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    Edmonds starts comeback trail

    2003-07-25T11:05:29Z

    Noel Edmonds, the bearded former face of BBC light entertainment, has inched his way back into the limelight after agreeing to take over Johnnie Walker's Radio 2 show for two months.

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    Seven in ten watch DIY

    2003-07-25T10:55:31Z

    Seven out of ten people watch TV shows about property and DIY - and nearly half say they have influenced the way t...

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    BBC1 chief's 'ok' to drugs

    2003-07-25T10:52:29Z

    BBC1 boss Lorraine Heggessey has said she is not shocked by drug taking among TV stars and does not believe the pub...

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    Premier on Beeb 'n ITV

    2003-07-25T10:48:02Z

    Live Premiership football looks certain to return on ITV or BBC. ...

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    Planners of 1941 dodgy dossier tangled with BBC

    2003-07-25T10:41:16Z

    The Government was spoiling for a fight with the BBC over its coverage of an Iraq related story, claiming it wasm b...

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    Kelly case likely to influence future of BBC

    2003-07-25T10:33:25Z

    The Hutton inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly will help to shape the future of the BBC and role of its Board ...

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    RDFI considers legal action against RTL2

    2003-07-25T10:13:29Z

    RDF International (RDFI), the distribution arm of indie RDF Media, is considering legal action against broadcaster RTL2 amid concerns that it has copied its Wife Swapformat, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Revenue revival boosts Viacom

    2003-07-25T09:54:08Z

    Viacom, owner of MTV and Paramount Studios, yesterday reported a surge in second quarter revenues as the United Sta...

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    Games are big losers as Sony profits fall 98%

    2003-07-25T09:51:46Z

    Profits at Sony fell 98% over the first quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment group reported plumme...

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    Legal battles into extra time over TV rights

    2003-07-25T09:49:30Z

    Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore yesterday flew in from Malaysia, where he has been overseeing the ...

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    Viacom to pay dividend after earnings jump

    2003-07-25T09:44:34Z

    Viacom, the world's largest media group, yesterday reported a 21 per cent jump in second quarter earnings and annou...

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    BBC chief intervenes on Gilligan health fears

    2003-07-25T09:38:49Z

    The publication of evidence from the BBC journalist at the heart of the David Kelly affair was delayed yesterday fo...

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    Premier League warned on TV tender without Brussels approval

    2003-07-25T09:35:51Z

    The Premier League was warned yesterday that it was taking a risk if it went ahead with a tender to sell television...

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    BBC smokes out bad guys

    2003-07-25T09:31:58Z

    Health chiefs wanted the BBC to show on-screen 'baddies' chain-smoking in a bid to persuade viewers to give up ciga...

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    Fury over celebrity squatter

    2003-07-25T09:28:22Z

    Telly bosses have come under fire over plans for a reality show called Celebrity Squat, which makes stars live like...

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    Channel 4 documents cocaine use at BBC

    2003-07-25T09:25:54Z

    Some subjects have long been off-limits on television: the fact that some broadcasters have enjoyed taking cocaine ...

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    Morris dancing around Channel 4 chiefs

    2003-07-25T09:22:45Z

    Chris Morris' spoof documentary on paedophilia might have landed Channel 4 in hot water two years ago, but that - q...

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    Kelly affair: should the BBC take the blame?

    2003-07-24T11:52:13Z

    As BBC executives prepare the corporation's case for the Hutton inquiry into the events surrounding the death of Dr David Kelly, staff in the corporation's newsroom have begun to question whether the corporation's thirst for agenda-setting scoops has damaged its credibility.

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    MPs savage BBC annual report

    2003-07-24T10:51:08Z

    A furious bust-up with Labour MPs, accusations of bias and the Daily Mail up in arms. It was just another week for BBC director general Greg Dyke and his chairman, Gavyn Davies, as they unveiled this year's annual report, writes John Plunkett

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    ABC pulls out of Boys and Girls deal

    2003-07-24T10:40:18Z

    US network ABC has delivered a further blow to Chris Evans by axing plans to make his dating show flop Boys and Girls, less than a month after Channel 4 ruled out a second series, writes Penny Hughes