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RatingsSaturday night's alright for dancing
BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing is already a hit with viewers, peaking at 7.9 million (37.8%) at 7.40pm, eating into ITV1's traditional dominance of Saturday nights.
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NewsNUJ fears over BBC job cuts
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow afternoon to discuss huge potential job cuts at the BBC.
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NewsHumphrys to debate reality TV? again
John Humphrys, the presenter of Radio 4's Today programme and scourge of Big Brother , has been lined up as the star turn at the Media Society's Great Reality TV Debate next week.
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NewsBBC leads RTS London nominations
The Royal Television Society has released the nominations for its London awards with the BBC leading the way with 13 nominations.
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NewsFremantle US launches comedy arm
Tom Gutteridge, the former group creative director of UK indie Mentorn, has set up a new comedy production unit at FremantleMedia North America.
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NewsNew TV chief for Pinewood
Pinewood Shepperton has appointed former Anglia TV and Teddington Studios executive Ian Osborne as head of television.
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NewsBBC hopes for early US election result
The BBC has said it will have to review the resources it allocates to its coverage of the US election if the poll descends into a lengthy legal battle.
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NewsMTV signs CNN co-production first
MTV and CNN have teamed up for the first time in support of World AIDS Day.
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NewsFive to slash peaktime news
Five is to slash its 7pm news bulletin to 15-minutes from January after Ofcom agreed to reduce it news output requirement by over 60 hours a year.
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NewsJowell: BBC governance must change
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said the BBC's current governance system is no longer sustainable and has hinted that the corporation's ability to encroach into commercial areas will be clipped.
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NewsMacKenzie Rajar claim 'is hot air'
The Wireless Group chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie was accused in the High Court yesterday of launching a legal action against Rajar to court publicity for his radio stations.
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NewsA&E orders third series of Airline
US network A&E has renewed Granada's primetime airport-based docusoap Airline for a third season.
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RatingsBBC wins ratings battle over US election
BBC1's coverage of the US election results had the edge over ITV1's broadcast with a peak of 1.2 million (25.9%) at 12.25am today.
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Sumners adds DS Nitris and audio theatre
Manchester-based post-production facility Sumners has invested£160,000 in new editing and sound equipment.
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UKTV finds cash for fresh orders
UKTV is to commission an extra 100 hours of original content next year in a bid to beef up its nine multichannel offerings.
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Mckerrow sets up Love with a yen for factual
Former Maverick TV managing director Richard Mckerrow has set up an indie to make factual entertainment, features and documentaries.
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ITV1 slots in late games
ITV1 is looking to hand over its Friday and Saturday late-night slots to interactive gaming and quiz shows in a bid to increase revenue.
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Watson guides BBC series
Veteran documentary-maker Paul Watson has cemented his relationship with the BBC by agreeing to mentor film-makers on a new daytime documentary strand.
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Redmond takes over Hollyoaks storylines
Hollyoaks creator Phil Redmond is to take back overall control of the Channel 4 soap's storylines after its joint series producers left following a clash over its creative direction.
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Governors' role 'must change'
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said the BBC's current governance system is no longer sustainable.