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Granada heralds fightback for ITV
Granada yesterday reported stronger than expected interim results, but warned that 'advertising revenue remains dif...
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BBC to put history on daytime TV
The BBC announced two new series tackling history for its daytime schedules ...
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Granada reaps ratings battle rewards
Granada started to redeem itself yesterday by increasing interim profits by 35 per cent ...
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A big slice of real-life cheese
American Michael Essany may belong to a bygone era but he's here and he's too bizarre to ignore ...
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NewsTaylor's fears for broadband market
Heavy-handed regulation by Ofcom could further hinder the stop-start growth of broadband in the UK, a senior broadband figure has warned, writes John Plunkett
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NewsElstein to review licence fee
Former Channel Five chief executive David Elstein has been hired by the Tory party to conduct a wide-ranging review of the BBC licence fee in the run up to the corporation's Charter Renewal, writes David Rose
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The Hospital launches UK's first high-definition studio
The first high definition studio in the UK will open its doors in less than eight weeks time as part of the first phase of the opening of The Hospital, the new state-of-the-art creative centre spearheaded by entrepreneur Paul Allen and former Eurythmics front man Dave Stewart.
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BBC Broadcast takes generationQ
BBC Broadcast, the fourth commercial spin-off from the licence-fee funded corporation, has asked Quantel to implement a major new production system based on its generationQ technology, writes Dominic Timms
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NewsFreeview boosts switch-off hopes
Freeview has overtaken BSkyB as the key driver in the take-up of digital TV, giving a boost to government hopes of meeting its ambitious analogue switch-off target of 2010, writes John Plunkett
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NewsAllen hails 'ITV fightback'
Granada chairman Charles Allen today (20 May) announced a 35% increase in interim pre-tax profits to£65m and promised: 'The ITV fightback is well underway', writes Luke Satchell
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TV heading for DV/HD future
In less than three years time all UK television programmes will be shot on either low cost DV cameras or high definition video, a leading facilities company head claimed today.
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Big Brother's Big Brothers
The countdown is on to the start of the new series of Big brother - and two men are certain to be big winners on th...
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Anget at ITV merger plan
Broadcasting executives and avertisers have hit out at proposals from the competition watchdog that could irrevocab...
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New proposals on Carlton merger
The Competition Commission widened its enquiry into the proposed merger between ITV broadcasters Carlton and Granad...
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....And finally, ITN goes for 10.30
ITV has admitted that competing against BBC One with News At Ten has been a failure and is to seek a permanent 10.3...
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When's West Wing on now?
Broadcasters' cavalier attitude to the scheduling of quality drama damages both programme makers and advertisers. ...
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Countdown to a deal
The arguments over a proposed Carlton-Granada merger are complex and will only be resolved by serious number crunch...
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Murdoch's eyes and ears
The recent Sky Italia deal was a milestone for the mogul - and Marty Pmpadur helped clinch it. ...
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Serious money for Chrysalis
A venture capital-backed buy-in sifnals a new business model for indies. ...
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NewsITV out in front at RTS Sports Awards
ITV came out on top at the Royal Television Society's Television Sports Awards last night with no fewer than seven gongs, including one for Premiership front man Des Lynam, who was given a lifetime achievement award, writes David Wood