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    DYKE DEFENDS FEE.

    2002-11-05T10:59:42Z

    BBC director general Greg Dyke has defended the corporation's licence fee following calls from several national

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    Rise clings on but Richard and Judy flounder.

    2002-11-05T10:59:42Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has broken his silence over the broadcaster's beleaguered breakfast show Rise, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Bectu warning over fire strike.

    2002-11-05T10:59:42Z

    Broadcasting union Bectu has called on broadcasters and studio staff to implement additional fire risk assessments in preparation for the proposed fire service strikes to avoid studio-based shows being cancelled, writes Steve Aston

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    MOYLES RETURNS TO C5.

    2002-11-05T10:59:42Z

    Chris Evans' return to TV has been given a vote of confidence by Channel 5 with controller of entertainment Andrew Newman recommissioning a second 13-part run of Live with Chris Moyles, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    WAVE 105 LOSES CASE.

    2002-11-05T10:59:42Z

    The Radio Authority has upheld a complaint from a local radio station whose breakfast team were

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    DTI stalwart favourite to head Ofcom.

    2002-11-05T10:59:41Z

    A Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) high flier has emerged as a leading contender for the Ofcom chief executive post amid accusations that the DTI could eclipse the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in the new regulatory environment, writ

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    BBC to confront indie grievance.

    2002-11-05T10:59:41Z

    The BBC has admitted it has acted unfairly towards independent producers by deliberately squeezing margins on

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    Radio indies join BBC quota row.

    2002-11-05T10:59:41Z

    Somethin' Else and UBC Media are leading a group of radio indies lobbying the government to introduce a BBC statutory independent production quota for radio, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Marketers infiltrate the BBC.

    2002-11-05T10:59:37Z

    Marketing executives could soon have a say in the development of nearly all new BBC shows as part of a controversial initiative to make the corporation's programmes 'connect' better with audiences, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    ITC: scrap news bias rules for niche TV.

    2002-11-05T10:59:27Z

    Minority broadcasters should be allowed to dispense with strict rules governing impartiality in order to inject

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    US SPORT ON SKY DIGITAL.

    2002-11-05T10:59:00Z

    Sky Digital is to launch another sports offering aimed at ex-pat Americans featuring exclusive professional and

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    BBCi services to boost daytime

    2002-11-05T10:10:13Z

    BBC 2 cooking show Saturday Kitchen has been recommissioned in a new live interactive format as part of a wider push to get BBCi services into daytime, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Westlife Bryan to quit for telly job

    2002-11-05T09:56:22Z

    Bryan McFadden has told his family he will quit Westlife - so he and wife Kerry Katona can become the next Richard ...

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    Bruv celebs can't hide

    2002-11-05T09:54:50Z

    The stars of Channel 4's Big Brother show will have nowhere to hide - except the loo. ...

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    Steamed-uip Jamie's a little pukka

    2002-11-05T09:50:09Z

    Jamie Oliver's squeaky clean image will go up in smoke tonight - as he is caught on camera screaming abuse at a kit...

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    This is sophie Raworth, for BBC news, at the Rocky Horror Show

    2002-11-05T09:48:29Z

    News presenters Sophie Raworth, Jeremy Vinbe and Jeremy Bowen will make headlines of their own when they star in a ...

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    BSkyB shares up by 10 per cent

    2002-11-05T09:47:50Z

    Shares in BSkyB rose 10 per cent after the satellite group said that the weekend that is was optimistic about meeti...

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    BBC fights back

    2002-11-05T09:47:23Z

    Radio listening in the UK is on the up. On average, each listener now tunes in for a shade under 24 hours a week, ...

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    United we stand

    2002-11-05T09:47:01Z

    As Channel 4 marks 20 years, its director of programmes advocates working more closely with independent producers t...

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    Sorry guys, we're still talking

    2002-11-05T09:46:39Z

    The government and Puttnam's committee don't agree on everything, but? ...