All Broadcast articles in 14 March 2003
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NewsBastable quits Channel 4
Gerry Bastable, the driving force behind E4 and Film Four, has quit his recently appointed job as head of corporate development and is to leave Channel 4, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsRampant BBC1 means no Relief for ITV1
Comic Relief Fame Academy has taken off in the ratings, with two episodes last night (13 March) both holding over 7 million viewers, and the first giving ITV1's reliable ratings banker Emmerdale a run for its money, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsPublic service sites in firing line
The first casualties of the swingeing cut-backs at BBCi scheduled for the next 12 months are to be two of the department's most high profile public service sites, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsLong war will drain news cash coffers
News broadcasters are faced with the serious threat of running out of money if the war in Iraq is not finished quickly, senior news executives have claimed, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC in dock after scrapping Sky deal
The BBC's decision to ditch its satellite broadcast deal with BSkyB could result in a string of legal challenges fr...
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Major told of police 'mission' to win millionaire quiz
Army major Charles Ingram, accused of cheating on the quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, told police he mana...
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Major: my quiz shock
The Army major accused of cheating on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was devastated when he discovered his wife kne...
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Granada tops leaders as Footsie recoups losses
Traders returning from Cheltenham could be forgiven for thinking nothing much had happened during their absence. Ye...
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Pay up...or Sopranos gets it
Filming of the latest Sopranos series has been halted indefinately - by James Gandolfini's huge demand for£1.3 mil...
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Tricky Dicky slaughter Queen Vicky
Corrie killer Richard Hillman has slaughtered yet another victim - chubby Eastenders star Barry Evans. His manic ca...
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You little B*stards
Little Ant and Dec got film hunk George Clooney well and truly wound up after poking fun at his grey hair and sex g...
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I won TV million with military guile, says major
An army major accused of cheating on Who Want To Be A Millionaire? said that he won the top prize by treating the q...
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Brighter to make feel-good footage for US networks
Brighter Pictures has signed a deal to produce 30 hours of content for a new US show set to be syndicated on major US networks including ABC, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC1 is UK's favourite
BBC1 is the UK's favourite TV station, according to research undertaken by the Independent Television Commission and the Broadcasting Standards Commission, published this week.
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ITV joint-venture wins daytime BBC1 order
London News Network (LNN), the news and features joint-venture owned by Carlton and Granada, has scored its first commission for the BBC, with a daytime series, writes Colin Robertson
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BBC3 plans its angle on war
BBC3 is to give its viewers its own particular take on the expected war with Iraq by launching a weekly war review programme that will replace its regular current affairs strand in the event of hostilities breaking out, writes Leigh Holmwood