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BT chief admits his sales target cannot be reached
BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen bowed to the inevitable yesterday, stepping back from his controversial goal of ex...
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A remarkable life on earth
As Sir David Attenborough celebrates half a century on screen with a new series, the naturalist tells how he hopes ...
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Confident Telewest cuts loss by£200m
The French bank petitioning to wind up Telewest, the giant cable group, in pursuit of a£10.5 million debt has been...
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BT boss admits error over 'too high' targets
Breitish Telecom chief executive Ben Verwaayen admitted yesterday that he had failed to meet his ambitious sales ta...
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Cue cheat, Louis
Popstars the Rivals judge Louis Walsh has been accused of reading his 'off-the-cuff' remarks from a cue card ...
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Telewest reduces third-quarter losses to£158m after cost-cutting measures
Telewest announced yesterday that losses had narrowed in the third quarter after a string of cost-cutting measures...
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Redmond plans exit that will take the day-to-day out of daytime television
Phil Redmond has sold part of his television business and is stepping back from the day-to-day mangement of his big...
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Great Britons contest gets personal
Rival BBC series presenters vie to canvass support amid talk of bets and ballot-rigging ...
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NewsNTL's Carter to step down
Stephen Carter, UK and Ireland managing director of debt-laden cable outfit NTL, is leaving the company at the end of the year as chief executive Barclay Knapp prepares to take a more hands-on role, writes Colin Robertson
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NewsBBC business guru Thirkell quits for start-up
The man behind the BBC's recent boom in business programming, Robert Thirkell, is leaving the corporation in what will be a blow to director general Greg Dyke's aspirations to make business coverage one of the BBC's top priorities, writes Leigh Holmwood
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VC cash to boost Mersey's coffers
Brookside producer Mersey Television has secured a multimillion pound investment from venture capital company LDC in a deal that will allow it to expand and move away from relying on ideas from founder Phil Redmond, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Channel 5 in hot pursuit of reality hit
A member of the public will be given the chance to become a Formula 1 racing driver trained by Jensen Button as part of a major new reality series for Channel 5, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Vote now for year's best new show
The BBC's Walking with Beasts, Channel 4 drama Shackleton and ITV's I'm a Celebrity?Get Me Out of Here! top the list for Broadcast's second annual readers' poll for the best new programme of the year
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On Demand finds funds for European VOD push
UK video-on-demand (VOD) consultancy On Demand Group has secured a£10m investment to develop cable VOD services in Europe, writes David Wood
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Ten Alps invests in politics shows
Bob Geldof's media outfit Ten Alps Communications is gearing up for a major a push into TV political programming after paying£4.5m for factual independent company Brook Lapping Productions, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Paramount in fresh co-production push
Paramount Comedy Channel is on the lookout for a series of new co-production deals to refresh its bank of original UK content and has poached Trouble channel editor Heather Jones to spearhead the drive, writes Paul Revoir
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Ratings high for Living TV
Living TV is looking to launch a regular chat show after recording the third highest share in multichannel homes on Halloween night, writes Paul Revoir