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NewsBBC bosses prepare to defend Arabic news channel
BBC World Service bosses will this week face a grilling in the House of Lords over the corporation's plan to create an Arabic language TV news channel.
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NewsSky's fast-track purchase of Easynet thwarted
BSkyB has reversed an earlier request for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to fast-track its purchase of telecoms company Easynet, potentially holding up the process by more than two weeks.
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NewsAdvertisers 'to cut ITV spend'
ITV's share of the commercial TV ad market is set to plummet to 43.3% next year, according to a leading advertising agency.
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NewsUBC defies difficult radio trading market
UBC Media has bucked the trend in a difficult radio trading market with a swing into profit in the first half of the year.
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NewsBBC radio and music division fails to satisfy unions
The BBC's radio and music division is to press ahead with plans to combine three roles in one job, in the face of fierce opposition from broadcasting unions.
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NewsThe Queen's Sister has 2.9m supporters
Channel 4's one-off drama The Queen's Sister found itself in a privileged position on Sunday with a peak of 2.9 million (17.5%) in the final 15-minutes.
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NewsNational Geographic to launch in HD
11.45am: BSkyB has confirmed that a National Geographic channel will be part of its forthcoming High Definition (HD) television service launching in early 2006.
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NewsOfcom probes call TV practices
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the call TV genre and the methods the various channels use to push premium rate phone lines.
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Ofcom probe Call TV practices
Noon: Ofcom has launched an investigation into the call TV genre and the methods the various channels use to push premium rate phone lines.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing beats X Factor for fourth week running
Strictly Come Dancing narrowly beat The X Factor on Saturday night with an audience of 9.1 million (38.8%) as the competition became more intense.
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NewsBye Bye Happiness scoops Grierson
An unheralded Talkback documentary made for BBC3 about mental illness has beaten off competition from more celebrated terrestrial shows like The Apprentice and Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares to win the award for most entertaining documentary.
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NewsTCM launches spin-off
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is to launch a new spin-off channel called TCM2, towards the end of next year.
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NewsThompson reshuffles top tier
BBC director general Mark Thompson has reshuffled the top tier of the corporation, adding a 16-member committee to sit under its executive board.
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NewsBlunkett to guest edit Today
4pm: Former work and pensions secretary David Blunkett is to turn the tables on BBC radio presenter John Humphrys, grilling him about the health of modern journalism.
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NewsC4 confirmed as Freeview slot winner
4pm: Channel 4 has won the latest Freeview slot, National Grid Wireless confirmed this afternoon.
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NewsSunset+Vine on winning streak with RAD
Indie Sunset + Vine has won a double re-commission for its kids series RAD, following its Children's Bafta win over the weekend.
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NewsSky One's Threshold pulled from US screens
Sky One's only purchase from the LA Screenings, sci-fi drama Threshold, has been pulled from US schedules.
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NewsFive lures Suchet back to newsreading
Former ITN anchorman John Suchet has come out of retirement to return to newsreading on Five News.
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NewsMore4 investigates French riots
More4 has commissioned Mentorn Oxford to produce a fast turnaround documentary examining the recent French riots.
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NewsBBC faces protests over closure of Thai service
BBC World Service listeners in Thailand are to stage a protest at the closure of the Thai language service, which is being axed as part of moves to set up an Arabic language TV station.