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EastEnders may be previewed on BBC3
The BBC is considering putting episodes of its most popular TV show, EastEnders, on the digital channel BBC3 a day ...
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TV star hints at end of the run
It will come as no surprise to its 4 million fans in Britain, but that will not lessen their grief - the next serie...
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BBC cuts jobs and cost in£200m shortfall
The BBC is being forced to cut costs and lay off staff because of a£200m budget shortfall. ...
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BT and Sky consider new broadband channel
The Telecoms giant BT is considering launching a channel on Sky television to educate viewers on broadband as part ...
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JY to sign off after 50 years
Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young is to quit the BBC after more than 50 years. ...
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News Corp reveals battle scars from tabloid wars
The cut-throat tabloid price war has resulted in a shrp fall in profits at the newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's ne...
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NewsGranada appoints regional TV 'tsar'
Granada is hoping to allay concerns over the future of ITV's regional output by appointing ITV controller of documentaries and features Diane Nelmes as its new director of daytime and regional programmes, writes Steve Aston
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NewsTV sex excess sees Gardam shelve show
Channel 4 director of television Tim Gardam has shelved a two-hour live interactive Saturday night sex show planned for next month, after becoming concerned that there was too much sex on TV, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 'books' Sunday slot for drama until 2004
The BBC has thrown down the gauntlet to ITV over the scheduling of major dramas - by trying to book the Sunday evening slot in November for the next two years, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Freeview gets off to strong start
Consumers appear to have given a respectful thumbs-up to the new Freeview service, with one major UK retailer claiming to have shifted over 10,000 set-top boxes since its launch last Wednesday (30 October), write Broadcast reporters
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ITV Digital staff in row over pay
Former ITV Digital employees have hit out at Carlton and Granada, claiming that the two former digital partners still owe them thousands of pounds after their notice payments were wrongly taxed, writes Paul Revoir
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News50 jobs go as Granada slashes GSB production
Around 50 jobs are to go in Manchester after Granada slashed original production in its Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) joint-venture, writes Steve Aston
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NewsRise gets major overhaul
Rise, the struggling Channel 4 breakfast show, is to be overhauled and moved from its Isleworth base to new studios in an effort to turn around its disastrous ratings performance, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsMaidstone Studios sold for£4.25m
Telewest owned TVS Television has sold The Maidstone Studios to a consortium of local businessmen for£4.25 million, writes Will Strauss
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NewsFox poaches BBC's Glazier to head UK arm
US producer Fox Television Studios is setting up a UK outpost in order to roll out European versions of its formats and has poached the BBC's editor of light entertainment Jonathan Glazier to head up the operation, writes Leigh Holmwood
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TWI snares BBC 1 Saturday LE slot
TWI has kicked off its move into entertainment securing an eight-part Saturday night LE show for BBC 1, writes Colin Robertson
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A triple whammy at Tiger Aspect
Tiger Aspect has won a trio of commissions including a Channel 5 vehicle for XFM DJ Christian O'Connell, write Georgina Lipscomb and Penny Hughes