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NewsHell's Kitchen closes on 8.1 million
The last episode of Hell's Kitchen which saw Jennifer Ellison win the celebrity cooking battle got a sizeable 7.4 million (34%) for ITV1 between 21.00 and 22.30 and peaked at 22.00 with 8.1 million.
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NewsPact to survey ethnic indies
Producers' alliance Pact is launching a survey into the success of ethnic minority-led production companies.
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NewsBBC's Gardner remains critical
BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner remains in a critical condition in a Saudi Arabian hospital following the gun attack that left his cameraman dead.
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NewsC4 scheme hands cash to regional indies
Twelve regional indies are to be given cash to hire new staff as part of a Channel 4-funded scheme.
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NewsTrisha to launch indie
ITV's chat-show stalwart Trisha Goddard is forming her own indie, which could take eventually take over the making of her daytime show.
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NewsITV gamble pays off with 5m
ITV1's two part thriller A Line in the Sand starring Ross Kemp kicked off last night with 5 million (24.3%) despite being shelved by bosses for three years.
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NewsSky launches Freesat service
BSkyB is launching a free to air satellite service with almost 200 television and radio channels, chief executive James Murdoch announced today.
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NewsBlinkx signs up Five News and Hit
Five's news output and children's brands owned by Hit Entertainment will be available on video search engine Blinkx.
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NewsDiscovery shuffles exec roles
Discovery Networks Europe has restructured the roles of its channel directors to ensure a better fit between the channels they are managing.
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NewsLiving bags Golden Globes
Living TV has picked up the rights to screen the prestigious Golden Globes awards until 2007, after sealing an exclusive three-year deal.
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NewsFive chief slams BBC US acquisition
Five chief executive Jane Lighting has slammed the BBC for spending a reported£100,000 on a US acquisition.
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NewsA Line in the Sand loses 1m
The concluding part of A Line in the Sand got a disappointing 4 million (19.6%) for ITV1 between 21.00 and 22.30, down 1 million from yesterday's opener.
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NewsSky Freesat Channels
There is to be 197 Free to air television and radio services available in the UK on digital satellite.
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Five turns on celebrities
We've had celebrities locked together in a big house to observe how they deal with sexual tension, and we've banished them to the heat of the Australian Outback, again to see how they handle sexual tension - now Five is planning to give them aphrodisiacs and see how they respond, ...
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NewsRevolver acquires Adult Swim
British home entertainment distributor Revolver Entertainment has acquired the exclusive UK and Ireland home entertainment rights to Turner's adult-oriented animation franchise Adult Swim.
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Granada links up with Network 10
Granada has teamed up with Australian producer Screentime to make an ambitious£6.5m co-production drama about a teenage woman from England who was arrested and sent on the first convict ship to Australia in the late 1780s.
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C4 set to publish terms
channel 4 is expected, within the next two weeks, to become the first broadcaster to unveil its new terms of trade, as its lengthy negotiations with producer's alliance Pact near to a close, writes Glen Mutel.
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Humphreys latest departure at Five
Liam Humphreys has quit as Five's commissioning editor for factual entertainment, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITV axes Planet Wild and The Lab
ITV has axed two of its factual production arms - closing former Carlton operation Planet Wild and London-based regional producer The Lab, writes Paul Revoir.
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New DG to appear before MPs
Incoming BBC director general Mark Thompson will make his first parliamentary defence of the corporation just three weeks after taking up the post when he presents the corporation's annual report to the media select committee.