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ITV companies win two-month stay of merger judgement day
The competition commission extended its investigation intop the merger between Carlton and Granada yesterday after...
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NewsHenwood to head up Premium TV
NTL Europe, the continental cable business spun off by troubled NTL earlier this year, is set to appoint Rod Henwood as chief executive of its Premium TV subsidiary, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsTop-level changes at MTV Networks
MTV Networks UK and Ireland has made two senior level appointments, with Steve Shannon joining as VH1's director of programmes and James Dearlove being promoted to a new role as MTV head of non-music talent.
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NewsSimpson to speak of 'friendly fire' attack
Veteran BBC war correspondent John Simpson will discuss his recent brush with death in Iraq in a new Radio 4 series on synthetic materials, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsBroadcast figures honoured in Queen's list
The Queen's birthday honours list this year included nine figures from the broadcasting industry, more than ever before, writes Sam Matthews
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NewsRose D'Or leaves Montreux
The Rose D'Or television festival, held for the last 43 years in the sleepy Swiss town of Montreux, is to move to the bright lights of the city of Lucerne in order to expand the event, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsGovernment promises gradual switch-off
The process of switching off analogue TV transmissions will be done on a region by region basis, the government has pledged, writes Michael Rosser
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QVC - and the rest
Running a teleshopping channel calls for a whole new set of retail skills - and taking on one tough incumbent. ...
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A new dawn for the twilight zone
Broadcasters are waking up to the fact that poor daytime figures seriously affect overall ratings, writes Steve Cla...
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Funniest man you've never heard of
Writer and producer Henry Normal helped to create Mrs Merton and the Royle family; then he brought decent comedy ba...
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The right vs the right-on
Right wing crazies rule talk radio in America. So can a $10m plan to put liberal shock jocks on air ever work? ...
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Let's skip the ads
Peter Bazalgette, the broadcasting executive who brought reality television to Britain, tells Ian Burrell why the c...
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C&W breaks new ground with convertible issue
Cable & Wireless yesterday raised£258 million by selling bonds to investors, which are convertible into shares in ...
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BBC poll shows wide disapproval of Iraq war
The US-led military campaign in Iraq and the policies of President George W. Bush have been condemned in an 11-coun...
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Tracy will cut it fine
Troubled ex-Corrie star Tracy Shaw is being lined up to star in the next series of Cutting It - replacing sexy Aman...
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Big Brother shock 2 Out One in
Big Brother rocked housemates yesterday by telling them TWO will be kicked out this week. ...
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NewsR1 targets youth with new schedule
Radio 1's weekend schedule is set to be reshuffled as part of the station's strategy to strengthen its foothold in the youth market, writes Michael Rosser.