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    ITV moots football shares disposal

    2005-02-01T09:53:47Z

    ITV will consider selling its stake in football clubs Arsenal and Liverpool as part of is strategy of getting rid of its non-core businesses, even though its holding in the London club is set to almost double.

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    Ahead of the Class gets 10.3m

    2005-01-31T12:14:02Z

    Ahead of the Classboosted ITV1's peaktime figures last night with a peak audience of 10.3million (42%) at 10pm.

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    BBC to hold cost-cutting crunch talks

    2005-01-31T11:06:08Z

    The BBC's most senior executives will tomorrow convene for two-day crunch talks to flesh out how they will reduce the corporation's overheads by 15%.

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    Wogan sets retirement date

    2005-01-31T10:15:53Z

    Veteran DJ Terry Wogan has announced he will quit his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show in two years time.

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    Sky set for subs boost

    2005-01-31T10:10:35Z

    BSkyB is due to report an increase of between 160,000 and 178,000 new subscribers this week, following strong Christmas sales.

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    Paxman criticises BBC budget cuts

    2005-01-31T10:06:17Z

    Newsnightpresenter Jeremy Paxman has criticised BBC director general Mark Thompson's plan to cut 15% from the budget of news and current affairs.

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    Shed to float for£40m in March

    2005-01-31T06:59:50Z

    Shed, the company behind ITV's Bad Girlsand Footballers Wives, has confirmed it will float on the London Stock Market on March 18 in a bid to raise cash to go on the acquisition trail.

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    Classic FM grows clout

    2005-01-28T11:41:16Z

    Classic FM has reversed a decline in audience figures and bolstered its position as the nation's biggest commercial radio station.

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    Fahrenheit 9/11 convinces 4m

    2005-01-28T11:21:01Z

    Channel 4's premiere of Michael Moore's documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11was a big hit for the broadcaster with a peak audience of 4 million (18%) at 9.30pm.

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    Burns panel calls for new BBC watchdog

    2005-01-28T11:15:35Z

    The government should set up a new independent body to oversee the BBC's accountability and advise on how much public funding it should get, the charter review panel led by Lord Burns said today.

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    Sopranos for sale at£1m an episode

    2005-01-28T11:12:02Z

    US cable stations are lining up to bid more than£1m an episode for old episodes of The Sopranosas HBO offers the hit show to America's syndicated market for the first time.

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    SMG bids for Scottish ITV News

    2005-01-28T11:08:26Z

    Sir Trevor McDonald will no longer be the face of ITV's news bulletin in Scotland if new proposals submitted to Ofcom are given the green light.

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    Yorke axes EastEnders duo

    2005-01-28T10:31:19Z

    EastEndersexecutive producer Kathleen Hutchison and series producer Sharon Hughff have left the show after only four months as part of an overhaul by drama chief John Yorke.

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    Magic overtakes Heart in London Rajars

    2005-01-28T10:12:56Z

    London easy-listening station Magic has overtaken rival Heart 106.2 for the first time - taking a step closer to the number one slot.

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    PEER POLL: BBC News

    2005-01-28T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Michael Grade right about BBC news?

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    Off the record - 30 second guide - Trisha Goddard.

    2005-01-27T16:26:03Z

    Right, here's your starter for 10. Who recently declared that 'work is better than sex'? Easy, Gordon

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    Off the record - Cabbies get a tip-off.

    2005-01-27T16:26:03Z

    Cabbies are clearly not losing any sleep over the new BBC rules banning freelancers from using

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    Off the record - A day in the wife.

    2005-01-27T16:26:03Z

    BBC chairman Michael Grade has a funny way of marking the time it would seem as

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    Off the record - Suits you, sir.

    2005-01-27T16:26:03Z

    Channel 4 celebrated a successful 2004 with a party last week, which saw all the broadcaster's

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    Opinion - Peer poll: Dick and Dom.

    2005-01-27T16:26:02Z

    Are MPs right to question the PSB value of Dick and Dom?