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NewsBBC1 claims Christmas ratings spoils
BBC1 was clearly the channel of choice over the Christmas week, grabbing an all hours share of 24.5%.
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BBC doubles Olympic output for Beijing
The BBC will ramp up its coverage of this year's Olympic games in Beijing, doubling what it broadcast for the 2004 games in Athens and offering HD coverage for the first time.
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NewsPSB review to kick start Ofcom's year
Ofcom will kick off a busy 2008 with phase one of its crucial public service broadcasting (PSB) review, before publishing its findings on participation TV and competition in the pay TV market.
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NewsShameless back with 2.7m
Channel 4's Shameless attracted 2.7m viewers (13.4%) on its return for a fifth series on New Year's Day at 10.10pm, short of the 3.5m who watched the start of the fourth series.
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NewsCorrie to move in ITV1 overhaul
Coronation Street will have two episodes on a Friday from later this month as part of a massive overhaul of the ITV1 schedule.
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NewsCorrie to move in ITV1 overhaul
Coronation Street will have two episodes on a Friday from later this month as part of a massive overhaul of the ITV1 schedule.
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NewsNoel delivers Christmas ratings present
Sky One's Noel's Christmas Presents was the most watched non-sport multichannel offering over the festive period, with a sizeable audience of 1.1m (5.77%) on 23 December.
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TV Critics 2 January '08
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Channel 4's shock documentary Half Ton Mum - broadcast on 2 January 2008
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NewsITV plans UK version of Law and Order
ITV is in talks to bring a UK version of long-running US crime series Law and Order to the channel.
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Luckwell to chair IMAC
Media investor Mike Luckwell is to replace ex-Sky boss Tony Ball as chairman of the listed Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) fund.
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Talent shows dominate 2007 - research
US game show format Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? was the most successful global entertainment format of 2007, according to research by FremantleMedia.
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Half Ton Mum weighs in with 4.4m
Channel 4 one-off factual show Half Ton Mum managed a heavyweight 4.4m viewers (17.4%) last night, the channel's highest audience for a documentary in over 12 months.
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NewsBoaden: integrity crucial to regain trust
BBC News director Helen Boaden has claimed “good old-fashioned integrity” will be the key to the corporation reviving viewers' “battered” trust in the BBC in 2008.
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ITV West boss Haskell quits
ITV West and ITV Westcountry managing director Mark Haskell is to leave the broadcaster after 15 years.
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NewsTV Critics 3 January '08
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including ITV1's crime-drama Cold Blood - broadcast on 3 January 2008
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NewsNetflix and LG launch set-top box
US rental film service Netflix and LG Electronics have developed a set-top box for consumers to stream movies and other programming from the internet to HDTVs without a personal computer.
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News3.2m see Celebrity Hijack on C4
An average audience of just 3.2m (13.1%) saw Channel 4's coverage of the launch of the Celebrity Hijack version of Big Brother last night at 9pm.
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NewsTurner strikes triple mobile TV deal
Men's channel Nuts TV and fellow Turner brands Adult Swim and Cartoon Network will all be launched on Sky's mobile platform.
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NewsOneword axed from airwaves
Digital speech station Oneword will close after Channel 4 has sold back its 51% shareholding to UBC Media for£1.
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BBC presenter released after girlfriend death
A man believed to be BBC children's television presenter Mark Speight has been released after being arrested over the death of his girlfriend - understood to be former co-presenter Natasha Collins.