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Al-Jazeera wins freedom award
Al-Jazeera, the Arabic news channel, which this week caused controversy for its coverage of explicit footage of dead US marines in the Iraq war, has picked up a coveted freedom of expression award, writes Paul Revoir.
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MTV issues war ban list
MTV has pulled a host of music videos from its playlists, fearing they may offend or upset viewers during the military conflict in Iraq, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsSky/BBC encryption row hits stalemate
The row over the BBC's decision pull out of Sky's encryption services appeared to have deepened this week when a meeting between the two parties ended without any agreement, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsShare gloom for Capital
Capital Radio shares fell 6% today after it predicted first-half radio revenues would be down 5% and said the short-term advertising market was 'uncertain', ahead of the company's interim results due on 15 May, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsRichards lands Ofcom role
Prime Minister Tony Blair's top media advisor - one of the key architects behind the communications bill - has been awarded a principle role in Ofcom, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsThompson re-fuels BBC/Ofcom debate
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has reiterated his call for the BBC to be brought under the new regulator Ofcom, claiming the new regulator will lack vital public service knowledge if the corporation is left to govern itself, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC's Adams blasts bosses over bias
BBC defence correspondent Paul Adams has slammed the corporation for what he has called its 'one-sided' coverage of the war with Iraq, writes Luke Satchell
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Carlton hangs on in fight with investors
ITV broadcaster Carlton Communications survived a shareholders' rebellion yesterday when some powerful City investo...
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Missing ITN cameraman 'was taken injured to Basra'
The cameraman of dead ITN reporter Terry Lloyd was taken injured to a hospital in Basra, it was reported last night...
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Carlton escapes early effects of the war
Carlton Communications, the ITV broadcaster proposing a£2.7bn merger with Granada, has said it is too early to gau...
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Peers fight to prevent press barons buying TV channels
Lord Puttnam, the film producer, is heading a drive by peers to force the Government to ban newspaper proprietors, ...
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Evans's binge 'just last straw for Virgin'
Chris Evans's show at Virgin Radio was so bad his bosses wanted him out long before he went on a drinking binge and...
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BBC admits failings in football case
The BBC admitted a failure of policy when it named a Premiership footballer player whose identity was being protect...
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Millionaire show 'cougher' admits obsession with TV quizzes
The alleged cougher in the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? cheating case admitted yesterday that he was obsessed wit...
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'Millionaire' show accused says he was a quiz failure
A college lecturer accused of helping an army major win the top prize in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? portrayed h...
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Victory for rebels over Carlton pay secrets
Carlton shareholders rebelled against the group's secretive pay policy for top executives. Some 14pc voted against ...
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I'm a quiz show flop
A Lecturer accused of helping an Army major to cheat on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire had appeared on four other qu...
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Radio Advertising
In a week of trading updates from commercial radio broadcasters attention will be focused on advertising revenues....
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Carlton investors snub Green
Micheal Green, the chairman of Carlton Communications, yesterday became the second ITV boss in a week to come under...
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NewsBellini to head Explore
Channel 4 International director of co-production and sales Barbara Bellini Witkowski is leaving the UK distributor to become executive director of Explore International, writes Jane Marlow in Cannes