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NewsEngland's loss is BBC1's gain
England may have failed against Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifier but the match was an unqualified success for BBC1 with a peak audience of 10.4 million (44%) at 9.35pm.
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NewsPEER POLL: John Humphrys
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Did John Humphrys' comments overstep the mark?
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NewsTOTP heads to Latin America
Presenter Fearne Cotton is set to become a household name in Latin America, after Top of the Pops was sold to one of the continent's leading channels.
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NewsPratchett drama for CBBC
Children's BBC controller Alison Sharman has commissioned her first drama for the department - an adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel.
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NewsClub Asia signs to Napster
London-based Asian radio station Club Asia has signed up with online music download service Napster to promote Asian music downloads and streams.
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NewsC4's cricket set for another blockbuster
The final test in The Ashes series looks set to be another blockbuster in the ratings with Channel 4's coverage of the first day's play peaking at the end with 4.8 million (31.1%).
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NewsHumphrys hits back at 'grotesque' journalism
BBC Radio 4 Today presenter John Humphrys has hit back at a 'grotesque piece of mischievous journalism', which led to him being wrapped over the knuckles by BBC director general Mark Thompson.
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NewsCinven joins Flextech fray
Private equity firm Cinven has emerged as a bidder for Telewest content arm Flextech.
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NewsBarb to measure PVR homes
TV ratings service Barb is to include audience figures from PVRs, the hard disk video recorders that are slowly replacing VCRs.
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NewsPilsworth raises£500,000
Motive Television, the new indie launched by former Chrysalis TV chief executive Mick Pilsworth, is raising a further£500,000 through a share issue.
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NewsBBC drama to probe IVF treatment
Former EastEndersstar Michelle Collins and Waking The Deadactor Trevor Eve are set to star in a new BBC1 drama about the world of fertility treatment.
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NewsCaborn to meet TV cricket campaigners
Sports minister Richard Caborn has agreed to meet with a high profile group campaigning to keep live cricket on terrestrial TV.
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NewsGreen Green Grass kicks off with 9.1m
The Green Green Grass, BBC1's spin-off sitcom from Only Fools and Horses, got off to a cracking start averaging an impressive 9.1 million (41.6%) on Friday.
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News5.5m see ITV1's greatest shows
ITV stole the show on Saturday night with its special ITV's 50 Greatest Shows, which attracted 5.5 million (26.2%) over 3 hours, coupled with another strong performance for The X Factor.
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NewsClinton aide lands Sky News show
BSkyB has hired Bill Clinton's former spokesman James Rubin to present a show on Sky News.
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NewsBBC brings Charlie & Lola to Cannes
BBC Worldwide will be looking to tie up further deals for Tiger Aspect's 26-part pre-school series Charlie & Lolaat Mipcom, following its launch on Playhouse Disney in the US earlier this year.
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NewsPeak to promote Muffin the Mule at Mipcom
Derbyshire-based kids entertainment outfit Peak Entertainment is bringing BBC kids classic Muffin the Muleto Mipcom, ahead of the character's 60th anniversary in 2006.
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NewsC4I pushes Two Sides TV special
Channel 4 International is heading to Cannes with a new animated special from the veteran producer of Yellow Submarineand The Snowman.
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NewsDecode launches Aardman copro
Aardman Animation's first TV co-production is set to launch at Mipcom ahead of its debut on Canada's Teletoon this November.
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All3Media format execs quit
All3Media International's director of international format sales Justus Verkerk will leave the company ahead of Mipcom this October to start his own independent formats distribution outfit.