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RTL boss tells C5 to 'get on with it'.
The departure of Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey will not affect the future funding of
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BBC 1 tips Tiger the wink for Robinson story.
Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson's ego is set to enjoy another massage following the BBC's decision to make a feature film adaptation of her autobiography, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsOFT confirms BBC quota shortfall
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed that the BBC has failed to commission 25 per cent of its programming from independent producers in the period 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001, writes Jane Marlow
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Lace TV wins major OB contract with Eurosport
Start-up indie Lace Television, the programme production arm of sports publisher Lace International, has beaten off competition from established sports production specialists to win a major OB contract with British Eurosport, writes Luke Satchell
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TV Corp to distribute Ludus formats
Ludus, the new format shop set up by former Action Time duo Stephen Leahy and Trish Kinane, has agreed an exclusive distribution deal with The Television Corporation, writes Penny Hughes
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Turner unveils toon channel
Turner Broadcasting has released details of its new grown-up 'testosterone-fuelled' Cartoon Network channel, which will launch next month, writes Paul Revoir
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Davies revisits Scottish news issue
BBC chairman Gavin Davies has agreed to re-examine the case for a separate Scottish six o'clock news as politicians prepare for the elections to the Scottish parliament in May, writes David Rose
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ITV cools on chief executive post
ITV has backtracked on plans to appoint a chief executive to run the Network Centre after Dawn Airey's shock move to BSkyB, writes Steve Aston
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BBC in talks to shift horseracing times
The BBC is lobbying the British Horseracing Board to have a number of horse races rescheduled so that the corporation can overhaul its coverage of the sport within a revamped Grandstand schedule, write Leigh Holmwood & Georgina Lipscomb
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Govt may drop must carry law
The government is expected to yield to pressure from BSkyB and abandon a universal 'must-carry' provision in the communications bill, the Liberal Democrats claimed this week, write Paul Revoir and David Rose
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Trevor Dann sets up music indie
Former BBC head of music entertainment Trevor Dann and former Straight TV managing director Tony Gregory have joined forces to create a new indie and have already secured a terrestrial commission, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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CRCA steps up '3 plus 1' lobby
The Commercial Radio Companies Association's (CRCA) campaign to scrap the local radio ownership 'three plus one' rule proposed in the draft communications bill stepped up this week with a new report warning that the rule could weaken commercial radio, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Churchill stands alone
BBC drama The Gathering Storm was the only British entry to garner a prestigious US Emmy award at last week's event, writes Penny Hughes
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Vivendi Claims sale of Telepiu
Vivendi Universal yesterday claimed it had sold its loss-making Italian pay-TV business as part of a restructuring ...
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Pop Idol guru may become Sky pilot
BSkyB has held talks with Simon Fuller about ways to involve him in the launch of its three new music channels ...
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Peacemaker assigned to heal rifts at Disney
George Mitchell, the US Senator nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating Northern Ireland's Go...
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Vivendi aims to realise Eu 12bn from asset sale
Vivendi Universal, the troubled French media conglomerate, unveiled announced a boardroom shake-up and raised its t...
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Vivendi's shake-up kicks off a €12bn asset sale
Jean-René Fourtou unveiled his rescue strategy for ailing media and entertainments group Vivendi Universal ...
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£1.5m star prize
Wannabes have chance of scooping a recording contract and living luxury life ...