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    EastEnder Sam in horror crash

    2002-07-03T10:56:32Z

    EastEnders star Kim Medcalf was recovering in hospital last night after cheating death in a high-speed road crash i...

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    BSkyB forces Pace to discount contract

    2002-07-03T10:54:43Z

    Struggling set-top box manufacturer Pace Microtechnology nearly halved in value yesterday as it revealed it has bee...

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    TV chiefs defend live plastic surgery show

    2002-07-03T10:52:37Z

    ITV has defended its decision to broadcast a cosmetic breast operation live on daytime TV. ...

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    Pace shares tumble

    2002-07-02T16:08:51Z

    Shares in Pace Micro Technology almost halved in price this morning following news that the set-top box manufacturer has been forced to accept new terms on its key contract with BSkyB, writes Barbara Marshall

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    ITV drama given£100 million boost

    2002-07-02T15:07:20Z

    ITV's main shareholders Granada and Carlton have earmarked a£100m investment to boost the network's drama output in 2003, writes Steve Aston

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    BBC 3 a step closer to approval

    2002-07-02T11:20:24Z

    The BBC's new digital youth channel BBC 3 is a step closer to being approved by media secretary Tessa Jowell after the Independent Television Commission (ITC) said any concerns over its impact could be overcome, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    New telly show prize is ...wife

    2002-07-02T10:59:49Z

    Twenty girls will do battle in ITV's latest reality game show - to find a WIFE for a bachelor. ...

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    Why ITV are right to screen the film of Shipman murders

    2002-07-02T10:58:51Z

    Next week, ITV1 will screen one of the most gripping murder mysteries ever to be shown on television. Called simpl...

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    Footie fury on digital telly deal

    2002-07-02T10:56:44Z

    Furious Football League bosses are urging telly watchdogs NOT to award the new digital TV licence to ITV firms Carl...

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    BT's fears over cable tie-up

    2002-07-02T10:55:08Z

    Piere Danon, chief executive of BT Retail, has admitted that he fears a merger between broadband rivals NTL and Tel...

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    You cannot be serious, John

    2002-07-02T10:54:07Z

    The BBC has made a terrible mess of covering Wimbledon. ...

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    Shipman TV movie plea fails

    2002-07-02T10:53:05Z

    TV bosses yeseterday put off the broadcast of a controversial documentary about serial killer Harold Shipman. ...

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    BBC wins Cup final TV battle

    2002-07-02T10:51:53Z

    BBC bosses celebrated their own World Cup victory yesterday when it emerged they had four times as many viewers for...

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    £100m shot in TV ratings war

    2002-07-02T10:47:46Z

    ITV is to invest an extra£100 million on new programmes next year in an attempt to win back the ratings crown from...

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    Philip and his fillies

    2002-07-02T10:46:25Z

    Prince Edward has piled fresh embarrassment onthe Royal Family after his film company helped cast doubt on his own ...

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    Ex-C5 boss on board at rights co

    2002-07-02T10:44:28Z

    Former Channel 5 chief executive David Elstein has joined the board of Aim-listed Sports and Leisure, a company whi...

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    Why a third way may not work for the BBC

    2002-07-02T10:42:59Z

    The popping of champagne corks may soon be heard in the executive offices at BBC Television Centre. The Government...

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    Return of Dr Who

    2002-07-02T10:41:07Z

    One of the best-loved heroes in television history is to step out of his blue police box and back on to our TV scre...

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    Embarrassment at Keith Harris's Radio First

    2002-07-02T10:36:46Z

    Keith Harris, chairman of the Football League and champion of its£178.5m claim against the owners of ITV Digital, ...

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    Messier heads for the exit

    2002-07-02T10:34:02Z

    Jean-Marie Messier, the embattled chief executive of Vivendi Universal, was last night on the verge of quitting aft...