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Axing the TV licence fee would be lunacy
Someone once famously said that democracy is a very bad form of government but the problem is that all the others a...
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BBC investigates breaking of rules on licence fee
Gavyn Davies, the Chairman of the BBC, has opened an internal investigation into breaches of the BBC's Royal Charte...
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AOL Time Warner comes clean over inflated revenues
AOL Time Warner, the media giant fighting off allegations about its accounting methods, admitted last night that it...
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Ulrika's alleged rapist named on live TV show
A television presenter is facing trial by media today over allegations that he raped Ulrika Jonsson 14 years ago wh...
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AOL recast hit Time Warner's income
AOL Time Warner last night said it would lower previously reported revenues by $190m (£123m) due to accounting issu...
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TV presenter names in Ulrika blunder given time off
ITV has agreed with the television presenter John Leslie that he should take time off from This Morning, the daily ...
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AOL inflated ad revenue by almost $200m
AOL overstated its online advertising growth in the three months prior to closing the $106bn merger with Time Warne...
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NewsThompson rejig claims multicultural division
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has taken the axe to the broadcaster's multicultural department at the same time as leaked figures reveal the channel's indie suppliers are overwhelmingly white, write Penny Hughes and Jane Marlow
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NewsPrebble joins Wonfor's new indie
Stuart Prebble, the former ITV chief executive who was forced to shoulder the blame for the collapse of ITV Digital, is to make a return to programme-making as a partner in former Granada creative director Andrea Wonfor's new indie, writes Steve Aston
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NewsUKTV pursues deal with C4
UKTV is in discussions with Channel 4 about giving the terrestrial broadcaster a stake in its new UK History channel in exchange for a bulk programming deal, writes Paul Revoir
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Indies rap BBC over rights
The BBC has come under attack from independents, following accusations that its drama department is forcing producers to accept unfavourable deals, writes Jane Marlow
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Radio chief calls for global outlook to develop digital
UBC Media chief executive Simon Cole has called for the global radio industry to set aside its 'parochial mentality' and work together to build a digital future, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Granada regions fear job losses
Granada staff are braced for more job cuts as the company continues to rationalise production of regional programmes in the wake of job cuts at its Meridian franchise, writes Steve Aston
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BBC raises stakes in BSkyB row
BSkyB could face a stand-off with the BBC over the amount it charges for putting its channels on its Sky Digital platform, writes Paul Revoir
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Fremantle pushes for indie status
Fremantle Media, the production company owned by Channel 5 majority owner RTL, has launched a campaign to regain its independent status in spite of criticism from producers' alliance Pact, writes Jane Marlow
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Wright to spy on public for laughs
BBC 1 has commissioned a brand new hidden camera show from Endemol UK Productions which will feature former footballer Ian Wright as an agent provocateur, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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C4 charts top-selling singles
Channel 4 is to mark next month's 50th anniversary of the singles charts with a three-hour special from Chrysalis Television featuring the biggest selling singles of the past 50 years , writes David Wood
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Amber gets going with food and DIY formats
New indie Amber TV has snared four 15 x 30-minute commissions less than six months after setting up shop, writes Colin Robertson
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ITV joins sex survey orgy
ITV has jumped on the bedroom bandwagon with plans for its own sex survey, write Colin Robertson and Steve Aston
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Elmo's world gets UK premiere on Channel 5
Channel 5 has secured exclusive UK rights for Sesame Workshop's Elmo's World. Controller of children's programming Nick Wilson has asked for 39 x 15-minute episodes of the show, which follows the 'educational adventures' of the furry red former Sesame Street puppet. The show, which features puppets mixed with live action, ...