All Broadcast articles in 08 November 2002 – Page 2
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BT chief admits his sales target cannot be reached
BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen bowed to the inevitable yesterday, stepping back from his controversial goal of ex...
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A remarkable life on earth
As Sir David Attenborough celebrates half a century on screen with a new series, the naturalist tells how he hopes ...
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Confident Telewest cuts loss by£200m
The French bank petitioning to wind up Telewest, the giant cable group, in pursuit of a£10.5 million debt has been...
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BT boss admits error over 'too high' targets
Breitish Telecom chief executive Ben Verwaayen admitted yesterday that he had failed to meet his ambitious sales ta...
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Cue cheat, Louis
Popstars the Rivals judge Louis Walsh has been accused of reading his 'off-the-cuff' remarks from a cue card ...
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Telewest reduces third-quarter losses to£158m after cost-cutting measures
Telewest announced yesterday that losses had narrowed in the third quarter after a string of cost-cutting measures...
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Redmond plans exit that will take the day-to-day out of daytime television
Phil Redmond has sold part of his television business and is stepping back from the day-to-day mangement of his big...
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Great Britons contest gets personal
Rival BBC series presenters vie to canvass support amid talk of bets and ballot-rigging ...
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NewsNTL's Carter to step down
Stephen Carter, UK and Ireland managing director of debt-laden cable outfit NTL, is leaving the company at the end of the year as chief executive Barclay Knapp prepares to take a more hands-on role, writes Colin Robertson
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RatingsGardners from Hell doubles ITV 1 share in Mr Right slot
ITV 1's decision to shunt its struggling dating show Mr Rightout of peaktime seems to have been vindicated after it's replacement, Gardeners from Hell, doubled the commercial broadcasters' audience in the slot, writes Jon Rogers
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NewsBBC business guru Thirkell quits for start-up
The man behind the BBC's recent boom in business programming, Robert Thirkell, is leaving the corporation in what will be a blow to director general Greg Dyke's aspirations to make business coverage one of the BBC's top priorities, writes Leigh Holmwood
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VC cash to boost Mersey's coffers
Brookside producer Mersey Television has secured a multimillion pound investment from venture capital company LDC in a deal that will allow it to expand and move away from relying on ideas from founder Phil Redmond, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Channel 5 in hot pursuit of reality hit
A member of the public will be given the chance to become a Formula 1 racing driver trained by Jensen Button as part of a major new reality series for Channel 5, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Vote now for year's best new show
The BBC's Walking with Beasts, Channel 4 drama Shackleton and ITV's I'm a Celebrity?Get Me Out of Here! top the list for Broadcast's second annual readers' poll for the best new programme of the year
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On Demand finds funds for European VOD push
UK video-on-demand (VOD) consultancy On Demand Group has secured a£10m investment to develop cable VOD services in Europe, writes David Wood
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Ten Alps invests in politics shows
Bob Geldof's media outfit Ten Alps Communications is gearing up for a major a push into TV political programming after paying£4.5m for factual independent company Brook Lapping Productions, writes Georgina Lipscomb