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TV vicar loses his way in the country
The vicar who took the starring role in the BBC television series A Country Parish has taken athree month leave of ...
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NewsBSkyB sells off Chelsea shares
BSkyB announced today (31 July) that it is selling its shares in FA Premier League club Chelsea FC to the Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovich, who took over the club last month in a£200 million deal, writes Sam Matthews
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Capital FM rallies in the Rajars
Capital's embattled flagship station 95.8 has stopped the rot with 200,000 extra listeners and its first positive set of listening figures in the last 12 months, writes John Plunkett
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NewsBBC Radio bombs
BBC Radio 1 has plunged to an all-time low, dipping beneath 10 million listeners for the first time, writes John Plunkett
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BBC to focus on gun and gang culture in British cities
The BBC is to show a series of documentaries exploring the gun and gang culture among Britain's urban underclass, i...
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NewsHeggessey pledges to tackle Saturday nights
Lorraine Heggessey is to redraw BBC1's Saturday night schedule in an attempt to find a new generation of ratings winning formats following criticism that her current entertainment-based strategy was not working, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsPanorama to probe BBC over Kelly affair
The BBC is working on a Panorama special on the Dr David Kelly affair that could see it investigating the state of BBC journalism and potentially bring the corporation into further conflict with the government, write Leigh Holmwood, Colin Robertson and Paul Revoir
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NewsNew bidders vie for Premiership rights
The European Commission (EC) said this week it was 'happier' with the bidding process for Premiership rights following the Premier League's decision to offer a fourth package, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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Gangster girls are set to shock
A hard-hitting and potentially controversial television documentary about a violent girl gang is to be shown by BBC...
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?Blackadder' creator returns to TV with cunning plan to replace boring shows
The creator of Blackadder and Spitting Image has marked his long-awaited return to television with a scathing attac...
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BSkyB sells Chelsea stake ?at a loss'
The satellite broadcaster has sold its 9.9% stake in Chelsea Football Club to Roman Abranovich, the Russian oil bil...
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It's real life, Michael, but not as you know it
The Tory politician got more than he bargained for when he agreed to help the BBC's drive for higher ratings ...
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John Leslie cleared of sex charges
Charges against the television presenter John Leslie over the alleged indecent assault of a woman will be dropped t...
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NewsFash still gets bash as footie coach
John Fashanu will still be given the chance to manage a TV football team despite tabloid allegations that he was involved in match-fixing, write Paul Revoir and Rosemary Gallagher
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Murdoch takes Sky to Italy
Rupert Murdoch today embarks on his most determined effort so far to capture a continental European television audi...
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Ross wooed by Capital Radio
Capital Radio is attempting to prise Jonathan Ross away from BBC Radio 2 as it continues to sound out possible repl...
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BBC2 puts gun culture in the spotlight
The pervasive influence of guns in British youth culture is to be explored in a series of BBC films to be screened ...