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NewsMPs attack Ofcom over regional ITV plans
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is facing a growing Parliamentary revolt over Ofcom's controversial proposals to reduce the public service obligations of ITV regional companies.
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NewsChina opens up to UK TV producers
UK production companies have been given the green light to forge joint ventures with Chinese media firms from the end of this month under new laws.
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NewsTV cameras in court today
Television cameras will be allowed in an English courtroom for the first time this morning in a government-backed experiment that could eventually lead to their permanent presence.
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RatingsLie with Me brings in 7.9m
ITV1's latest two-part drama, Lie with Me, won over the viewers with a high of 7.9 million (32.7%) at 9pm, squeezing the audience for BBC1's Spooks.
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NewsC4 and Five end merger talks
Channel 4 and Five have called off their merger talks - with both channels claiming they pulled the plug.
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NewsJetix confirms Taylor as channel chief
Children's entertainment company Jetix Europe has appointed Paul Taylor as its new chief executive officer to permanently replace Bruce Steinberg.
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NewsGovernment cools on junk food ban
Commercial broadcasters are today breathing a sigh of relief after the government backed away from banning junk food ads before 9pm - a move that could have cost millions in lost revenue.
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NewsEmap: SRH deal 'not imminent'
Emap has played down speculation that it is to launch a£250m takeover bid for Scottish Radio Holdings before the end of the year.
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NewsButters axed from Radio 1
Wes Butters has been axed as the host of BBC Radio 1's chart show as part of a shake-up of the weekend schedule that will mark the return of Sara Cox.
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RatingsWho Do You Think You Are? reaches 5.6m
BBC2's Who Do You Think You Are? outperformed all other channels in the 9pm slot and reached a peak of 5.6 million (22.8%) at 9.55pm.
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Clemmow gets TWI factual job
TWI has appointed former Carlton factual controller Richard Clemmow as its new head of factual programming.
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BBC sets up Gina Ford school
The BBC has commissioned an ambitious reality show in which stressed mums and dads will be sent to a parenting academy to learn tips from baby expert Gina Ford.
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Hicks exits Chrysalis
Jim Hicks has quit as group programming director of Chrysalis Radio in the week the group warned of a slowdown in the radio advertising market.
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BBC shelves plan for public to pick favourite EastEnder
A BBC entertainment show inviting the public to pick their favourite EastEnders character has been shelved because of a string of negative tabloid headlines about the show's stars.
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CGI costs delay ITV Marchioness film
A signature ITV film about the Marchioness disaster - feted in Edinburgh by chief executive Charles Allen - is under threat because producers are short of more than£300,000.
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Hamann quits Shine to start own firm
Paul Hamann, creative director of factual at Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, is to leave the company after four years to set up on his own.
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ITV orders SMG TV show for Trisha slot
Granada has lost its grip on ITV's morning schedule after the broadcaster commissioned SMG TV Productions to make a courtroom show to run in the Trisha slot.
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NewsReynolds quits as Corrie boss
Coronation Street executive producer Carolyn Reynolds has quit ITV after 25 years to set up her own indie.
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NewsBritish TV chiefs rate Sopranos top show
Britain's leading commissioners and channel controllers have voted a US TV import as the best thing on the box.
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NewsHow the C4/Five deal died
It promised to be a tense lunch as Channel 4 and Five executives sat down in a private dining room at One Aldwych Hotel in London last Friday afternoon.