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NewsPlantin makes early exit from September
September Films finance director Sammy Nourmand is taking over as chief executive of the company, following Marcus Plantin's decision to step down from the role earlier than expected.
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NewsFX chief takes top Fox job
Peter Ligouri, the head of the FX cable network in the US, has been promoted to president of Fox Entertainment, the broadcaster of hit shows such as The OCand 24.
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NewsGovt starts analogue switch-off
The Government will tonight take its first tentative step toward analogue switch-off with the launch of a trial scheme in Wales.
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NewsEmap plots FHM radio
Emap, the media group that publishes Broadcast,is considering the launch of a new radio station based around lads' magazine FHM.
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NewsBBC Scotland head defends job cuts
The head of BBC Scotland has stood by the latest round of job losses, dismissing claims that he was forced into making more cuts than department heads proposed.
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News10.5m help Dr Who defeat Ant & Dec
The return of Doctor Whoto BBC1 not only defeated the Autons but also ITV1's popular duo Ant and Dec as the corporation's sci-fi drama series peaked at 10.5 million (44.3%) at 7.30pm.
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NewsColditz captures 6.7m
ITV1 had the edge in the battle of the Easter Day (27 March) period dramas with the commercial broadcaster's Colditzpeaking with 6.7 million (28%) at the start.
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NewsSky weighs in for more Battlestar Galactica
BSkyB has signed up to co-produce a second series of US sci-fi drama Battlestar Galactica.
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NewsBBC bans Army news footage
The BBC has said it will no longer use news packages from an armed forces service, following a complaint about a report from Iraq.
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NewsGovt caves in over Jamie's School Dinners' demands
The Government has yielded to pressure from Channel 4 series Jamie's School Dinners, pledging to 'transform the quality of school meals' with a£280m cash boost.
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NewsSurvival founder dies
Colin Willock, the veteran wildlife programme maker who set up ITV's influential natural history flagship Survivalin the early 60's, has died after a short illness.
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News3i backs MacKenzie TWG bid
Kelvin MacKenzie is preparing a new£100m bid to take the Wireless Group private with cash from venture capital firm 3i.
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NewsHustle convinces 6.4m
The return of BBC1's slick drama series Hustlewas welcomed back by the viewers with a peak audience of 6.4 million (27%) at the beginning.
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NewsBBC governors back Springer screening
The BBC was right to screen Jerry Springer - The Opera, say BBC governors who have voted against upholding a record 63,000 complaints about the programme.
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ITV and C4 win Freeview slots.
ITV and Channel 4 have bagged Crown Castle's two vacant Freeview slots, writes Susan Thompson.
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Unions fight back against BBC cuts.
The BBC faces a showdown with angry unions over its latest round of job cuts, which
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Comment - Benefit of the doubt.
Thompson's swingeing cuts at the BBC are attracting a great deal of flak, but in the long-term he may yet be vindicated, says Conor Dignam, Editor.
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Willis defends BBC in-house.
John Willis, one of the BBC's most senior programme executives, has warned that the rise of
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Regions suffer most in cuts.
BBC staff outside London have been the hardest hit by this week's redundancies with hundreds of staff facing the axe, writes Geoff White.
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Ex-Sky trio launch Poker Channel.
Three former Sky executives have launched the UK's first television channel dedicated to poker, writes Susan Thompson.