugby site
ESPN, the US sports broadcaster, has acquired UK-based rugby information portal scrum.com for an undisclosed fee. [ALL]
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NewsITV's Little Devil drops 1.4m viewers
The second instalment of three-part ITV1 drama Little Deviltook a tumble in the ratings last night with 4.7m (21.1%) watching at 9pm - a loss of 1.4m viewers week-on-week. [ALL]
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NewsObese TV show branded dangerous
The US version of Ricochet's Too Big To Walkhas come under fire for putting seriously overweight people at risk of injury. [ALL]
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NewsBBC Parliament to re-show Diana funeral
BBC Parliament is to re-broadcast the BBC's entire live coverage of Princess Diana's funeral on the tenth anniversary of her death next month. [ALL]