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Millionaire trial is halted by coughing
The trial of an Army major accused of winning Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? by following coughs from an accomplice...
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Coughing jurors stop Millionaire trial
In a case of life imitating television, the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? fraud trial was adjourned yesterday beca...
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The Queen Sick
Eastenders' Barbara windsor is to take an immediate break from the saop because of poor health, it was revealed yes...
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HBO looks across Atlantic
HBO, the US pay-TV group behind popular shows such as The Sopranos and Sex and the City, is eager to launch a UK ch...
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Cable's bill for rescue
Cable television firm NTL revealed yesterday that its advisors charged£77 million for its debt rescue - and pledge...
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NTL meets targets but still suffers from charges
NTL yesterday met the earnings and sales targets it established in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, despite being weighed dow...
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Skint Barrymore sues telly for£1m
Fallen TV funnyman Micheal Barrymore is suing his former TV bosses for£1m after being axed following the death of ...
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UBC pins hopes on Tony Blackburn
The unlikely revival of Tony Blackburn is excpected to help UBC Media, the radio productio house and broadcaster, l...
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BBC news troops target hearts and minds abroad
Successful coverage of the war in Iraq will enhance the corporation's global reach. ...
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Quiz 'cough' trial is halted....by coughing
The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 'cough cheat' had to be halted yesterday because two jurors couldn't stop coughi...
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Who can we believe?
Is the media giving a true picture of the war in Iraq? Military experts complain of naivety, errors and misinformat...
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ITV 'wants to axe Saturday night Premiership show'
Poor viewing figures have forced ITV to abandon the Saturday night football programme it snatched from the BBC in a...
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TV shows 'should use cinema-style ratings'
Cinema-style classifications should be introduced for television programmes, the broadcasting watchdog has said. ...
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NewsWorldwide loses top exec to Buena Vista
One of BBC Worldwide's most senior sales executives has quit to join Buena Vista International Television (BVITV), writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NBC sacks reporter who told Iraqi TV of American 'failure'
One of America's most visible and often controversial war reporters, Peter Arnett, was fined by the NBC network a d...
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'Millionaire' judge takes hint as coughing as jury seeks early finish
For nearly a month, the jury in the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? trial has been considering whether an accomplice...
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NBC reporter fired for saying US plan 'failed'
Peter Arnett, the Baghdad-based war correspondent for NBC News and National Geographic, has been sacked for giving ...
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NewsITV Digital employees fight for compensation
ITV Digital liquidators Grant Thornton have decided not to defend an employment tribunal claim being brought this week by former employees of the failed digital TV platform, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsFrostrup to front new BBC2 game show
Gravel-voiced presenter Mariella Frostrup is to front a major new BBC2 quiz show in which contestants are moved around the set by a hydraulic lift, writes Leigh Holmwood