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BBC reporters vote against pay offer.
Journalists at the BBC could be balloted over a strike which would paralyse the corporation's news operation, writes Leigh Holmwood
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TAYLOR BACK IN COURT.
Former BBC Worldwide director of global marketing and brand development Jeff Taylor is to appear in
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SPECIAL: CAMBRIDGE RADIO FESTIVAL - BBC: 'we'll sack rule breakers'.
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies has sent a warning to BBC staff that they should be fired if they are found to have breached programming codes
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DEVELOPMENT BOOST.
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has announced a #5m boost in development money across all
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Clear Channel still eyeing UK market.
Lowry Mays, chief executive and chairman of the world's largest radio outfit, Clear Channel, claimed his company will become a major player in the UK radio market despite recently selling Jazz FM - its only UK radio interest, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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DIGITAL TV CONSULTATION.
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport and the Department of Trade & Industry have launched
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DCMS may rethink ownership.
Broadcasting minister Kim Howells has confirmed that the government is open to revising its communications bill proposals on local radio ownership, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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End of line for Messier.
Jean-Marie Messier's reign as one of Europe's most powerful media magnates ended tumultuously this week after he was ousted as chief executive of Vivendi Universal, writes Paul Revoir
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RADIO FELLOWSHIPS.
Radio Authority chief executive Tony Stoller, BBC head of radio production Graham Ellis and Chrysalis Radio
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PACE HIT BY SKY TERMS.
Shares in Pace Micro Technology almost halved this week following news that the set-top box manufacturer
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C4 to opt for factual split.
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson is set to import one of the BBC's commissioning initiatives into Horseferry Road, splitting factual commissioning into two units - specialist and contemporary, writes Penny Hughes
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WARNER OPENS MUSIC ARCHIVES.
UK broadcasters are to be given unprecedented access to the catalogues of Warner Music, which includes performances from artists such as REM, Madonna and The Corrs, as part of a new licensing initiative from the music giant, writes Paul Revoir
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Call-handling dispute may disrupt BBC shows.
Crimewatch, the flagship BBC programme which relies on viewers' phone tip-offs to catch criminals, could be seriously undermined after call-handling staff threatened strike action, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Pact in tax break 'victory'.
Producers' Alliance Pact is claiming a major victory after the government this week succumbed to industry
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Broadband to get government cash.
Chancellor Gordon Brown is expected to announce cash boosts for broadband services in his public spending review later this month, write David Rose and David Wood
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Grace buoyed by CITV revamp.
ITV is attempting to reinvigorate its children's output following a restructure of the department by controller Janie Grace, writes Steve Aston
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Broadcasters 'must unite' for DTT to work.
On the eve of the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) award of the former ITV Digital licences, former media secretary Chris Smith has warned that all bidders must work together if DTT is to have any future, writes David Wood
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Liddiment quits ITV.
One of the most powerful jobs in UK television is up for grabs following David Liddiment's
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NewsSky bags cut-price Nationwide League rights
Sky has clinched a£95 million television deal with the Football League to screen Nationwide League games and League Cup matches for the next four seasons, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsGullane succumbs to Hit interest
Hit Entertainment, the ambitious owner of Bob The Builder and a host of leading kids' properties, has finally succeeding in taking over rival Gullane after board members today agreed to its£130m offer, writes Colin Robertson