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Terrestrials and MPs lock out Sky.
BSkyB has lashed out at its terrestrial rivals for excluding it from a private briefing to parliamentary all-party broadcasting groups, in which they called for Sky to be forced to reduce the amount it charges to carry their channels, write Colin Robertso
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PECK HONOURS THOSE WHO WENT TO WAR.
The glut of films documenting the events of September 11 have been overlooked by judges of
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GRANADA SEEKS HOST.
Granada daytime show This Morning is set to appoint a new presenter after sacking its current
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Dyke seeks taste fine u-turn.
BBC director general Greg Dyke is seeking talks with media secretary Tessa Jowell over her decision to impose fines of up to #250,000 on the BBC for breaches of standards, taste and decency and production quotas, writes David Rose
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UKTV reshuffle will drop editor roles for genre split.
BBC 2 controller Jane Root's right-hand woman Charlotte Ashton is to join UKTV as its new head of factual programmes as part of a shake-up of the company's senior programme management team, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Granada rejig targets drama.
Granada is to launch a concerted push to grab ITV's extra drama cash after restructuring its
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DYKE DEFENDS FEE.
BBC director general Greg Dyke has defended the corporation's licence fee following calls from several national
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Rise clings on but Richard and Judy flounder.
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has broken his silence over the broadcaster's beleaguered breakfast show Rise, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Bectu warning over fire strike.
Broadcasting union Bectu has called on broadcasters and studio staff to implement additional fire risk assessments in preparation for the proposed fire service strikes to avoid studio-based shows being cancelled, writes Steve Aston
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MOYLES RETURNS TO C5.
Chris Evans' return to TV has been given a vote of confidence by Channel 5 with controller of entertainment Andrew Newman recommissioning a second 13-part run of Live with Chris Moyles, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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WAVE 105 LOSES CASE.
The Radio Authority has upheld a complaint from a local radio station whose breakfast team were
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DTI stalwart favourite to head Ofcom.
A Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) high flier has emerged as a leading contender for the Ofcom chief executive post amid accusations that the DTI could eclipse the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in the new regulatory environment, writ
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BBC to confront indie grievance.
The BBC has admitted it has acted unfairly towards independent producers by deliberately squeezing margins on
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Radio indies join BBC quota row.
Somethin' Else and UBC Media are leading a group of radio indies lobbying the government to introduce a BBC statutory independent production quota for radio, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Marketers infiltrate the BBC.
Marketing executives could soon have a say in the development of nearly all new BBC shows as part of a controversial initiative to make the corporation's programmes 'connect' better with audiences, writes Leigh Holmwood
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ITC: scrap news bias rules for niche TV.
Minority broadcasters should be allowed to dispense with strict rules governing impartiality in order to inject
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US SPORT ON SKY DIGITAL.
Sky Digital is to launch another sports offering aimed at ex-pat Americans featuring exclusive professional and
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NewsBBCi services to boost daytime
BBC 2 cooking show Saturday Kitchen has been recommissioned in a new live interactive format as part of a wider push to get BBCi services into daytime, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Westlife Bryan to quit for telly job
Bryan McFadden has told his family he will quit Westlife - so he and wife Kerry Katona can become the next Richard ...
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Bruv celebs can't hide
The stars of Channel 4's Big Brother show will have nowhere to hide - except the loo. ...