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    Disenchanted Turner quits AOL Time Warner amid soaring company losses

    2003-01-31T09:48:46Z

    Ted Turner is walking away from his role as vice-president of AOL Time Warner ...

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    Tarrant's loss is Wogan's gain

    2003-01-30T13:24:31Z

    It was a tale of two breakfasts as the latest Rajar listening figures were revealed today, writes John Plunkett

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    BBC to take on Tonight

    2003-01-30T12:49:57Z

    The BBC is planning a new 30-minute weekly current affairs show to rival Tonight with Trevor McDonald, writes Conor Dignam

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    What Not to Wear gets BBC1 outing

    2003-01-30T12:26:15Z

    BBC2 makeover strand What Not to Wear, which features acerbic presenters Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine dishing out fashion advice to shell-shocked members of the public, is to transfer to BBC1 for a celebrity special, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Wyatt: BBC must take initiative

    2003-01-30T12:23:17Z

    Former BBC grandee Will Wyatt has criticised his former employer for lacking vision about the future of public service broadcasting, writes David Wood

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    Fame Academy exec given BBC formats job

    2003-01-30T12:21:13Z

    The BBC has rewarded the executive producer behind its recent Fame Academy reality show with a permanent job as creative head for format entertainment, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Endemol hires for new posts

    2003-01-30T12:14:53Z

    Big Brother executive Philip Edgar-Jones and Dominic English, the producer behind the now defunct 11 O' Clock Show are to take up newly created senior positions at Endemol UK, writes Penny Hughes

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    Maverick hires 4 Learning ed

    2003-01-30T12:13:41Z

    Birmingham-based indie Maverick Television, producer of Channel 4's Celebrity Wheelchair Challenge, has poached 4 Learning managing editor, programme support Kate Norrish, writes Penny Hughes

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    Local TV suffers fresh setback

    2003-01-30T12:12:06Z

    The future of local TV restricted service licences (RSLs) looked increasingly bleak this week after the Independent Television Commission (ITC) confirmed it had received no applications to take over the vacant licence for Aberdeen - Scotland's third largest city, writes Paul Revoir

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    C4 will not fill Bellamy's role

    2003-01-30T12:10:47Z

    Channel 4 will not appoint a commissioning editor, nations and regions to replace Julian Bellamy, following his promotion to head of factual entertainment last week, writes Penny Hughes

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    Kate Adie quits BBC'a front line

    2003-01-30T11:05:51Z

    Kate Adie, the BBC's veteran war reporter, has resigned after being sidelined ahead of the conflict with Iraq. ...

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    Eisner takes $5m bonus as Disney struggles

    2003-01-30T11:04:26Z

    Michael Eisner, Walt Disney's chief executive, was paid a $5m bonus this year despite intense criticism of his lead...

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    Hutchison steps into the 3G world

    2003-01-30T11:02:32Z

    Handsets to go on sale by April include video phone and Sky goal highlights. ...

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    Adie retreats from BBC frontline

    2003-01-30T10:54:52Z

    If there is to be a war, it is to be fought without the forces' sweetheart. ...

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    Dyke under fire in BBC online row

    2003-01-30T10:52:06Z

    The BBC was last night under pressure to make public the precise role played by director general Greg Dyke in the h...

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    Kate Adieu

    2003-01-30T10:46:50Z

    Riddle as BBC's veteran war reporter quits...as war looms. ...

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    G whiz, it's return of Ali

    2003-01-30T10:42:54Z

    Ali G returns to British screens this spring in a US-based series. ...

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    'Loose cannon' Turner quits AOL for charities

    2003-01-30T10:40:46Z

    Ted Turner's abrupt decision to resign as vice-chairman of AOL Time Warner caps a tumultuous three-year stretch ...

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    £400,000 Fiona

    2003-01-30T10:40:40Z

    Presenter primed to take on Sir Trevor with record deal. ...

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    AOL Time Warner loses£45bn in quarter

    2003-01-30T10:40:19Z

    AOL Time Warner yesterday announced a $45bn (£29bn) loss for the final three months of 2002 ...