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'War coverage has changed for ever. We might end up with a death live on TV'
Interview with BBC director of news Richard Sambrook. ...
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ITN reporter dies after mystery fall from hotel roof
A second ITN reporter died in Iraq yesterday after apparently falling from the roof of a hotel in a Kurdish-control...
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Inventor angry over Iraq radio campaign
Trevor Baylis, creator of the clockwork radio, expressed outrage yesterday that American forces have been using his...
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Bidders line up to do battle over Direc TV
The battle for control of DirecTV, America's biggest satellite broadcaster, will enter its final stage this week wh...
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TV puts Hollywood science to the test
Scientists have put Hollywood's most outlandish plots under the microscope for a BBC series that begins this week....
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ITN man dies in fall
The ITN reporter Gaby Rado has died in northern Iraq after falling from a hotel rooftop. ...
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Competition chief eyes merger 'fixes'
The Competition Commission is poised to attach detailed conditions to the Carlton/Granada or Safeway deals if it de...
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Rolling reporting condemned as 'war entertainment'
A senior representative of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has condemned television...
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Missing newsmen from US 'held by Iraqis'
Two US-based journalists covering the war in Iraq are thought to have been detained by the government in Baghdad af...
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Emotional Tv coverage feeds popular view of war
The war is 'against' Iraq. The 'coalition troops' are 'invading forces'. And a suicide attack is a 'martyrdom opera...
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NewsNew role for beat's Pattenden
Beat 106 executive producer Claire Pattenden has been promoted to programme controller of the Capital-owned radio station, writes Colin Robertson
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NewsThe Move Channel to launch on Sky
A new TV company is set to capitalise on the viewing public's obsession with property programming with the launch of a dedicated property retail channel, The Move Channel, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsMurphy defends celebrity shows
BBC 3 controller Stuart Murphy has defended his much-criticised policy of airing a large number of shows devoted to celebrities, claiming programmes such as Posh and Becks' Millions were 'raising the bar' in factual entertainment, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Plunge in Classic FM ads revenue rocks GWR
Advertising revenues at upmarket radio channel Classic FM would plummet 19 per cent in the year, owner GWR warned y...
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Expert says Million quiz cough believable
A world expert on coughing yesterday confirmed that the quiz show contestant accused of cheating on Who Wants To Be...
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Classic's decrease hits GWR shares
Shares in GWR fell by more than 7 per cent yesterday, after the commercial radio group admitted that its Classic FM...
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Telewest earmarks£22m for rescuers
Telewest, the debt-laden cable operator, admitted yesterday that it had set aside£22 million to pay the banks, law...
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Millionaire man had good reaswon for cough, say expert
Tecwen Whittock, the college lecturer accused of using coded coughs to indicate answers to a Who Wants To Be A Mill...