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    Flame TV goes Digging for Jesus

    2005-12-20T09:54:18Z

    Flame Television is putting the finishing touches to a fast-turnaround production for ITV1, which looks at the most important archaeological discoveries surrounding the life of Jesus.

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    TV Corp board backs Tinopolis bid

    2005-12-20T10:42:00Z

    TV Corp has 'reluctantly' recommended that shareholders accept the all-share hostile bid from Welsh indie Tinopolis.

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    Christmas specials help ITV1 and BBC2 beat BBC1

    2005-12-20T11:59:13Z

    A seasonal special of ITV1 hit Bad Girls pulled in 6.3 million (27.2%) at 9pm last night, beating BBC1's comedy drama pilot Chopratown by a significant margin.

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    ITV stocks up for new kids channel

    2005-12-20T12:05:07Z

    CiTV editor Estelle Hughes has commissioned Entertainment Rights to make pre-school series Jim Jam & Sunny for ITV1 as well as its forthcoming digital children's channel, CiTV.

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    Sky accuses BBC of Freeview bias

    2005-12-20T16:55:41Z

    Freeview's future is to be 'the platform for the elderly and inactive' says BSkyB, which has also accused the BBC of being biased towards the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform.

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    James Baker to head Sky Interactive

    2005-12-20T17:18:40Z

    BSkyB has promoted controller of Sky One James Baker to the role of managing director of Sky Interactive with effect from January 2006.

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    LBC looks to capture classic game show feel

    2005-12-21T07:59:10Z

    Chrysalis' speech station LBC 97.3 is to launch a weekday hour-long quiz show, and has poached Magic 105.4 DJ Gary King to take the reins.

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    Sci Fi to dedicate February to aliens

    2005-12-21T07:59:30Z

    8am: The Sci Fi channel is bulking up for 2006 with a slate of new acquisitions, including Steven Spielberg's Taken.

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    BBC's Family Ties returns

    2005-12-21T07:59:45Z

    The BBC and Open University have teamed up to create a new series of Family Ties, the 'non-celebrity' genealogy quest made as a companion piece to Who Do You Think You Are?.

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    Sky and Sony join forces in HDTV deal

    2005-12-21T09:46:19Z

    BSkyB and Sony Corporation are planning a cross promotional tie-up, in a bid to accelerate the take-up of high-definition television (HDTV) in the UK.

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    Catherine Tate special amuses 5.3m

    2005-12-21T11:04:06Z

    BBC2's Christmas special of The Catherine Tate Show was the big hit at 9pm with 5.3 million (23%) beating all other channels at that time.

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    Sky joins forces with cable rivals to combat set top box fraud

    2005-12-21T11:10:37Z

    BSkyB, NTL and Telewest have commissioned a promotional film to highlight the risks of buying illegal set top boxes.

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    CNN poaches Anjali Rao from Sky News

    2005-12-21T11:42:26Z

    11.45am: CNN has poached Sky News correspondent Anjali Rao to co-anchor its daily show World News Asia from Hong Kong, alongside Andrew Stevens.

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    BBC1 ends Saturday kids shows

    2005-12-21T11:50:14Z

    The BBC is to end the run of Children's Saturday morning television on BBC1 after 30 years, as part of a schedule swap with BBC2.

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    Hamilton leaves ITV

    2005-12-21T12:24:11Z

    Liam Hamilton, the ITV executive charged with orchestrating the network's 50th anniversary celebrations, is leaving the company next month.

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    History Channel inches closer to HD launch

    2005-12-22T07:50:00Z

    The History Channel is preparing to launch a high definition channel on Sky's new platform.

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    ITV dominates sports viewing

    2005-12-22T11:00:11Z

    ITV delivered the biggest ratings for sports programming over the last year with its Champions League final coverage peaking with 14 millon.

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    Tinopolis to scrap TV Corp job cut plan

    2005-12-22T11:32:20Z

    Welsh indie Tinopolis will scrap the redundancy programme at TV Corporation once it takes control of the company, according to executive chairman Ron Jones.

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    Ofcom allows second DAB multiplex

    2005-12-22T14:45:14Z

    Ofcom has given the go-ahead to a second national commercial DAB multiplex, despite the prospect of a legal challenge from GCap Media.

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    BBC docs controller takes nations brief

    2005-12-22T16:19:37Z

    BBC controller of documentaries and contemporary factual Anne Morrison is taking on a new job overseeing in-house TV production across the UK.