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BBC's late harvest of viewers and profit
With viewing figures creeping over the six million mark, Fame Academy had begun to justify its£5 million cost just...
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TV advertisers oppose Granada-Carlton merger
The battle to block the£2.6bn merger of Carlton and Granada stepped up yesterday, with television advertisers and ...
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Fraud squad raids Vivendi offices
Fraud squad detectives raided the offices of Vivendi Universal in Paris yesterday an the homes of its deposed chief...
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Secret Treasury report may put BBC licence fee at risk
Gordon Brown has ordered a secret investigation into the funding of the BBC, which could herald an end to the licen...
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Fraud squad pays Vivendi a visit
Yesterday's raid on the head office of Vivendi Universal and on the Paris home of its ousted chief executive, Jean-...
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F1 abandons digital TV plans
A struggle to control Formula One motor racing's future involving major car makers, teams, creditor banks of failed...
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OFT urged to block ITV merger
Carlton and Granada's planned£2.7bn merger hit its first obstacle yesterday as advertisers and rival television br...
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NewsVivendi headquarters raided
The headquarters of media giant Vivendi were raided earlier today by police looking for evidence that the company misled financial markets, writes John Oates
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Hotel ejects Davidson after week of rows
Comedian says staff were 'imbeciles' as he is accused of being abusive ...
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BBC is forced to ditch Hitler film
A controversial BBC film about the early life of Adolf Hitler has been scrapped ...
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UKIP chooses TV's Bushell to run for mayor
TV critic Garry Bushell is to stand as the official candidate of the UK Independence Party ...
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Mum's the work
Pregnant Caroline Quentin stars in the forthcoming crime thriller Blue Murder ...
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Vivendi free to divest EchoStar holding
Vivendi Universal, the French conglomerate, is likely to restructure its 11 per cent shareholding in Echostar follo...
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A voice of reason pauses to reflect
The head of the BBC World Service is confident that the broadcaster can meet the challenges of a new era. ...
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NewsBBC denies Geldof 'stitch-up' charge
The BBC this week defended itself against allegations by Bob Geldof that its decision to produce a new youth politics show in-house was a 'stitch-up', writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsGovernment to roll out NHS TV channel
Broadcasters are to be invited to bid for the chance to run a new nationwide NHS Direct digital TV channel, which is to be rolled out by 2004, writes Paul Revoir
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Now ITV puts celebrities behind the bar
ITV is banking on 'celebrities' to help drag its audience share out of the doldrums, with two star-led reality shows scheduled to air in its winter season, write Penny Hughes and Steve Aston.
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NewsThe Bill cops introduce ITV murder drama
Police officers from Thames TV's The Billwill stray off their usual beat in the new year to kick off a new ITV police drama, Think Murder, writes Jane Marlow