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BBC new media to axe 100 jobs.
The bursting of the dotcom bubble has finally caught up with the BBC, which is axing
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Thompson: C4 must embrace its core values.
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has drawn up a list of what he believes are the channel's original core values and is calling on commissioners to use them to reinvigorate the corporation, writes Penny Hughes.
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Regional indie breaks into BBC1 primetime.
Belfast-based indie Wild Rover has snared a primetime Saturday night BBC1 commission - one of the first times such a slot has gone to an indie outside London, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Competition Commission to probe ITV studios.
ITV's dominance of broadcast studios in the north of England will be investigated as part of the Competition Commission's inquiry into the proposed merger of Carlton and Granada, it was revealed this week.
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BBC satellite move to cost Sky #85m.
The BBC radically changed the game in digital satellite this week by announcing plans to move
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NewsNew executive committee for RTL
Five owner, RTL Group, has unveiled a new executive committee that sees the departure of RTL chief strategy officer Bruno Chauvat, following the appointment of Gerhard Zeiler as chief executive, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsDeayton gets Bafta nomination
Sacked Have I Got News For You presenter Angus Deayton is a surprise nomination at this year's Bafta TV Awards - and will do battle with his nemesis Paul Merton, writes John Plunkett
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NewsBBC misses indie quota - again
The BBC is to endure the wrath of independent producers after the OFT today confirmed that the corporation has yet again missed its 25% indie quota by an even bigger margin than in 2001, writes Colin Robertson
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Comic Relief 2003 broke more than just a fundraising record on Friday night
Comic Relief 2003 broke more than just a fundraising record on Friday night (17 March), holding 11.5 million viewers (45.5% share) for three hours between 19.00 and 22.00, and giving BBC1 its biggest peaktime share of the year, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsITV giants provide more war funds
Carlton and Granada have signed off a further£5.5m for ITV News to help foot the costs of covering the expected war in Iraq, writes Colin Robertson
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Governance call over Carlton and Granada
A leading shareholder lobby group, whose members control more than a fifth of the stock market, has added its voice...
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Historian abandons Hitler TV series
The historian Sir Ian Kershaw has severed all connection with the American producers of a television mini-series th...
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Branagh v Branagh at television awards
Kenneth Branagh will be up against himself when the British Academy television awards are handed out on April 13. ...
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Disney beckons children to world of radio adverts
The Walt Disney Corporation is to challenge the BBC by creating a national radio network for children under new law...
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Carlton-Granada face investor anger
Media groups Carlton and Granada are bracing themselves for difficult annual meeetings because of shareholder disco...
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Angus up for Bafta
Angus Deayton has been nominated for a Bafta - despite being sacked after just two instalments of the last series o...
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Yahoo! to launch online video
The emergence of online video programming that could one day rival mainstream television will get another boost tod...
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Is Angus back after Bafta?
Their weekly verbal jousting came to a dramatic end last year, but it seems the battle between Angus Deayton and Pa...
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Granadea fights call to reform boardroom
Television giant Granada yesterday sought to downplay reports of an investor revolt over executive contracts. ...
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NAPF to act on Granada contract
Granada, the ITV broadcaster attempting a 2.7bn merger with Carlton, faces shareholder protests at its annual meeti...