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    The secret diary of Greg 'Cut the C**p' Dyke

    2002-07-19T10:15:23Z

    As his bonus is revealed, we review the privileged life of the BBC's director-general. ...

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    Paxman says sorry for grilling LibDem leader on drinking

    2002-07-19T10:11:34Z

    Jeremy Paxman was forced to apologise yesterday for questioning Charles Kennedy about his drinking habits and forth...

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    The bitch is back

    2002-07-19T10:07:41Z

    Joanie to star in 'US version of Crossroads'. ...

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    Winston goes for glory in TV wars

    2002-07-19T10:05:27Z

    British stars have joined the cream of American TV in the nominations for the Emmy Awards. ...

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    Paxman forced to say sorry over booze slur

    2002-07-19T10:04:00Z

    BBC heavyweight Jeremy Paxman was forced to apologise yesterday for interrogating Liberal Democrat leader Charles...

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    Cartoon Network ready to grow up

    2002-07-18T10:50:40Z

    Cartoon Network is understood to be hatching plans to launch a grown-up version of its main channel, writes Steve Aston

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    Entertainment DTT option hit

    2002-07-18T10:47:41Z

    Complicated rights and carriage deals could scupper plans to launch a new entertainment channel on the BBC/Crown Castle digital terrestrial platform, writes Paul Revoir

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    GWR moves to buy up station

    2002-07-18T10:46:32Z

    GWR is looking to take full control of London News Radio (LNR) in the wake of a collapsed deal to sell its AM station to Bloomberg, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Extra Doctors 'will keep ITV on its toes'

    2002-07-18T10:43:15Z

    In her first major move since becoming BBC daytime controller in March, Alison Sharman has ordered a number of 60-minute specials of lunchtime soap Doctors as part of a wider strategy to 'keep ITV on its toes', writes Leigh Holmwood

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    BBC news site gears up to finally go live

    2002-07-18T10:41:12Z

    The much-anticipated BBC news website for international markets will finally launch next week after several months of delays, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Beeb fatcat row

    2002-07-18T10:37:14Z

    BBC chiefs last night defended paying out more than£1 million to bosses in fatcat bonuses. ...

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    Telly's Nick in cancer op

    2002-07-18T10:36:40Z

    Top telly newsman Nick Owen was recovering in hospital yesterday after having a kidney removed in a cancer operatio...

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    Six Nations rights lead BBC sport revival

    2002-07-18T10:36:12Z

    The BBC has inched further along the path to a resurgent sport department, snapping up exclusive broadcast rights to the Six Nations rugby union championship in a three-year deal worth around£70m, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Fat-cat pay defended by BBC's boss

    2002-07-18T10:35:51Z

    BBC chairman Gavyn Davies yesterday defended paying bonuses worth£900,000 to top executives. ...

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    Pensions surplus wipeout for BBC

    2002-07-18T10:35:20Z

    Plunging stock markets have all but wiped out a once-huge surplus in the BBC pension scheme, a grim indicator of th...

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    Radio 2 boss quits

    2002-07-18T10:34:51Z

    Radio 2 controller Jim Moir will leave his post at the end of the year, he said last night. ...

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    BBC's 10 o'clock news attacked? by the BBC

    2002-07-18T10:34:29Z

    The BBC got a public blasting from its own governors yesterday for a series of bluders and flops. ...

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    The chemistry set

    2002-07-18T10:34:05Z

    Sexual chemistry. What is it exactly? We know it when we don't see it, that's for sure. And we don't see it betwe...

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    YTV turns back on indie outfit

    2002-07-18T10:33:53Z

    Yorkshire Television (YTV) has terminated another of its indie offshoots after severing ties with YAP, its joint-venture with Canadian production company Ace Pictures, writes Steve Aston

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    Cancer op ordeal for ITN veteran

    2002-07-18T10:33:44Z

    ITN newsreader Nicholas Owen was in hospital last night after an operation for cancer. ...