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    Evans turns his back on presenting

    2003-06-03T09:31:22Z

    Chris Evans has announced he is unlikely to return to presenting as he made his first radio appearance since being axed from Virgin Radio nearly two years ago, writes Michael Rosser

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    Green and Allen's last hope for merger

    2003-06-03T09:29:53Z

    Granada and Carlton meet the competition commission today in a final effort to save their merger before the regulat...

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    Protests ignored as US relaxes ownership rules

    2003-06-03T09:27:37Z

    US officials yesterday loosened decades-old media ownership rules amid protests that deregulation would lead to too...

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    This is no Murdoch bill, insists Jowell

    2003-06-03T09:25:47Z

    The culture secretary, Tessa Jowell, stood firm against growing criticism from the House of Lords over the communic...

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    America eases media ownership regulations

    2003-06-03T09:22:16Z

    Police restrained a group of angry protesters at a meeting of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington y...

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    Insects are 'fair game for reality televison'

    2003-06-03T09:19:01Z

    As if further encouragement were needed, omnivorous boys have been given a licence to eat insects after the broadca...

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    BBC keeps guard up after riot

    2003-06-02T15:12:44Z

    The BBC has ruled out making changes to the way it covers boxing matches despite being blamed for helping to incite the riots that marred the end of the Audley Harrison fight on Sunday (1 June) night, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Living TV pulled up over séance shows

    2003-06-02T14:54:15Z

    Living TV has been rapped by the ITC after it presented two shows about the paranormal - which included séances - as factual rather than entertainment shows, writes Luke Satchell

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    TV Linda heads for Sun Hill

    2003-06-02T10:00:58Z

    TV favourite Linda Robson is to make a guest appearance in The Bill. ...

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    Blame Beeb for the riot

    2003-06-02T09:58:23Z

    The BBC has been blamed for s stunt which went disastrously wrong and led to the sickening riot that followed Audle...

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    Callous

    2003-06-02T09:56:38Z

    Viewers' fury as BBC shows soldiers' bodies. ...

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    In Da House

    2003-06-02T09:53:51Z

    The man behind Big Brother has advised MPs to adopt the tricks of reality TV. ...

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    £1m replica camp to recapture life for PoWs on TV

    2003-06-02T09:51:48Z

    A£1 million replica stalag camp, complete with tunnels, latrines and an isolation block, has been built in Lithuan...

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    BBC Food launches in Scandanavia

    2003-06-02T09:33:31Z

    The BBC has increased its clout in the European multi-channel market by rolling out its commercial BBC Food channel into Scandinavia, writes Colin Robertson

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    And for our next trick...

    2003-06-02T09:32:52Z

    Forget Paul Daniels and Sooty - thanks to an influx of new TV talent, TV magic is cool again. ...

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    Have sitcoms had their day?

    2003-06-02T09:30:40Z

    The Montreux television festival, whose advisory board i chair, is the European showcase for what used to be called...

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    No more costume drama

    2003-06-02T09:26:56Z

    In his first interview since joining Channel 4 as head of drama, John Yorke tells Gareth McLean about his plans to ...

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    Where's the next Winston?

    2003-06-02T09:24:28Z

    Last year the BBC killed off Tomorrow's World, just months after Channel 4 decided to 'rest' its science strand Equ...

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    Gagged: 12 cities join media protest

    2003-06-02T09:21:58Z

    Opponents of changes to US media ownership laws, which allow businessmen, like Ruperty Murdoch to buy more televisi...

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    Boo! Children's TV hype is back

    2003-06-02T09:16:30Z

    Boo! a new television show aimed at the under-fives and based on the game of hide and seek, will be launched on BBC...