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C4 losing ratings war with new-look Five
Viewers of Channel 4 are unimpressed by some of its most hyped shows ...
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NewsBlind Date spin-off for ITV 2
ITV 2 has announced plans for a Blind Date spin-off, to air after the ITV 1 original on Saturday nights, which it says will give viewers 'backstage access to the nation's favourite dating show', writes Luke Satchell
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NewsProgramme supply review panel formed
Former ITV chief executive Richard Eyre and Guardian Media Group chief executive Bob Phillis have been called on to sit on the panel that will assist the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) programme supply review, writes Penny Hughes
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Telewest agrees£3.5bn debt deal
Telewest reached agreement with investors yesterday to exchange£3.5 billion of bond debt for ownership of 97 per c...
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Granada's fall sparks host of explanations
When Granada paid£1.75 billion for TV assets of United Business Media in December 2000, Charles Allen, its chairma...
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Today editor quits after 'pro-Labour' hunt article
The editor of BBC Radio 4's Today programme has been forced to resign after refusing to give up a newspaper column ...
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EchoStar begins piracy lawsuit against NDS
EchoStar Communications filed a lawsuit against pay-TV software maker NDS, the third lawsuit accusing the News Corp...
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Bondholders set to control Telewest
The cable group Telewest Communications yesterday inched closer to signing a long-awaited financial restructuring p...
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Paying for convenience
Subscription video-on-demand is attracting US viewers to digital TV and could be the weapon cable companies need to...
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US cable's black media baron
Robert Johnson became a billionaire when he sold Black Entertainment Television. Why is he still one of a kind? An...
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Changing the script?
That peculiarly British institution, the comedy writing duo, is under threat as demand for more episodes requires U...
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Spectrum guardians
Pricing broadcasting's basic resource will be one of Ofcom's thorniest tasks ...
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And finally, Ofcom beckons?
?with the challenge of protecting a valued heritage while nurturing innovation ...
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They're back - but now it's ideas only
Trish Kane and Stephen Leahy made a bomb from their TV indie. So why the decision to avoid production this time? ...
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NewsToday editor Liddle resigns
The editor of BBC Radio 4's flagship news programme Today has stepped down from the post following a clash with BBC bosses, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Telepiu deal talks go on
News Corporation is making deferred payments a condition of its long-awaited takeover offer for Telepiu the Italian...
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Telewest forges deal to cancel£3.5bn of debt
Telewest yesterday reached a preliminary agreement with bondholders to eliminate£3.5bn of debt, marketing the firs...