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ITV merger gains support
The creation of a single ITV yesterday moved a significant step closer after Carat, the UK's largest media buying a...
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Vivendi falls on rumours of Eu. 480m offer for French football TV rights
Vivendi Universal continued to scare investors yesterday, as reports surfaced that the media giant had paid a high ...
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Jowell poised to allow major radio consolidation
The government is today expected to bow to intense lobbying from the radio industry and permit major consolidation ...
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Kings of the catchphrase? Suits us, Sir
It has been one of the most successful TV comedy programmes of recent times and now the Fast Show has become part o...
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Big let-down
Or how the latest celebrities lined up for the Big Brother house are distinctly C-list. ...
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TV betting scam foiled
Betting on the BBC's Great Britons poll has been halted after students tried to fix a win for Isambard Kingdom Brun...
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You can't sack creepy David
BBC 2's hit comedy The Office is so popular that real-life lawyers have leapt to defend cringe-worthy boss David Br...
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In a dictionary? Ooh, suits us sir?
Captain's log: The Fast Show beats Star Trek in list of favourite catchphrases. ...
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Why it takes a singular type of woman to play village nosey parker Miss Marple
If Granada grabs Agatha Christie's complex sleuth, who will best portray her? ...
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NewsRadio sector set to win '3 plus 1' battle
The commercial radio industry is optimistic that the government's controversial 'three plus one' local ownership will be dropped in favour of a 'two plus one' requirement, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsChannel 4 considers own history channel
Channel 4 is looking at jumping on the history TV bandwagon by launching its own factual/history channel, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsFreeview boosts Five and Emap
Freeview, the BBC/Crown Castle DTT service which launched last month, has given a welcome boost to Five and Emap, with both operators seeing off their arch rivals, according to the first set of ratings for the service, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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C4 to move away from US
Channel 4 director of television Tim Gardam pledged this week to shift the channel's focus away from imported US shows towards more homegrown product, writes Penny Hughes
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Wall heads list for top Five job
Five shareholders have kicked off their search for a new chief executive and hope to make an appointment by Christmas, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Flagship BBC 2 show to cover economics
Award-winning documentary maker Adam Curtis has been commissioned to produce a major investigation into the world economy in the 1990s for a flagship new BBC 2 series, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Bectu seeks BBC meeting
Broadcasting union Bectu is calling for an urgent meeting with the BBC over fears that around 200 job cuts could be made across three BBC programme divisions, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Endemol puts weight behind interactivity
Endemol UK has poached Freeserve marketing director Peter Cowley to fill the newly created board-level role of director of interactive media, writes David Wood
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Steinberg set to take Fox Kids role
Former BSkyB pay-TV chief Bruce Steinberg is poised to be named as the new chief executive of Fox Kids Europe (FKE), writes Paul Revoir
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Toon channel backs UK talent
Cartoon Network has backed up its commitment to increase its level of original UK production with two animated projects, including a piece from the director of the award-winning Gorillaz music videos, writes Paul Revoir
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Little Britain to get TV airing
BBC Radio 4 sketch show Little Britainis set to be the latest radio comedy show to transfer to television, after securing an 8 x 30-minute slot on both BBC 2 and BBC 3, writes Leigh Holmwood