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'We had to be tough. I am unapologetic'
John Birt has few regrets about his time as director-general of the BBC ...
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Channel 4 to shed 200 jobs
C4 is to reduce its board from seven to five and streamline its operations ...
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Prebble claims Freeview name
Stuart Prebble, the former head of ITV Digital has set up a company called Freeview ...
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Swingeing staff cuts as C4 seeks to stem losses
The biggest shake-up in the history of Channel 4 was announced yesterday ...
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Channel 4 axes 200 jobs
C4 made nearly 200 employees redundant yesterday as the chief executive Mark Thompson began to reshape the channel...
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Time for a new logo?£250,000 please
The logo for the new BBC 3 will have set licence-fee payers back by£250,000 ...
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NewsSRH chairman takes Rajar helm
Scottish Radio Holdings chairman Lord Gordon of Strathblane has been appointed as the new chairman of radio audience measurement board Rajar, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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DTT opens third rights window
Programme-makers and distributors are to create a third rights window for digital terrestrial television (DTT), writes Paul Revoir
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Unions kick off BBC pay talks
Trade unions have entered into negotiations with the BBC over a new pay and reward structure for corporation staff after a dispute over pay earlier this year, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Development boss quits GWR
One of GWR's most senior executives, group development director Ian Rufus, is leaving the company after eight years to go it alone, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Brookie set may live on in sitcom
The unfeasibly hazardous Liverpool cul-de-sac which plays host to Channel 4's now departing soap Brookside could be used as a set for a new sitcom as part of an ambitious plan by Mersey Television to diversify into comedy and multimedia drama, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Music chart will be budget alternative
Capital Radio, Chrysalis Radio, GWR and Scottish Radio Holdings are in talks to create a number of new chart rundowns to provide a 'cheap and cheerful' alternative to the network chart, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Buying rival works for Hit
Bob the Builder creator Hit Entertainment has announced its annual pre-tax profits have soared from£7.5m last year to£27.3m two months after completing its purchase of competitor Gullane, writes Steve Aston
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ITV 2's airtime to be boosted
ITV is extending the hours of ITV 2 to build on its success in multichannel homes, writes Steve Aston
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LBC to target younger listeners
Chrysalis Radio is repositioning its newly acquired radio station LBC to focus on a younger profile and plans to plough 50 per cent more cash into programming, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Nick hopes teletext will make kids stick
Nickelodeon is preparing for a big push into interactivity but has singled out the relatively low-tech merits of teletext as its key focus, writes Paul Revoir
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Asian Network goes national
The BBC has unveiled launch details of its final digital radio station, the Asian Network, which will see a mixture of English and regional Asian language programmes available across the country for the first time, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Huff is tipped as next NTL chairman
NTL board member William Huff is being tipped to become the company's new chairman when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection next month
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Sky bullish about Ball's millions
BSkyB has defended its decision to pay chief executive Tony Ball£7.5m, despite the fact that the company reported a£1.2bn loss and suffered a large fall in its share price, writes Paul Revoir