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    ITN adds British Pathe to empire

    2003-04-24T12:01:28Z

    ITN has swelled its archive division after signing a deal to take over the running of the prestigious British Pathe News archive, writes Paul Revoir

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    Boxing board tries to halt Prebble doc

    2003-04-24T11:12:06Z

    the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) is putting pressure on ITV to drop a programme about white collar boxing being made by former ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    4 Ventures halves losses to£28m

    2003-04-24T10:51:09Z

    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

    2003-04-24T10:50:11Z

    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

    2003-04-24T10:49:47Z

    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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    TV scramble for England games deal

    2003-04-24T10:49:19Z

    Sky can clinch exclusive rights now ...

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    The BBC and a betrayal of history

    2003-04-24T10:48:52Z

    New BBC drama portrays the Cambridge spies as heroes ...

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    Singer's exit cost Telewest£1.79m

    2003-04-24T10:48:23Z

    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

    2003-04-24T10:47:58Z

    The ousted boss of debt-ridden cable company Telewest received a£1.4 million golden parachute despite presiding ov...

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    Best Bart none

    2003-04-24T10:47:34Z

    Parents say Simpsons cartoon tearaway is top role model for children ...

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    How Major is still a winner

    2003-04-24T10:45:42Z

    Millionaire cheats could make a fortune from cough sweet ads ...

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    FA may drop terrestrial TV in 2004 deal

    2003-04-24T10:44:42Z

    The Football Association has dropped its commitment to ensuring that home England games and FA Cup ties are shown o...

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    The face of corporate Britain

    2003-04-24T10:44:19Z

    Adam Singer got a pay-off of£1.8m ...

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    Government to relax dish laws

    2003-04-24T10:38:40Z

    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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    BBC takes on bullying issue

    2003-04-24T10:32:48Z

    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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    ITV minnows join merger debate

    2003-04-24T09:26:49Z

    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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    Classic FM TV courts youth with promo push

    2003-04-24T09:21:32Z

    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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    Vic and Bob go into production

    2003-04-24T09:13:15Z

    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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    People's Book Of Records loses slot

    2003-04-24T08:57:37Z

    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

    2003-04-24T08:30:00Z

    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.