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Al-Jazeera TV sacks chief after row over spy papers
The satellite television company Al-Jazeera announced yesterday that it had sacked its chief executive, who was nam...
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Guardian mulls£500m bid for Capital Radio
Guardian Media Group yesterday confirmed its interest in buying Capital Radio as it signalled that it was determine...
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NewsBectu fights for freelancers
Production companies could be forced to pay pension contributions to freelancers as part of planned changes in the way independent firms treat non-contract staff, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsAlbrecht to give Worldview Address
HBO chief executive Chris Albrecht is to give the Worldview Address at this year's Edinburgh Television Festival, it was announced today.
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NewsGMG eyes Capital Radio acquisition
Guardian Media Group could launch a bid to acquire Capital Radio as it initiates plans to expand its radio network with a£500m cash injection, writes Michael Rosser
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New view of TV ratings revealed
The first large-scale findings from a new system of measuring television and radio audiences will be published this...
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Losing them young
Radio 1, Kiss FM, RI:SE, XFM, Boys and Girls, BBC3....what do all these media properties have in common? Answer in ...
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European Coup
As the June 2 deadline looms for bids for the rights to broadcast FA Cup games and England internationals between 2...
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Guardian media plans radio expansion
Guardian media group is to focus on expanding its radio interests after talks to but out its joint venture partner ...
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NewsLoose Lips moved to prime time
Living TV's first original chat show Loose Lips, fronted by Melinda Messenger and Richard Arnold, is being moved to a prime time slot, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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Stop this cruel film
The widow of a British soldier killed in Iraq has appealed to Tony Blair to stop the BBC showing footage of her hus...
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Pace steps up TV revolution
Thinking of making the switch to digital television? Well, the latest in set-top boxes might be just the encouragem...
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NewsMastermind gets its grand final venue
The BBC is to film the final of the resurrected brainiac quiz Mastermind at the Lowry Centre in Salford, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Bell berates media giants for warmongering words
Martin Bell, the former BBC war correspondent and independent MP, yesterday condemned the hypocrisy of the media ow...
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TV Orville's a dead duck
Ventriloquist acts like Keith Harris and Orville The Duck are dying out because they scare kids, a boffin has claim...
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NewsWatercolour Challenge crosses the pond
Channel 4's surprise daytime hit Watercolour Change is heading stateside later this year, following a co-production deal between Carlton's US production arm and American broadcaster WGBH, writes Luke Satchell
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Off The Record - Comic award no laughing matter.
Let's be frank, the Swiss don't have a huge reputation for comedy, do they? Which always
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Off The Record - Five and dandy.
And finally former boxer Chris Eubank was dragged out to the picturesque Swiss town to promote
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Off The Record - Favourite event.
This week saw OTR's favourite event in the sporting calender. No, not the FA Cup final,