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Big Mac deal for child TV
The McDonald's fast-food chain is to sponsor children's programmes on ITV. ...
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Martha Stewart fall further
Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia fell a further 24 per cent yesterday after a report that federal investig...
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Leo Kirch feud with Springer rumbles on
Leo Kirch, the dethroned German media mogul, yesterday renewed his feud with publisher Axel Springer over the exerc...
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Renewed scrutiny for cable industry
Cable industry accounting will come under renewed scrutiny following the fraud allegations at WorldCom. ...
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Former journalist adept at working the media
The adage that all press is good press has played into the hands of Mathew Horsman, the high-profile media analyst,...
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UK History will be available to all
UK History, the proposed history channel from UKTV, will be made available free to air to all platforms if the BBC's bid to take over the former ITV Digital multiplexes is successful, writesPaul Revoir
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Indies welcome BBC Wales action
Indies were this week cautiously optimistic about solving what they see as severe commissioning problems in Wales following talks with new BBC Wales commissioning editor Martyn Ingram
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New role for Wall to Wall chief
Wall to Wall Television chief executive Alex Graham is stepping back from day-to-day production duties to focus on the indie's long-term strategy as part of a wider restructure at the indie, writesPenny Hughes
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Bafta winners reunite for BBC rehab drama
Award-winning drama producers Antonia Bird and Ruth Caleb are reuniting to produce a new drama for BBC 2, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Von Trier to follow English football fans
Zentropa, the indie run by Lars von Trier, the avant-garde director who founded the experimental Dogme movement, is set to explore the behaviour of England fans at this year's football World Cup in a new film for Channel 4, writesPenny Hughes
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Crossroads grows up as ITV cuts cast
Carlton is revamping its ITV daytime soap Crossroadsin a bid to shed its 'sexy' image and appeal to older viewers, writes Steve Aston
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Attwell unveils 9/11 C5 project
Former Channel 5 senior programme controller, features and arts Michael Attwell has unveiled his first project since leaving the broadcaster with a documentary on 11 September, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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Hit on track to acquire Gullane
Children's indie Hit Entertainment moved closer to acquiring Thomas the Tank Engine creator Gullane after a reduced offer of£139m was accepted this week by co-founders Brit Allcroft and Angus Wright, writesSteve Aston
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CRCA enjoys a 'fair hearing'
Commercial radio companies were this week hopeful that changes could be made to radio ownership rules proposed in the draft communications bill, after a 'sympathetic' hearing with the joint committee examining the bill, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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British sitcom in the spotlight
British sitcom - a once venerated institution, now reduced to a laughing stock as commissioners struggle endlessly to discover new successful shows - is to be put in the spotlight in a three-part series for BBC 1, writesSteve Aston
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NewsColour brings the great war to life
The dark brutality of the First World War is the latest historical event set to be brought to TV screens in colour, with a six-part documentary series for Channel 5, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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Carlton kills Peak Practice
ITV has decided to axe long-running drama Peak Practice, but has commissioned an almost identical replacement show from the same producers, writes Steve Aston
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Group sharing for Capital
Capital Radio is stepping up plans to network its content by developing a 'group sharing infrastructure', writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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Icke to share weird wisdom
David Icke, the BBC's former face of Grandstand, is poised for a TV comeback as part of the Sci Fi Channel's third season of late night youth offering Headf**k, writes Paul Revoir. Icke will feature sharing a selection of his own 'pearls of wisdom' which will be 'mega-mixed' around surreal ...
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Emap in 'Kiss for Asians' plan
Emap Radio will launch a 'Kiss for Asians' station if its bid to take over the London-based Liberty Radio licence is successful, writesGeorgina Lipscomb