All Broadcast articles in 05 July 2002 – Page 6
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McEnroe in Pinewood
Pinewood Television is the home of new BBC quiz show The Chairwhich moved into its new studios this week. The US format is presented by John McEnroe and will transmit on BBC 1 in the autumn. It is the fifth high-profile television series Pinewood has ...
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Liddiment steps down
ITV director of channels David Liddiment has today announced he is to relinquish his role after five years at the network, writes Luke Satchell
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BBC employees should be sacked for breaking programming rules, says Davies
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, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 1 wins latest drama stand-off
The latest drama head-to-head between BBC 1 and ITV 1 last night saw the corporation's Paradise Heightseasily gain the upper hand, writes Jon Rogers
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Third profits warning hits Pace
Shares in Pace Micro collapsed 41 per cent yesterday after a key contract with BSkyB was renegotiated ...
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French farce that just gets Messier and Messier for Vivendi
The departure of Jean-Marie Messier has proved to be a mere staging post in the accelerating meltdown of the media ...
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Rival wait to pick up the pieces of Messier's crumbling Vivendi empire
With£12 bn debt Vivendi may need to sell some of its finest US and French media assets ...
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Accounting doubts and junk rating hit Vivendi
Vivendi Universal shares plunge up to 40 per cent, its debt downgraded to junk status and its accounting practices ...
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BSkyB takes advantage of Pace's lack of customers
BSkyB has used its position to renegotiate an important contract with the set-top- box manufacturer ...
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BBC editor defends giving platform to extremists
A BBC radio editor has defended his decision to give a platform to two extreme figures in the race relations debate...
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Another fine Messier: French giant in freefall amid whiff of scandal
Doubts raised about Vivendi accounts in echo of Wall St crisis ...
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Don't fine us, we'll fire staff, says BBC chief
BBC chairman enraged staff yesterday when he said the corporation should be able to fire employees for lapses in pr...
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Yet another warning as Pace gets boxed in on Sky deal
Pace Micro issued its fifth profits warning in a year after it was forced to renegotiate a supply contract with BSk...
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Universal as Vivendi crumbles
Europe's investors feel shockwave as an American-style scandal hits French media group ...
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Accounts fears hit Vivendi shares
Allegations of financial irregularities sent the company's share price into freefall yesterday ...
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Party bores
Institute for Public Policy Research told by journalists that rules demanding impartiality in news broadcasts shoul...
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Group denies irregularities
Vivendi Universal yesterday denied leaning on its auditors to account for the complex monetisation of a stake held ...