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    BBC sees its total audience fall by 4.2%

    2005-11-22T12:44:09Z

    The BBC's total audience share across its entire portfolio of channels has fallen year on year by 4.2%, despite both BBC3 and BBC4 recently recording their best ever months.

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    BBC stocks up for kids

    2005-11-22T14:46:41Z

    The BBC's kids' current affairs programme Newsround has created a spin-off journalism series called Newsround Investigates.

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    Telefonica floats Endemol

    2005-11-22T15:34:16Z

    3.30pm: The partial float of Endemol was kick started today by owners Telefonica, in a move valuing the firm around Euro1.1bn (£752m).

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    Quentin Howard elected president of WorldDAB

    2005-11-22T16:14:10Z

    International DAB lobbying body WorldDAB has elected Digital One chief executive Quentin Howard to the two-year post of president.

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    Oliver to revisit Jamie's School Dinners

    2005-11-22T16:29:43Z

    Jamie Oliver is to return to his Jamie's School Dinners initiative with a one-off special next year.

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    Five Live tenders out Formula 1coverage

    2005-11-22T17:23:03Z

    BBC Radio Five Live is putting out to tender its coverage of the Formula 1 world championship - the first time the station has offered out commentary for a major live sporting event to the independent radio sector.

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    The Rights Group moves into production

    2005-11-23T07:58:50Z

    8am: The Rights Company (TRC), the rights exploitation business whose investors include former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson, is moving into production.

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    Early adopters uninspired by mobile TV

    2005-11-23T07:59:00Z

    8am: There is dampened enthusiasm for mobile TV in the UK, suggesting even technology savvy consumers have little interest in watching live content on their phones, according to new research.

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    BBC4 profiles Kenneth Williams

    2005-11-23T07:59:10Z

    BBC4 is to profile the life and death of the legendary star of the Carry On... films, Kenneth Williams, in a drama for broadcast next spring.

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    Collins to host Have I Got News For You

    2005-11-23T08:44:56Z

    Hat Trick has lined up former Dynasty star Joan Collins as a guest presenter for Have I Got News For You in the run up to Christmas.

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    Saddam Hussein trial available on TV over broadband

    2005-11-23T09:17:27Z

    Court TV Extra, the US online subscription service that streams live TV over broadband from courtrooms, is to air the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from Baghdad.

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    BBC defends 'decapitated head'ad campaign

    2005-11-23T09:53:03Z

    The BBC is defending its latest advertisements for digital TV featuring a giant morphed head, after viewers complained it made their 'skin crawl'.

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    Rantzen lined up for lifetimeachievement award

    2005-11-23T11:00:58Z

    Former That's Life presenter Esther Rantzen is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 2005 Women in Film and Television (WFTV) Awards in December.

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    Man Utd game supported by 6.5m

    2005-11-23T11:03:48Z

    Manchester United's goalless draw against Villareal proved to be exciting enough for the fans as the match averaged 6.5 million (27%) from 7.45pm.

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    BBC Worldwide applies for stake in Indian FM station

    2005-11-23T11:13:37Z

    BBC Worldwide has applied to buy a stake in an Indian FM station, in the first foreign direct investment deal in the country's domestic FM radio industry.

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    Little Britain duo completes hat-trick of craft wins

    2005-11-23T11:23:34Z

    Costume designer Annie Hardinge and make-up artist Lisa Cavalli-Green won their third consecutive RTS Craft and Design Awards last night.

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    Ex-Trinity Mirror chief joins Ofcom

    2005-11-23T12:55:26Z

    Former Trinity Mirror chief executive Philip Graf has been appointed as the non-executive deputy chairman of Ofcom, effectively replacing Richard Hooper.

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    Endemol exec calls for advertson TV over mobile

    2005-11-23T16:58:16Z

    Endemol UK's director of digital media Peter Cowley has called for the introduction of an advertising model for TV over mobile.

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    ITV and 3 hook up for mobile deal

    2005-11-23T17:02:26Z

    ITV and mobile operator 3 have signed a one year content partnership agreement covering shows including I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

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    BBC2 via broadband on the cards

    2005-11-23T17:11:26Z

    BBC2 controller Roly Keating has unveiled plans to launch a broadband version of the channel, which would make it the first terrestrial channel to do so.