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C4 sets up 4 Broadband channel.
Channel 4 is launching a factual and entertainment broadband channel, 4 Broadband, to showcase programmes and clips from the broadcaster's back-catalogue, writes Penny Hughes.
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Big Brother house stays open till 2008.
Big Brother is set to stay on British screens until at least 2008, even if ratings fall for the main Channel 4 show, according to the C4 executive in charge of it, write Leigh Holmwood and Paul Revoir.
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ITV pushes on with back-room merger.
The back-room merger of Carlton and Granada continued this week as the pair announced that all
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Carlton and Granada to buy NTL out of ITV News.
Carlton and Granada are to take full control of the ITV News Channel by buying out NTL Europe's 35% stake, writes Paul Revoir.
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Live TV to make its comeback on Sky.
Live TV, the infamous cable television channel that gave the world News Bunny and Topless Darts,
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INDIE BUSINESS - Pioneer spreads the factual bug.
Pioneer Productions sealed its reputation with programming about earth sciences, cosmology and the weather but, since then, fast turn-around documentaries on subjects such as Sars have been in demand.
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NewsRadio consolidation in doubt after merger block
City analysts are re-evaluating the worth of UK radio companies following the competition commission's decision to block GWR's£12.5m deal to merge Bristol based dance station Vibe with Galaxy 101, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsITV comedy output bolstered
ITV is to take its comedy output upmarket with a raft of new edgier shows, including a series of three one-off comedy plays, writes Leigh Holmwood in Montreux
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Radio advertising to stay flat, signals Capital
Capital Radio yesterday became the latest media company to warn it saw no immediate signs of an improvement in the ...
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BBC admits bias in cardinal story
The BBC has admitted that a report on Radio 4's Today programme about Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor and an allege...
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Capital Radio hit by slump in ad sales
Capital Radio yesterday admitted dire advertising sales knocked 24 per cento ff first-half profits and said demand ...
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The BBC's£3m-a-year hideaway (paid for by YOU)
BBC boss Greg Dyke yesterday used an extraordinary 'Big Brother' broadcast to announce plans to spend£3million a y...
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NewsBECTU calls for industry code of conduct
Broadcasting union Bectu has called on commissioning editors to create a code of practice for independent producers they work with to tackle issues like gender and ethnic discrimination, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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Dyke defends BBC away days
BBC director general Greg Dyke yesterday hit back at claims that he has resurrected the bureaucratic regime of pred...
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After 20 years, Curly Watts is waving goodbye
Curly Watts is leaving Coronation Street after two decades ...
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Is this the most immoral street in Britain?
Social scientists claim that real life is more sordid than TV soaps ...
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What hope for Dyke's new dawn?
The BBC director-general talks about his plans to kick-start a culture change ...
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Capital Radio less upbeat
Capital Radio dashed hopes yesterday for a strong rebound in advertising revenues as the commercial broadcaster gav...
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Dyke takes aim at BBC's bullying 'Bafta bastards'
The BBC is struggling to modernise as it is in the grip of arrogant award-winning programme makers known as 'Bafta ...