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NewsSharon Osbourne to play Queen for 4
Sharon Osbourne, the wife of Brummie rock fiend Ozzy Osbourne, is to present Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message this year, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsStars line up for new London radio station
Chrysalis Radio has signed up a raft of household names including Angela Rippon, Katie Derham and Matthew Wright to present shows for its new radio station LBC 97.3 FM, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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NewsITV strike vote delayed til after Christmas
A ballot on pay and conditions at Granada has been deferred by broadcasting unions until the end of January, leaving the spectre of industrial action hanging over the company, writes Steve Aston.
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NewsLifestyle channel hopes for third time lucky for new name
UKTV's new lifestyle offering for digital terrestrial platform Freeview has been given its third and final name - UK Bright Ideas - after its previous two names ran into copyright problems, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsSex, guns and Esther Rantzen
Jamie Oliver is in trouble with the Independent Television Commission after it received six complaints about his language in the first episode of his show Jamie's Kitchen, writes John Oates.
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Pop Beauties are too sexy for our kids
Pop singer Christina Aquilera's steamy dance routine has been branded too raunchy for kids by telly watchdogs ...
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Telewest sends right signal
Hopes that Telewest was poised to announce a new£2 billion bank loan prompted heavy buying into the debt-laden cab...
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TV bosses warned to tame the pop raunch
TV chiefs have been warned to tone down raunchy dancing by pop stars on children's programmes ...
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High-pressure TV challenge targets Britain's brainiest pupils
Carol Vorderman will ask the questions in ...
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Radio DJ 'offered woman£200 to display her breasts', tribunal told
A production worker at Choice FM was subjected to a sustained campaign of sexual harrassment by DJs and other staff...
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BBC dramatises 'nightmare' children's books
The BBC is to dramatise a controversial trilogy of children's books by Philip Pullman ...
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Flash the cash, Greg
Independent TV producers' gripes about the BBC are justified, says an ITC report ...
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A word from the chairman
Praise for the ITC but still some 'worrying holes' in the Communications Bill ...
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Martyr's fate for Classics channel
Digital Classics blamed the launch of BBC 4 this year for its decision to close its UK digital channel ...
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Puttnam criticises bill's Channel 5 proposals
Lord Puttnam has attacked plans that would allow Rupert Murdoch to buy Channel 5 ...
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Creation of Ofcom likely to result in loss of 200 jobs, says report
The formation of Ofcom is likely to result in about 200 job losses ...
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NewsRegional brain drain scheme extended
The BBC's producer development scheme, set up in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland last year to stop the 'brain drain' of production talent to London, is to be extended to the English regions, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsVirgin gets new two for breakfast
Virgin Radio is set to shake up its breakfast show for the fourth time in 18 months as Daryl Denham is sidelined by drivetime Sony-award winning duo Pete and Geoff, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsTraining for indies gets boost
Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the audio-visual industries, is to set up a new Working Group with Ofcom to strengthen training for television and radio, writes Penny Hughes.