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Time for arts on BBC2
BBC2 is to provide a highbrow alternative to the usual Saturday night entertainment fare offered by other channels ...
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'Conceit' of radio rebel led to his dismissal
Virgin bosses left with no choice but to sack Evans, court told. ...
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Evans 'Arrogant conceited drunk'
TV star Chris Evans was branded 'arrogant and conceited' yesterday as he launchedan£8.5million damages claim again...
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TV major: cheating claims are rot
The Army major accused of cheating his way to£1million on TV yesterday branded the allegations 'absolute rot'. ...
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It's big bro for ruins
Thirty crumbling buildings will be the stars of the latest BBC reality TV show ...
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Arrogant DJ Evans deserved sack
Drinking Binge left him to hung over to present, court told ...
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Granada chief in warning over advertising spending
Granada, the largest ITV company, yesterday gave warning that some television advertisers are deferring spending un...
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Star TV announces delay to launch of Hindu news service
Star TV, the pan-Asian broadcaster, controlled by Rupert Murdoch is to delay the launch of a wholly owned Hindu-lan...
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Granada chief seeks to ease pay disquiet
Granada has sought leading shareholders' views on its renumeration policies as part of its proposed£2.7bn merger w...
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NewsSatellite viewers may lose ITV
Up to a million viewers, who watch the main public service broadcasters on satellite but do not take a Sky package, could be frozen out of ITV, Channel 4 and Five by the end of the year, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Cheat Chris Tarrant out of£1million? Absolute rot, says the major
An army major yesterday dismissed as 'absolut rot' charges that he cheated on Who Wants To Be A Miliionaire? ...
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NewsBroadcasters weigh up the cost of war
News broadcasters are faced with the threat of running out of money to fund coverage of the war in Iraq if the conflict is not resolved quickly, senior news executives have warned.
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NewsSky explores launch of new reality channel
BSkyB is considering launching a new dedicated channel for reality TV, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsITV vehicle for Corrie Ripper
ITV is looking to cash in on the success of notorious Coronation Street killer Richard Hillman aka Tricky Dicky, by finding a new role for actor Brian Capron on the network, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC1 strives to find innovation
The team behind the BBC's axed Tomorrow's Worldscience show is to launch a Great Britons-style search for a new working invention to be voted on by the public as part of BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey's£270m spring season, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC3 invests again in Celeb money series
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy and current affairs editor Colin Savage has commissioned a further run of celebrity finance series Liquid Assets, which will look at the wealth of stars such as Robbie Williams, Prince and Oasis. The 6 x 60-part series, to be made by ...
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C4 counts down our scariest moments
Channel 4 has ordered a 210-minute Halloween special called the 100 Greatest Scary Moments. The film, which will air this autumn, will count down the nation's best-loved chilling clips from movies and television shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chitty ...
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C4 drops Tony Marchant drama
Channel 4's chief executive, Mark Thompson, and director of television, Tim Gardam, have dealt Red Production company a blow by axing its planned Tony Marchant-scripted film about the NHS, writes Penny Hughes.
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MPC adds two to TK
The Moving Picture Company has hired two colourists to work in its new digital film lab. Mark Gethin joins from Rushes, where he worked for nine years, and Giles Livesey comes from the company Digital Film Lab. MPC is also promoting two assistants - Dave Appleby and Kenny Gibb - ...
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News agency readies for war
APTN (Associated Press Television News) has launched a multimillion dollar venture to help TV news companies cope with the demands of covering the upcoming war in Iraq, writes Sam Espensen.