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Take this man off the telly
Alan Yentob is on a mission - to revolutionise arts on the BBC. Great, says Patrick Wright, but does it all have to...
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Ministers back down on ITN
ITV licence-holders will be able to own outright the commercial news provider ITN, following a last-minute climbdow...
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NewsGovernment strikes Puttnam deal
The government has struck a last minute deal with rebel peer Lord Puttnam and will now introduce a clause in the communications bill forcing Ofcom to submit any broadcasting merger or acquisition to a public interest test, writes David Rose
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Drink-drive TV presenter is axed by police show
Alastair Stewart crashed Mercedes while three times over the limit ...
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RTL in Planeta deal on Antena 3 stake
RTL yesterday said it had reached an agreement with fellow shareholders in Antena 3, opening the door for it to inc...
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BBC outlines£800m overhaul of its London headquarters
The BBC is expected to announce today an£800m redevelopment plan of its Broadcasting House building in central Lon...
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Lords vote poised to shake up control of ITN news
Move could trigger a scramble among ITN shareholders for control of provider ...
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Crime show drops drink drive host
Alastair Stewart, the newsreader and presenter of Police, Camera, Action was banned from the road and fined£2,000 ...
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BBC taps bond market for£800m development funds
The BBC will tap the capital markets for the first time today with an£800 million bond to finance the redevelopmen...
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Ministers strike media Bill deal with rebel peers
Ministers sealed an eleventh-hour deal yesterday with Labour rebels led by the film producer Lord Puttnam ...
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NewsITV wins right to own ITN
ITV has finally won its battle to compete equally with the BBC and BSkyB after the Government agreed it could own ITN outright, writes David Rose
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NewsITC raps Five over clipshow footage
Five has been criticised by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for broadcasting a programme in which a man swung a small child around his head by its limbs, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsMacKenzie threatens to sue Rajar
Kelvin MacKenzie, the former Suneditor and chairman of The Wireless Group, is threatening to sue radio measurement body Rajar following its decision to reject electronic measurement of audiences behind closed doors, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsRajar finds fault with accuracy of new measuring systems
After 15-months of testing two audio-meters, radio audience research board Rajar has said it has decided not to go ahead with electronic measurement in the short term, primarily due to fears over accuracy, writes Rosemary Gallagher.