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Ratings - Are family audiences the new holy grail of ratings?
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NewsStrong start for US Hit Me Baby
The US version of Granada's entertainment show Hit Me Baby One More Timegot off to a good start, winning its 9pm slot.
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NewsViacom moots£800m Flextech bid
US giant Viacom, owner of MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy, has approached Telewest about buying Flextech and its 50% share in UKTV for as much as£800m.
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NewsBBC and unions set for Wednesday showdown
BBC director general Mark Thompson and union negotiators will sit down for more crisis talks on Wednesday in a bid to resolve the ongoing dispute over job cuts.
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NewsOfcom Manchester FM decision due this week
Ofcom will this Thursday announce who has won the lucrative FM radio licence for Manchester - one of the few major licences the regulator is putting up for grabs.
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News5m drawn to A Picture of Britain
BBC1's much trailed art show A Picture of Britaingot off to a steady start with a peak audience of 5 million (21%).
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NewsAutocue sold for£2m
Autocue International, the company that owns the 50-year old Autocue prompting business, has been bought out by private equity company Root Capital for around£2m.
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NewsRadio Times names radio powerbrokers
Flamboyant chatshow host Jonathan Ross is the most powerful person in radio, according to a new Radio Timespoll.
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NewsC4 extends racing deadline
The future of horse racing on Channel 4 still hangs in the balance after the broadcaster extended its deadline with the racing and betting industry.
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NewsBaby row could leave Ofcom in hot water
Ofcom could face legal action from The Baby Channel following its decision to licence the name Baby TV to a rival.
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NewsITV rapped for skydiver death footage
TV regulator Ofcom has slammed ITV after it broadcast horrific footage of a skydiver plummeting to his death in a daytime entertainment show.
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NewsOfcom appoints Davies
Ofcom has handed Peter Davies the new role of director of radio and multimedia.
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NewsBBC mags arm under fire
The BBC has today been hit by further protest action - this time at its magazine publishing arm, which produces the Radio Times.
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NewsJerry Springer chats up 1.1m
Jerry Springer launched the UK version of his controversial talkshow on ITV1 to popular success with an audience of 1.1 million (28.3%) at 9.25am, winning its slot.
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NewsITV calls on Ofcom to scrap PSP
ITV is calling on Ofcom to scrap its much-vaunted£300m public service publisher (PSP) and set up a new PSB fund instead.
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NewsFive chief: BBC is stalking us
Five chief executive Jane Lighting has accused the BBC of 'stalking Five's quality arts and wildlife programmes by screening similar shows against them.
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NewsOfcom: Vicar of Dibley Xmas show 'questionable'
Ofcom has called into question the BBC's decision to air an episode of TheVicar of Dibleyon Christmas Day that allegedly demeaned Christianity.
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NewsBBC2 dumps Dick n' Dom disaster
Children's presenters Dick and Dom's attempts to break into mainstream TV have been dealt a blow after the pair's quiz show Ask the Familywas dumped by the BBC.
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NewsGoodman takes Capital FM programme role
GCap Media, the merged GWR and Capital group, has promoted regional programme director Nik Goodman to the role of programme director for Capital FM.
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NewsSmooth FM bids for 1 million listeners
GMG Radio has relaunched its flagship radio station Jazz FM as Smooth FM and pledged to reach one million listeners a week within 18 months.