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Ratings - BBC1's Baftas failed to win top slot from ITV.
BBC1's coverage of The British Academy Television Awards, which saw TV veteran David Jason honoured with an Academy fellowship, held its own against fierce opposition from its commercial rival, writes Jon Rogers.
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Endemol launches Jamie-style show.
Endemol UK is hoping to cash in on the success of Channel 4's Jamie's Kitchen with a new regional series offering students from the same catering college the chance to work in an expensive London restaurant, writes Penny Hughes.
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Free trial of digital TV converts doubters.
First-hand experience of digital TV makes 'digitally uninterested' cynics more willing to convert from analogue, according to new research from the Independent Television Commission, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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ITC comes out for ITV merger.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) is set to lend its support to the creation of a single ITV today (Wednesday) as it gives evidence to the Competition Commission, which began its investigation into the merger this week, writes Paul Revoir.
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Highfield heads defence of BBCi.
BBC director of new media and technology Ashley Highfield is to lead the BBC's response to the government's review of its online service, which media secretary Tessa Jowell this week announced must be submitted by the end of June, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Women directors lead B+ shortlist.
Female directors dominate the shortlist for this year's best young director category at the B+ Young
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C4 turns spotlight on fashion legend.
The inner workings of fashion bible Vogue are to be exposed in a new Channel 4 documentary series, writes Penny Hughes.
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Give C4 licence fee cash, urges Gardam.
Channel 4 director of television Tim Gardam has called for the BBC's licence fee to be
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Jordan's world comes to BBC3.
Busty glamour model Jordan is to be profiled in a third BBC3 documentary which will chart
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Govt tries TV scheme to lure couch voters.
Members of the public will be able vote for candidates in next month's local elections via their TVs for the first time, as part of a pilot scheme from Sky and NTL, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Missiles and boycotts won't stop us reporting.
Al-Jazeera paid the ultimate price for tenaciously adhering to its professional ethos: 'the opinion and the
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BBC daytime joins battle for 'scud stud'.
The competition for the services of much in demand BBC News correspondent Rageh Omaar is set to be joined by an unlikely contender - BBC daytime writes Leigh Holmwood.
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News teams pulled out as conflict ends.
News broadcasters are scaling back their commitments to the region in and around Iraq, following the
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NewsChannel 4 to air edgier late zone
Channel 4 is introducing a new weekly block of low-cost experimental programming in order to inject more edgy shows into its late-night schedule, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsMentorn wins Fox commission
Robot Wars producer Mentorn, a subsidiary of The Television Corporation, has won a commission from Rupert Murdoch's US broadcaster Fox to make a new prime-time reality show, Paradise Hotel, writes Luke Satchell
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Diller threatens to spoil Vivendi's entertainment sell-off
Vivendi Universal executives were left wit additional reason yesterday for ruing the day they entered a partnership...
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Blow for Glocer as Reuters is overtaken by Bloomberg
Reuters admitted that its market share has slipped behing American rival Bloomberg in its core business of supplyin...
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Reuters moves to ease bonus row
Reuters will today attempt to ease shareholder discontent over directors' bonuses by promising discussions with inv...
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FA faces slump in TV rights bidding
The Football Association has invited bidders for the next three-year deal for the TV rights to the FA Cup and Engla...
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Hopes for ITV ad sales pact fade
Executives at Carlton and Granada have privately conceded that they are losing their battle to convince the competi...