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    Roll-out of BBC Jam frozen due to Govt enquiry

    2007-01-22T14:15:00Z

    The launch of new material for the BBC Jam online service has been frozen, following the government's decision to call for a review of the corporation's educational content.

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    Jowell backs public service publisher

    2007-01-22T11:00:00Z

    Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has thrown her weight behind Ofcom's proposed public service publisher, which will be the subject of a discussion document issued by the regulator on Wednesday.

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    C4 cancels eviction audience

    2007-01-19T13:55:00Z

    Channel 4 has cancelled the live audience for tonight's Celebrity Big Brothereviction following the 'intense and heated' public debate that has surrounded recent events.

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    Blog: Race row spells big bother for C4

    2007-01-19T10:45:00Z

    Earlier in the week the TV industry felt the controversial Celebrity Big Brotherrace row was just what Channel 4 needed to reignite interest in the show.

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    Licence fee: the bluffers guide

    2007-01-19T08:00:00Z

    For those too busy at Broadcast'sMedia Summit or the Oxford Media Convention yesterday (or if you just couldn't face ploughing through all the details), take a look at Broadcast's quick guide to the need-to-know information on the licence fee settlement.

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    Jowell and BBC yet to agree on switchover scheme

    2007-01-18T16:29:00Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has admitted she has yet to secure the BBC's agreement to help older people switch to digital television.

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    Tories slam licence fee negotiations

    2007-01-18T15:00:00Z

    The Conservatives have labelled the BBC licence fee settlement as 'realistic' but launched a scathing attack on media secretary Tessa Jowell over how the negotiations were handled.

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    Ofcom to open public service debate

    2007-01-18T13:45:00Z

    Ofcom is to kick off a debate over a proposed new public service provider next week.

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    NUJ: licence fee rise could lead to an 'emasculated' BBC

    2007-01-18T13:05:00Z

    The NUJ has condemned the below-inflation rise in the BBC licence fee saying it could lead to an 'emasculated' BBC.

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    BBC may have to contribute£14m to C4 switchover

    2007-01-18T13:00:00Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said that the BBC may be forced to pay£14m towards the first six years of Channel 4's switchover costs and will be asked to give its rival digital spectrum for a TV channel and three radio stations.

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    Tessa Jowell's statement on the licence fee

    2007-01-18T12:40:00Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell's statement to the House of Commons over the licence fee settlement

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    Thompson defends public licence fee debate

    2007-01-18T12:35:00Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson today defended the decision to negotiate the licence fee settlement in public but admitted it had not always been a comfortable process.

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    Jowell confirms licence fee

    2007-01-18T12:35:00Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has confirmed the BBC's licence fee settlement and said she expects the corporation to make 3% cash-releasing savings annually from next year.

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    Mark Thompson speech in full

    2007-01-18T10:38:00Z

    Media Summit 2007 - The Future of Creative Content Conference - London

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    BBC borrowing limit only£230m

    2007-01-18T09:00:00Z

    Culture secretary Tessa Jowell will confirm this afternoon that the BBC licence fee will rise by 3% over each of the next two years. She is also expected to announce a borrowing limit of around£230m well below the£400m the corporation was seeking.

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    Licence fee to rise by 3%

    2007-01-18T08:45:00Z

    Culture secretary Tessa Jowell is set to announce that the BBC licence fee will rise by 3% over each of the next two years.

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    Controversy gives CBB lift

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    While most of the UK has been up in arms about the Celebrity Big Brother racism row, the TV industry believes it is exactly the 'shot in the arm' that the series required.

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    Trusting auntie

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Three BBC Trustees talk about their new role

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    Gamecast fined by Ofcom for airing porn

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Ofcom has fined Gamecast UK£100,000 for screening 'hard-core pornographic' content on its You TV3 channel.

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    Racial equality group keeps eye on Big Brother

    2007-01-17T08:00:00Z

    The Commission for Racial Equality has labelled recent events in Celebrity Big Brotheras an 'interesting reflection' on today's society. The comments come after Ofcom was inundated with 14,500 complaints from viewers over the treatment of contestant Shilpa Shetty by other housemates.