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NewsLiving TV's L-Word ads in hot water
Living TV's raunchy advertising campaign for lesbian drama The L-Wordhas sparked hundreds of complaints.
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NewsWilliams win draws 4.2m
The semi-final match at Wimbledon between Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova drew the crowds to BBC2 with a peak audience of 4.2 million (23%) at 7.10pm.
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NewsEastEnders writer to head CBBC drama
Former EastEnderswriter Jon East has been appointed head of BBC children's drama, as part of a drive to put the genre at the heart of kids' programming.
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NewsMonte Carlo glory for UK producers
The UK triumphed at the Monte Carlo Television Festival collecting a total of 13 awards.
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NewsSky to offer high-def Premiership football
Sky is to include all of its live FA Premiership matches in its new high-definition (HD) package.
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NewsTime Warner in£6.6bn ITV takeover bid
ITV is reported to have come under renewed interest from the US, with media giant Time Warner said to be considering a£6.6bn bid.
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NewsBoro TV faces closure
NTL is threatening to close its TV channel dedicated to Middlesbrough Football Club making 12 full-time staff redundant unless outside investment is found by the end of July.
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NewsEmap DJ rapped for phone-in rage
Ofcom has reprimanded Emap after a presenter on its Key 103 FM radio station branded an Iraq war veteran a 'brainless little dickhead' during a heated phone-in show.
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News6.4m see Big Brother evict Saskia
Big Brother's eviction of Saskia from the Channel 4 show got the highest average audience of the series so far with 6.4 million (33%) at 10pm.
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NewsLive 8 peaks with 10.1m
The BBC's coverage of the historic Live 8 concert in Hyde Park was the inevitable smash hit with the viewers as the event peaked at 10.1 million (51%) at 10.30pm during Robbie Williams' set.
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NewsTractor Tom group restructures
Tractor Tom rights-holder Contender Entertainment Group has reformed into two new companies in a bid to double its home entertainment and intellectual property business over the next three years.
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NewsOfcom rethinks radio cross-promotion rules
Ofcom has agreed to review the rules prohibiting cross-promotion of commercial radio licences to help the sector compete better with the BBC.
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NewsPopetown set for DVD release
Popetown, the controversial cartoon series, which was dropped by the BBC before it even aired, is to finally be released to viewers in the UK as a DVD.
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NewsMcCall signs up for BBC1 primetime
Big Brotherpresenter Davina McCall is to make her first programme for BBC1 - a parenting show called He's Having a Baby.
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NewsBBC kicks off redundancy talks
Unions and BBC management will begin division-by-division talks on job cuts this week after members of Bectu voted overwhelmingly in favour of negotiations.
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NewsNigella charms 800,000
ITV1's new chatshow Nigellahad a modest start yesterday with 800,000 (12%) at 1.30pm, which was just one of a trio of new daytime shows for the commercial network.
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NewsGCap: we'll sue Ofcom over digital plans
Radio giant GCap Media said today it would sue Ofcom if the regulator decides to license further national digital multiplexes.
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NewsAudit chief: BBC should be more transparent
BBC chiefs are facing a renewed bid to force them to open all their books to the National Audit Office (NAO) to prove they provide value for money in the way they spend the licence fee.
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NewsNew BBC rights deal for radio indies
Independent radio producers are to get a better deal from the BBC after trade body the Radio Independents Group (RIG) and the BBC agreed new terms of trade.
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NewsHenson shuts London arm
The London arm of Jim Henson's Creature Shop has been shut down with the loss of 23 jobs.