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Bertelsmann infighting denied
The chief executive of Bertelsmann, the biggest shareholder in Channel Five, yesterday insisted the family which co...
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Puttnam to lead Five rebels
Lord Puttnam, a government ally in the House of Lords, signalled yesterday that he would lead a rebellion of peers ...
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4m in Europe sign up for al-Jazeera
Subscriptions to the Arabic-language television network al-Jazeera have doubled since the war on Iraq began last we...
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We planned to axe 'tired, staid' Evans 3 months earlier
Virgin radio bosses had plotted to get rid of star DJ Chris Evans three months before he was sacked, it emerged yes...
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NewsRadio stations to play safe during war
The BBC and commercial radio stations' playlists have been changed so as not to offend the listening public during the war with Iraq, writes Sam Matthews
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NewsGreen 'hopeful' for single ITV
Carlton chairman Michael Green remained bullish today about the prospect of a united ITV, telling shareholders: 'We must compete with other channels, not with Granada.' writes John Plunkett
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NewsNew role for Nagra
The BBC has appointed Tommy Nagra to the newly-created role of executive producer of its Birmingham-based Asian Programmes Unit (APU), writes John Plunkett
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Evans 'lied he was ill'
Chris Evans went drinking with friends on the days he failed to appear as host of Virgin Radio's breakfast show, a ...
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Major's wife denies plot to use pagers to win quiz show£1m
The wife of an army major yesterday denied she and her husband had tried to cheat to win the top prize TV quiz show...
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Star 'was happy as Larry'
The former Virgin Radio presenter Chris Evans was 'happy as Larry' drinking with friends on occasions when he claim...
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Satellite row may go to higher level
The dispute between the BBC and BSkyB over a satellite broadcasting deal could be settled by regulators after talks...
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Radio stations ban war and gore from playlists
Radio stations have banned certain records from their playlists in an attempt to protect their listeners from unpal...
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Who is having a good war on TV?
As the military conflict is fought on television, our correspondents examine how the boadcasters compare. ...
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Preparing for the huge costs of war
Covering conflict in the era of multichannel 24-hour news is expensive and broadcasters can't afford not to do it....
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Rupert and the rebellion
A compromise over cross-media ownership looks increasingly likely. ...
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Miracle Million
The wife of gameshow cheat suspect Major Charles Ingram told yesterday how she watched in disbelief as he risked lo...
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Granada's Allen to lose controversial two-year contract
Charles Allen will almost certainly be prevented from hanging on to his controversial two-year contract if Granada ...
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Are we really witnessing the reality of war
The executives of ABC television must be cock-a-hoop this week. On its very first night of an open-ended run, their...
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TV quiz trial told of wife's 'pager plot'
The wife of an Army major accused of cheating on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was behind an elaborate plot using ...
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Hungover Evans lied about being ill...he was happy as larry
Former Virgin Radio DJ Chris Evans was yesterday accused of being 'happy as Larry' and drinking with pals after tel...