The BBC confirms that Dr David Kelly, found dead from a suspected suicide two days ago, was the main source for a controversial report that sparked a deep rift with the government. 25 July Lord Currie is named as the first chairman of Ofcom. Cameron Stout wins the fourth series of Big Brother. 28 July – Tabloid television station L!VE TV is relaunched on Sky Digital. August 8 August – The BBC regains the broadcasting rights to show Premier League Football highlights from ITV after signing a three-year deal with them. The deal will take effect from the start of the 2004–05 season. 10 August – Channel 4 airs the British terrestrial television premiere of Straw Dogs. 18 August – In an interview with Radio Times, presenter Noel Edmonds says that he is partly responsible for the decline in the standards of British television after his BBC One show, Noel's House Party, went downhill after budget cuts. 21 August – ITV announces that its Saturday morning children's entertainment series SMTV Live will end after five years because of falling ratings and will be replaced by a new series in early 2004. 27 August – The BBC defends its decision to spend £10 million on the broadcast rights for the first Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, saying that its rivals were unprepared to invest in family viewing at Christmas. The film is part of a ten film package agreed with Warner Bros. 28 August – ITV ceases transmission of the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, due to the regional afternoon slot which the show occupied becoming networked. 29 August Research by Human Capital indicate that Saturday night television is now the least watched evening of television in the UK, with Monday nights being the most popular. That day marked the 20th anniversary of the first episode of the long-running game show Blockbusters. September 2 September Laura Sadler's final scenes as Holby City nurse Sandy Harper are screened on the BBC One drama. Her character's exit from the series, devised by her mother and the show's producers, sees her secretly leaving the hospital for Australia after winning the lottery. At Home with the Eubanks debuts on Five. ITV1 airs the British terrestrial television premiere of Mission to Mars. 13 September – As The Smash Hits Chart Show returns to television which was previously on Five, the weekly