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Rebels vote to force TV sell-off by Berlusconi
Supporters of Silvio Berlusconi's coalition government gave their leader a slap in the face yesterday when 17 of th...
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Murdoch close to clinching 'transforming' US satellite deal
Rupert Murdoch yesterday moved close to acquiring Direc TV, a deal that would give him US television distribution f...
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C&W welcomes Signor Caio with£750,000 golden hello
Richard Lapthorne, chairman of Cable & Wireless, has finally got his man, or rather two of them. Instead of one chi...
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NewsLords rally to block ?Murdoch clause'
The government looks set to be defeated in the House of Lords over its cross-media ownership plans, which would allow Rupert Murdoch to buy Five, after two influential peers agreed to oppose the proposal, writes David Rose
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Losses at Tv joint venture push Arena into the red
Arena Leisure expects a massive increase in revenues from its horseracing TV joint venture after the business racke...
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C&W names Caio as chief executive
Cable and wireless took a step towards recovery yesterday with the appointment of Francesco Caio, a Motorola board ...
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C&W leads Footsie gainers after tax settlement
London's blue-chip FTSE 100 posted solid gains yesterday as US troops advanced towards Baghdad, reawakening hopes f...
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NewsMurphy to cut BBC3 indie orders
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy wants to commission fewer programmes from independents, after revealing his channel's indie commissions for 2002/03 stood at 52% - more than double its statutory target, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsGranada to make US reality series
Granada has been commissioned to make a six-part reality TV series for US broadcaster NBC, which follows 10 American women who come to England to learn to live as a princess, writes Paul Revoir
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Kodak cuts 18 jobs at Cinesite
Kodak has announced the closure of its digital imaging service at Cinesite Europe in London with the loss of 18 jobs, writes Sam Espensen.
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Reborn treasure hunt gets full BBC2 run
BBC2 controller Jane Root and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have commissioned a full run of the resurrected Treasure Huntseries, following the success of a pilot last year. A 5 x 30-minute series, which will be presented by Dermot Murnaghan and Suzi Perry, will ...
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No Big Finish for M2
The proposed deal by Soho-based facility M2 to acquire a majority share in the Big Finish group, which includes commercials facility Peach and post facility Pepper, has fallen through. The chairman of M2, Bill Cullen, told Broadcast that 'after proper due diligence on the Big Finish group, we failed to ...
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Rock 'N' Roll myths exploded by Channel 4
Channel 4 commissioning editor, music and young people's Jo Wallace has commissioned indie Free@Last to investigate the origins and background to the wild stories and legends that surround rock 'n' roll folklore. Under investigation will be such legendary stories as The Who drummer Keith Moon driving his Lincoln convertible into ...
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C4 puts Blair crisis under the spotlight
Tony Blair's fight for political survival under the pressure of war and rebellion from his own party will be the focus of a new documentary for Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes.
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Rado C4 team returns to UK
Channel 4 has flown Gaby Rado's news team back from northern Iraq following the death of the respected foreign correspondent, writes Michael Rosser.
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Real Radio to air UK-wide gulf war phone-in
Real Radio has hired former Middle East correspondent and Sky TV anchorman Scott Chisholm to host a 60-minute weekday phone-in show on the Iraq war. Real Radio's Gulf War Phone-Inwill give listeners the chance to voice their opinions on the war in a 12.00 slot ...
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St Anne's brings Shakespeare up to date
St Anne's Post has completed the post on a multicultural contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, featuring Viola and Sebastian as asylum seekers. The feature-length programme will go out on Channel 4 later this year. Made by Projector Productions and executive produced by Trevor Eve, ...
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Five keeps up major arts push
Five has ordered a raft of new arts commissions which it hopes will bolster its reputation as the new home of the genre, including a three-part series looking at the riches of Russian city St Petersburg, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC's cunning plan for opera
The BBC is to try and bring opera to a whole new age group when it animates The Cunning Little Vixen by Czech composer Leos Janacek as part of a number of new arts commissions, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Discovery to help those who've been dumped
Discovery Health has commissioned indie Uden Associates to produce two series, both set to air in August. The 9 x 30-minute Celebrity Doubleswill focus on nine lookalikes who are made to look even more like their heroes with the help of experts while the 15 ...