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Treasure chest of classic pop tapes found in radio station vaults
Two radio stations have uncovered more than 600 forgotten tapes by some of the biggest names in rock music ...
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Capital feels advertising pinch
Capital radio said yesterday that the advertising market remained 'challenging' with further deterioration expected...
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Puttnam warns that Ofcom could sink into black hole
Lord Puttnam warned the government yesterday that it was 'facing a black hole at the centre of the regulatory unive...
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NewsDyke announces staff blueprints
BBC director-general Greg Dyke has unveiled a new leadership programme for the corporation, following one of the biggest staff consultations ever undertaken in the UK, writes Sam Matthews
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NewsBBC3's mixed start
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy's pledge that his channel would be a breeding ground for new talent looks to be paying off after BBC2 controller Jane Root asked for female comedy show Three Non Blondes to transfer to her channel.
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NewsCapital Radio Interim Results
Capital Radio's poor performance in the recent Rajars was today followed by interim results for the six months ending 31 stMarch 2003 showing revenue and profit significantly down on 2002, writes Sam Matthews
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Lewis takes on Sky scheduling
BSkyB has appointed its first ever director of scheduling and promotions in a bid to stop its channels competing with each other, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Mentorn signs Canadian co-pro deal
Indie Mentorn has signed a production and distribution deal with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that will see it co-produce four landmark documentary series over the next four years, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RDFI moves in on C4I's business
Factual distributor RDF International (RDFI) has approached around eight key Channel 4 producers in a bid to form a 'distribution club' ahead of new legislation that will allow producers to hold onto programme rights, writes Penny Hughes.
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Granada takes Dr Zhivago home
Granada is set to take its epic dramatisation of Doctor Zhivagoto Russia following a complex deal involving the surviving relatives of author Boris Pasternak, writes Paul Revoir.
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Sky to end Solus satellite cards
The smartcard system which allows around a million viewers to watch encrypted public service broadcasters on satellite without taking a Sky package will cease by the end of the year, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five to explore what made Myra Hindley a killer
Five has commissioned a 90-minute film that will attempt to explain why the notorious Moors murderer Myra Hindley, who died last November, became one of the most powerful icons of evil
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Attic produces musical gold for radio group
When Richard Fiindlay says he has found 'songs in the attic', he is referring to a slightly bigger collection than ...
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French plan for worldwide TV network backed
President Jaques Chirac's dreams of providing the world with a 24-hour news with a French accent started to take sh...
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EasternEnders
The queen of curry, Madhur Jaffrey, is to join EastEnders as a matriarch figure for the new Ferreira family. ...
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Why EastEnders adultery is not faithful to real life
It has a reputation as Briain's bleakest soap, but the storylines of EastEnders pale in comparison with real life: ...
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Who is the best bruv?
Telly bosses are planning the ultimate Big Brother special to find the fly-on-the-wall series' Champion of Champion...
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NTL ends its viewers exodus
Cable TV company NTL reported a return to customer growth yesterday after more than a year of defections as it batt...
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Truth stranger than fiction
A scientific review of Eastenders has found that the infidelity, prostitution and illegitimacy portrayed in the soa...