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NewsBroadcast figures honoured in Queen's list
The Queen's birthday honours list this year included nine figures from the broadcasting industry, more than ever before, writes Sam Matthews
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NewsRose D'Or leaves Montreux
The Rose D'Or television festival, held for the last 43 years in the sleepy Swiss town of Montreux, is to move to the bright lights of the city of Lucerne in order to expand the event, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsGovernment promises gradual switch-off
The process of switching off analogue TV transmissions will be done on a region by region basis, the government has pledged, writes Michael Rosser
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QVC - and the rest
Running a teleshopping channel calls for a whole new set of retail skills - and taking on one tough incumbent. ...
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A new dawn for the twilight zone
Broadcasters are waking up to the fact that poor daytime figures seriously affect overall ratings, writes Steve Cla...
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Funniest man you've never heard of
Writer and producer Henry Normal helped to create Mrs Merton and the Royle family; then he brought decent comedy ba...
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The right vs the right-on
Right wing crazies rule talk radio in America. So can a $10m plan to put liberal shock jocks on air ever work? ...
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Let's skip the ads
Peter Bazalgette, the broadcasting executive who brought reality television to Britain, tells Ian Burrell why the c...
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C&W breaks new ground with convertible issue
Cable & Wireless yesterday raised£258 million by selling bonds to investors, which are convertible into shares in ...
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BBC poll shows wide disapproval of Iraq war
The US-led military campaign in Iraq and the policies of President George W. Bush have been condemned in an 11-coun...
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Tracy will cut it fine
Troubled ex-Corrie star Tracy Shaw is being lined up to star in the next series of Cutting It - replacing sexy Aman...
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Big Brother shock 2 Out One in
Big Brother rocked housemates yesterday by telling them TWO will be kicked out this week. ...
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NewsR1 targets youth with new schedule
Radio 1's weekend schedule is set to be reshuffled as part of the station's strategy to strengthen its foothold in the youth market, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsHowells leaves DCMS
Former broadcasting minister Dr Kim Howells' promotion to minister of state at the Department of Transport has taken effect immediately, writes Jane Marlow
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NewsITV1 rapped for ?f' word slip-up
ITV1 has been reprimanded by the ITC in its latest programme complaints report for broadcasting the ?f' word pre-watershed during its hit series I'm A Celebrity, Get Me out Of Here!, writes Sam Matthews
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NewsChrysalis extends buy-in talks
Chrysalis Group has extended its exclusive talks with the management buy-in team led by former Granada executive Steve Morrison - which is planning to buy the company's TV arm - for a month, writes Paul Revoir
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OFF THE RECORD - BBC sports men face exercise fad.
Running in the corridor is not something that the health and safety-minded normally encourage, but the