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Crisis over, says Vivendi as directors resign
Vivendi Universal declared that its financial crisis was over yesterday as six directors resigned from the board an...
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Group in move to sell raft of non-core assets
Vivendi Universal yesterday announced a raft of non-core assets disposals - most outside France - as the debt-burde...
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Popstars' Hazel get tot house
Bosses of Popstars: the Rivals have built a special pad for pregnant wannabe Hazel Kaneswaran ...
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Vivendi decide to pay Messier nothing
Jean-Marie Messier is to be denied any severance payment by Vivendi Universal, Jean-René Fourtou said yesterday at ...
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NewsHooper Ofcom role cheers radio sector
The radio industry has received a significant fillip from the government after it announced this week that two senior Radio Authority members have been appointed to the board of Ofcom, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsRTL boss tells C5 to 'get on with it'
The departure of Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey will not affect the future funding of the channel, despite concerns that majority shareholder RTL could be hesitant at investing in a channel without her in charge, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsBBC 1 gives 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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Chrysalis Radio set to swap Galaxy 101 for GWR's LNR
GWR and Chrysalis Radio are poised to sign a multimillion pound deal in which Chrysalis will swap its dance station Galaxy 101 for full control of London News Radio (LNR), writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BSkyB/ITV deal leaves BBC in the cold
ITV's tortuous relationship with football showed signs of improvement this week after the network beat off the BBC to retain rights for the Uefa Champions' League, writes Steve Aston.In a£24m three-year deal, ITV will split the rights with BSkyB. ITV will pay£40m a season and show the two best games ...
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ITC delivers bad news for pay-lite
The prospects of a pay-TV option on the BBC and Crown Castle's Freeview digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform has been dealt a fresh blow following a decision by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to allow a more robust transmission standard, write Paul Revoir and David ...
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Pace renews PVR effort
Set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology this week moved to breathe life into the flagging personal video recorder (PVR) market by unveiling a device aimed at digital terrestrial television (DTT) viewers, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC 3 indie quota will not set a precedent
Independent producers' hopes that the BBC 3 model of allocating 25 per cent of the programming budget to indie projects would be applied across the corporation were swiftly dashed this week when the BBC confirmed the move would be a one-off , writes Jane Marlow
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R2 scoops Oasis story
BBC Radio 2 has ordered a series charting the history of rock band Oasis which will include in-depth interviews with both Gallagher brothers, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsVivendi sells Canal + Technologies
Vivendi Universal has confirmed it has sold conditional access and interactive software business Canal + Technologies to Thomson Multimedia as part of its disposal of non-core assets, writes Barbara Marshall
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BBC 2 orders life makeover show
BBC 2 has commissioned a new life makeover series which promises to do for people's lives what Changing Rooms has done for their front rooms, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITV takes a third look at marriage
ITV is to screen the next instalment of its 7 Up-style series on marriage, For Better or for Worse, later this year after commissioning a third series from Granada's factual department, write Steve Aston and Jon Rogers
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Rennie Mackintosh on Home & Leisure
Discovery Home & Leisure has unveiled a brace of commissions, including a 15-part series on celebrated Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC launches major Harold Pinter season
The BBC is to devote a season of programmes across its services to celebrate the work of playwright Harold Pinter, writes Leigh Holmwood
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UK Food to show taste of paradise in Seville
UK Food commissioning editor Gareth Williams has asked Sparkling Productions to make a 15 x 30-minute series set in the hills above Seville in Spain. Paradise Kitchenfollows chef Gioconda Scott as she cooks in her home, which is also a summer retreat for the rich ...