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TV advertisers oppose 'unrealistic' Carlton-Granada merger
Television advertisers have declared that the merger plans of Carlton and Granada are 'hopelessly unrealistic' ...
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BBC scraps 'confusing Omnibus' but stands by arts
The BBC insisted yesterday it remained committed to serious arts coverage, depsite scrapping ...
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NewsTelewest on course despite debt default
Beleaguered cable giant Telewest said today it was on course to complete its debt restructuring, despite a demand from one of its creditors that the company be wound up for defaulting on an interest repayment of£10.3m, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsAttenborough to soldier on at BBC
Veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough has denied claims that he is to pack in his role as the BBC's leading natural history presenter when his next series airs in 2005, writes David Wood
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NewsAmerican strategists to avert worldwide disaster on BBC4
The smallest room in the White House, in which all major international crises are debated, is to be recreated for a new BBC 4 programme in which a panel of eminent American decision-makers will be forced to react to a hypothetical global catastrophe, writes Leigh ...
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Ricky eyes Angus job
Telly comic Ricky Gervais and 'Queen of Mean' Anne Robinson were last night being lined up by BBC chiefs to replace...
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Back from the threat of extinction, Sir David and his furry friends
Sir David Attenborough returns to British television with a new series ...
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BBC to pay£50,000 for libelling PM of Antigua
The BBC was ordered to pay£50,000 libel damages to the prime minister of Antigua ...
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Rugby Special resumes its Sunday service
The BBC has scrapped its late-night midweek slot for the Rugby Special programme ...
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BBC pays£50,000 libel damages to Antigua premier
The BBC yesterday agreed to pay£50,000 libel damages to a Commonwealth leader ...
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Rich to the tune of£30m
Pop Idol mastermind Simon Fuller earned an amazing£30m from the show, a survey revealed last night. ...
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Rugby Special returns to Saturday
The BBC is to switch the programme to its former Sunday evening spot ...
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How to deal with celebrities behaving badly
Scandals involving stars are nothing new but broadcasters' ways of handling such revelations vary enormously ...
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Telewest rescue faces challenge by French bank
Telewest's£3.5 billion debt-for-equity rescue plan has run into opposition from Crédit Agricole ...
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BBC faces£100,000 bill for foreign leader libel
The BBC agreed to pay up to£100,000 in damages and costs to Lester Bird ...