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    Vivendi mauled on Merrill rating

    2002-08-16T10:19:19Z

    Vivendi Universal suffered another mauling at the hands of stock market traders yesterday as fears over its cash po...

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    Palace clears Sophie

    2002-08-16T10:18:59Z

    Prince Edward's television company was at the centre of another row yesterday over claims it was granted an intervi...

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    Watchdog rate BBC drama as humdrum

    2002-08-16T10:18:57Z

    Corporation warned that lack of cutting edge popular entertainment will risk a ratings dive. ...

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    At the end of the day

    2002-08-16T10:18:34Z

    On Sunday night, the nation will be split into two halves: those gripped by the TV drama 24? and the rest. But is ...

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    FA foiled in bid for England TV rights

    2002-08-16T10:18:02Z

    The Football Association has been told it is fighting a losing battle in its bid for more control of television rig...

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    Is it time for the big switch?

    2002-08-16T10:17:41Z

    A new music station opens and a£99 set goes on sale. Is this a breakthrough weekend for digital radio, asks Marti...

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    BBC is 'boring', says top regulator

    2002-08-16T10:17:21Z

    the BBC shows too many dumbed down and boring programmes and should lose licence fee funding for some of its output...

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    This is real, not how TV shows it

    2002-08-16T10:17:18Z

    Tensions between the press and police have flared in the hunt for Holly and Jessica, but each side has its own need...

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    UPC may seek Chapter 11 protection

    2002-08-16T10:16:51Z

    United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC), Europe's largest cable company, turned up the heat on its investors yesterd...

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    Cash crisis fears send Vivendi plunging 23%

    2002-08-16T10:16:02Z

    Shares in Vivendi Universal dived below the Eu 10 level yesterday amid fears that the stricken media group could ru...

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    Carlton TV

    2002-08-16T10:15:22Z

    Carlton TV asks us to say that it did not contrary to report of June 29, use the Government's tax break for the fil...

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    BBC race case

    2002-08-16T10:15:00Z

    An Asian broadcaster has lost her claim of racial discrimination against the BBC. ...

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    ITV drops ads for September 11

    2002-08-16T10:14:31Z

    ITV1 will broadcast a first anniversary documentary about victims of the September 11 attacks without advertisement...

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    Liberty Media reveals $5.1bn in write-downs

    2002-08-16T10:13:41Z

    Liberty Media, the investment company controlled by John Malone, continued to suffer from the collapse in media sto...

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    Brussels to stay out of pay-TV merger

    2002-08-16T10:13:10Z

    A merger to create Spain's largest pay-TV operator, with sales of Eu 1.3bn ($1.28bn), is set to be consummated afte...

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    Doubts over Vodafone's Vivendi tie-up

    2002-08-16T10:12:38Z

    The future of Vizzavi, the internet joint venture between Vodafone and Vivendi Universal, has been put in doubt by ...

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    Premiership clubs spend£100m less

    2002-08-16T09:50:53Z

    Spending in the Premiership is down by more than£100 million according to a ...

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    BBC chiefs 'wasting licence fee millions'

    2002-08-16T09:50:34Z

    The head of the broadcasting watchdog has said too many of the BBC's programmes were 'humdrum, over-familiar and fo...

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    Earl 'annoyed' by interview claim

    2002-08-16T09:50:08Z

    The Earl and Countess of Wessex denied giving interviews to US entertainment channel E! which is screening Ardent's...

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    Poor year for the rich.

    2002-08-16T07:45:59Z

    This year the fattest cats are purring less contentedly. While the combined wealth of our 100 TV and radio multimillionaires has risen, few have weathered the media recession and stock market fall without losses