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NDS in dock over£700m smart card fraud
News Corp subsidiary accused of cracking Canal Plus' codes and distributing them to counterfeiters
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BBC 1's Strange makes promising start
Supernatural murder-mystery pilot bags 5.6 million seeing off ITV 1 repeat of Kavanagh QC starring the late John Thaw
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Ideal World bags C4's Barker
Channel 4's commissioning editor, independent film and video becomes indie's new head of factual
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Granada called to account for Caprice blunder
ITV company found in breach of the ITC programme code for broadcasting model's use of the c-word on This Morning
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4 Learning moves to cut operating deficit
Channel 4's education department headed by former BBC governor Heather Rabbatts looks for 'major partner' to take on sole sponsorship of all output
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Brad Pitt helps E4 to ratings success
Hollywood star's cameo appearance in Friends bags 1.4 million for digital entertainment channel
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C4 PAYS #2M FOR STARKEY HANDCUFFS DEAL.
Channel 4 has agreed to pay historian David Starkey #2m for his golden handcuffs deal, making him the highest paid presenter on British television.The four-year deal, first revealed by Broadcast (15.2.02),
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4MC IN #2.5M HD PUSH.
4MC has just taken delivery of the Sony HD Cam and Panasonic HD D5 VTRs as part of a #2.5m investment in high-definition equipment across the Liberty Livewire group. In the
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Mip-TV 2003 moves to March.
The organiser of TV markets Mip-TV and Mipcom is moving the 2003 spring event forward to March, writes Steve Aston.
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Savage brings BBC 3 gravitas.
The BBC is backing up its commitment to produce more serious-minded programmes for BBC Choice by appointing a new head of current affairs for the digital youth channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC and C4 'should lose free spectrum'.
The BBC and Channel 4 face having to pay 'tens of millions of pounds' to continue broadcasting, as part of a government drive to improve the efficiency of UK digital and
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Thompson: C4 new broom.
New Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has kicked off a review of editorial output but has promised executives there will be no sweeping changes for at least two months.Thompson, who
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S4C appeals for cash injection.
Welsh broadcaster S4C has made a desperate plea to the government for more money amid fears that without an injection of cash the service could be seriously damaged.S4C chief executive Huw
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ITN TO HOLD C4 ARCHIVE.
ITN has struck a deal with Channel 4 to take over management of the channel's archive clip sales business. The archive contains programmes produced for C4 and E4, as well as
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422 BOOSTS ANIMATION.
422 has taken on Gary Noden who is heading north from London's Eye Animation to become senior 3D animator at 422's Manchester site. Noden's credits include idents for Cartoon Network, Fox
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C5's Newman boosts indies with first slate.
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Andrew Newman is championing new indies with his first raft of commissions for the broadcaster since his arrival last year, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C5 SHAREHOLDER LOSS.
Channel 5 shareholder United Business Media, which owns 35 per cent of the channel, posted a loss of #568m in its end-of-year results. Revenue fell from #1.05bn to #930.5m.
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TELETEXT POISED TO WIN CHANNEL 5 CONTRACT.
Teletext is planning to expand its availability beyond ITV, Channel 4 and its portfolio of branded digital services by providing a text service for Channel 5. It has emerged as the
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PROFITS PLUMMET AT CHANNEL 5 OWNER RTL.
Channel 5 owner RTL Group saw its core earnings plunge 35 per cent last year, giving it an overall loss of #1.52bn. Considerable asset write-downs and the continuing advertising slump meant
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Pilot access stations on air.
The first three stations in the Radio Authority's access radio pilot scheme have begun broadcasting, with another 12 due to go on air later this year, writes Leigh Holmwood.