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    Five knocks out deal for Frost-Ali head-to-head

    2003-02-27T08:30:00Z

    Five has secured broadcast rights to the first major interview with legendary boxer Muhammad Ali in more than two decades. He will talk to Sir David Frost about his ideals, life and career in The Then and Now of Muhammad Ali, which will air in ...

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    Opie tops Flextech list to fill Lighting's shoes

    2003-02-27T08:30:00Z

    Flextech Television has drawn up a list of potential candidates for the replacement of chief executive of content Jane Lighting who takes over the reins at Five in April, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Redmond accuses ITC of 'dumb regulation'

    2003-02-26T17:22:54Z

    Brookside creator Phil Redmond this week attacked the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for 'dumb regulation' after it ruled that an armed siege in the Channel 4 soap was unsuitable for broadcast before the watershed, writes Hayley Treacy.

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    £12m-a-year saving for Five

    2003-02-26T15:58:08Z

    Five will save around£12 million a year under new terms for its analogue TV licence drawn up with the Independent Television Commission, writes John Plunkett

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    Al Jazeera secures raft of BBC programmes

    2003-02-26T14:49:10Z

    BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Arabic news and documentary channel Al Jazeera for 1,000 hours of factual programming, writes Hayley Treacy

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    BBC accounts to be probed by Parliament

    2003-02-26T14:33:16Z

    BBC chiefs are set to be forced to open their books to Parliament to account for the way they spend the£2.5bn a-year-licence fee, writes David Rose

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    Coastal to make another Wire in the Blood

    2003-02-26T14:01:23Z

    Actor Robson Green's indie Coastal Productions has been commissioned by ITV1 controller of drama Nick Elliott to make a second series of police drama Wire in the Blood. The series, which stars Green and Cold Feet actress Hermione Norris, will air later in the year in a new 4 x ...

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    Viewers desert BBC3

    2003-02-26T11:04:25Z

    New BBC digital service BBC3 is failing to catch the imagination of the nation's prized youth demographic, with latest viewing figures showing it is less popular than BBC Choice, the channel it replaced, writes Luke Satchell

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    Wacko 'waived rights'

    2003-02-26T10:05:12Z

    Michael Jackson's multi-million pound court battle with Granada will hinge on a one-paragraph agreement. ...

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    JK Rowling gets part with Bart

    2003-02-26T10:01:58Z

    Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is to make a wizard appearance in The Simpsons. ...

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    Whodunnim?

    2003-02-26T10:00:39Z

    Footballers' Wives bad boy Jason Turner will tonight plunge 80ft from a hotel roof - sparking a huge whodunnit. ...

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    Dicky does Tricky for TV Corrie

    2003-02-26T09:59:02Z

    19m see confession. ...

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    Bob, the fatbuilder

    2003-02-26T09:55:49Z

    BBC accused of helping the sales of junk food. ...

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    Huw attacks viewer over 'slur' on Welsh

    2003-02-26T09:54:53Z

    Newsreader's 'vicious' reply over language question. ...

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    18m watch the Street's Tricky Dickie confess

    2003-02-26T09:52:33Z

    It was the confession Coronation Street fans had been waiting for. On Monday night nearly 18 million of them tuned ...

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    NTL clamped $1.75m golden handcuffs on Ofcom chief

    2003-02-26T09:35:02Z

    Stephen Carter received a bonus of more than£1.75m from former employer NTL last year ...

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    BBC put beyond audit watchdog

    2003-02-26T09:34:41Z

    A move to bring the BBC under the auspices of the national audit office was last night defeated in the Commons ...

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    BBC unveils current affairs series

    2003-02-26T09:34:11Z

    The BBC has confirmed the return of a regular primetime current affairs series to its most watched channel ...

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    Killer ratings for Corrie

    2003-02-26T09:33:51Z

    had 19.4 million viewers for Monday's double episode ...

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    ITV's killer gains

    2003-02-26T09:33:27Z

    ITV won its biggest audience in three years on Monday night when 19.4 million viewers tuned in to ...