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News4 Ventures halves losses to£28m
A dramatic hike in ad revenue at E4, coupled with viewers' thirst for text messages from Big Brother, helped Channel 4's commercial arm 4 Ventures to halve its losses last year, writes Penny Hughes
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Vinnie's a massive telly flop
Vinnie Jones's fly-on-the-wall series for BBC3 is a ratings disaster ...
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£40,000 quiz loser to sue Ant and Dec
Quiz fanatic Billy King is suing TV favourites Ant and Dec - because they didn't help him win a£40,000 prize on th...
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Singer's exit cost Telewest£1.79m
Adam Singer, the man who headed cable group Telewest as it came close to bankruptcy picked up£1.79m when he was ou...
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Telewest boss's£1.4m goodbye
The ousted boss of debt-ridden cable company Telewest received a£1.4 million golden parachute despite presiding ov...
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FA may drop terrestrial TV in 2004 deal
The Football Association has dropped its commitment to ensuring that home England games and FA Cup ties are shown o...
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NewsGovernment to relax dish laws
TV satellite dishes could soon become a feature of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty under new proposals from the government aimed at encouraging digital take-up, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsBBC takes on bullying issue
The BBC is drawing up a 'comprehensive definition' of what constitutes bullying after concerns raised by trade unions about a growing level of complaints, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsITV minnows join merger debate
Minority ITV broadcasters are to have their say in the Competition Commission investigation into Carlton and Granada's planned merger next week, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsClassic FM TV courts youth with promo push
Classic FM TV is trying to pull in more younger viewers by getting pop promo producers to make videos for its classical output, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsVic and Bob go into production
Comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are to move into television production after recruiting former LWT head of comedy Lisa Clark to their indie, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsPeople's Book Of Records loses slot
Endemol's bid to move into comedy has been dealt a significant blow after Channel 4 decided to move its ailing stunt-based series The People's Book of Records out of its primetime Friday night slot because of poor ratings, writes Penny Hughes
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Dimmock branches out for BBC1
Ground Force star Charlie Dimmock is set to be one of the new faces of BBC1's Garden Invadersseries, write Leigh Holmwood and Paul Revoir.
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Cut & Run expresses O2 ad
Commercials post house Cut & Run has finished work on the new O2 ad by Daniel Barber at Rose Hackney Barber (RHB). Editor Steve Gandolf and assistant Charlie Caselton used DV Express while on location and claim the system has revolutionised the editing process, letting director and editor work closely ...
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ITV2 goes in pursuit of liberty x on tour
LNN Factuals is making a 60-minute special for ITV2 which follows Popstars rejects Liberty X on their latest tour. The show, working titled The Making of Liberty X,is set to air in July as a prelude to the next series ...