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    Schofield gets John Leslie job

    2002-12-19T10:29:41Z

    Former children's show presenter Philip Schofield is to become the permanent replacement for John Leslie on ITV 1's...

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    TV gardens stars grow on the US

    2002-12-19T10:28:27Z

    TV's Ground Force gardeners are going west - to sort out the back yards of America. ...

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    How low can reality TV go?

    2002-12-19T10:26:37Z

    Ozzy's girl in toilet shocker. ...

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    Bayleaf dies at 55

    2002-12-19T10:24:29Z

    Former London's Burning star James Hazeldine, who played Mike 'Bayleaf' Wilson in the ITV drama, has died at the ag...

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    The Ark rediscovered

    2002-12-19T10:23:05Z

    BBC teram to film wreck of carrier sunk in the Med by German torpedo. ...

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    Match snatch hatched

    2002-12-19T10:22:06Z

    The BBC are ready to snatch back Match of the Day from ITV. ...

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    Obituary: Peter Thornton, creator of talk radio

    2002-12-19T10:20:53Z

    The man who let listeners speak volumes. ...

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    Calling old stars...it's Zimmer Cars

    2002-12-19T10:19:57Z

    The cast of cult TV show Z Cars has been re-united for a one-off tribute programme. ...

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    EchoStar buys back stake from Vivendi

    2002-12-19T10:15:53Z

    Vivendi Universal's brief foray into the US satellite television business ended yesterday when the troubled French ...

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    Vivendi to sue investors' group

    2002-12-19T10:15:24Z

    Vivendi Universal last night said it would take legal action against a small shareholder's association, which it ac...

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    Springer might sell TV stake

    2002-12-19T10:15:01Z

    Axel Springer, Europe's largest newspaper group, plans to quit the television business, clearing the way for German...

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    NTL and Vivendi close Studio

    2002-12-19T10:14:33Z

    NTL and Vivendi Universal have closed their joint venture movie channel, having failed to secure carriage deals to ...

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    Minnelli sues over cancelled TV show

    2002-12-19T10:13:58Z

    Liza Minnelli and her husband, David Gest, have filed a $23m (£14m) breach-of-contract lawsuit against the cable TV...

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    Merrill predicts another fall in ITV ad revenues

    2002-12-19T10:13:34Z

    Neil Blackley, the leading City media analyst, predicted yesterday that ITV would see advertising revenues shrink i...

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    Seven battle for best indie award

    2002-12-19T10:12:42Z

    Seven independents have been nominated for the Broadcast best indie award of 2002 including 19TV, Red Production, Ideal World, Mentorn, RDF Media, Wall to Wall and Wark Clements

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    Talkback exploits regional loophole

    2002-12-19T09:47:23Z

    talkback Productions has set up a regional production office in Amersham, Buckinghamshire to qualify for regional commissions - even though the new office is on the London tube system, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Ross takes on Film Four division

    2002-12-19T09:40:34Z

    Channel 4 head of drama Tessa Ross is relinquishing her role and moving to head C4's new in-house film division, writes Penny Hughes

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    Thames loases head of drama Parr

    2002-12-19T09:18:04Z

    Thames TV head of drama Chris Parr is leaving the company at the end of this month to set up his own independent production company, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Laurie to direct and star in Carlton drama

    2002-12-19T09:14:10Z

    Comic actor Hugh Laurie, the star of Carlton's forthcoming ITV drama Fortysomething, has been drafted in as a director on the series after the two original directors left the project, writes Steve Aston

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    Dyke's New Year resolution

    2002-12-18T17:00:53Z

    The entire 25,000-plus BBC workforce will next month make a mass new year's resolution to make the corporation a better place to work in by embracing six core values outlined by director general Greg Dyke, writes Jane Marlow