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Al Jazeera for the UK
Controversial Arabic news channel Al Jazeera is looking to increase its clout in the UK with plans for a new English-language service and carriage deals with NTL and Telewest, writes Paul Revoir
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Last bid to can 'three plus one'
Commercial radio companies have made a last ditch attempt to persuade the government to change the controversial 'three plus one' local radio ownership rule proposed in the draft communications bill, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Scottish Media takes prominence on a busy newsstand
Scottish Media Group declared itself 'well pleased' yesterday after Telewest Communications announced it had finall...
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Jimmy young quits the BBC
Sir Jimmy Young is quitting the BBC after changing his mind about staying on without his lunchtime show on Radio 2....
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Telewest sells SMG stake
Telewest yesterday raised just over£45 million after the debt-laden telecoms company placed a 17 per cent stake in...
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Burrell hopes for£6m TV quiz show deal
Paul Burrell, is to shrug off the criticism of his revelations about the Queen and host a television quiz show on s...
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Bertelsmann is left at a loss
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, the financial holding of Belgian financier Albert Frère, took Bertelsmann by surprise yes...
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Telewest sells stake in SMG
Telewest, the debt-laden UK cable group, has continued the clean up of its balance sheet with the sale of its 17 pe...
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EastEnders may be previewed on BBC3
The BBC is considering putting episodes of its most popular TV show, EastEnders, on the digital channel BBC3 a day ...
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TV star hints at end of the run
It will come as no surprise to its 4 million fans in Britain, but that will not lessen their grief - the next serie...
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BBC cuts jobs and cost in£200m shortfall
The BBC is being forced to cut costs and lay off staff because of a£200m budget shortfall. ...
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BT and Sky consider new broadband channel
The Telecoms giant BT is considering launching a channel on Sky television to educate viewers on broadband as part ...
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JY to sign off after 50 years
Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young is to quit the BBC after more than 50 years. ...
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News Corp reveals battle scars from tabloid wars
The cut-throat tabloid price war has resulted in a shrp fall in profits at the newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's ne...
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NewsGranada appoints regional TV 'tsar'
Granada is hoping to allay concerns over the future of ITV's regional output by appointing ITV controller of documentaries and features Diane Nelmes as its new director of daytime and regional programmes, writes Steve Aston
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NewsTV sex excess sees Gardam shelve show
Channel 4 director of television Tim Gardam has shelved a two-hour live interactive Saturday night sex show planned for next month, after becoming concerned that there was too much sex on TV, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 'books' Sunday slot for drama until 2004
The BBC has thrown down the gauntlet to ITV over the scheduling of major dramas - by trying to book the Sunday evening slot in November for the next two years, writes Leigh Holmwood