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Brown to be star on Downing Street TV

By Jean Eaglesham, Chief Political Correspondent

Published: August 6 2008 23:30 | Last updated: August 6 2008 23:30

Gordon Brown is to get his own TV channel – Number10TV – in the latest effort to resurrect the UK prime minister’s flagging poll ratings.

The new online channel, accessible via the Downing Street website, will offer “exclusive video of the prime minister’s speeches, press conferences, media appearances and news archives”, said Brightcove, the company providing the technology.

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