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    Queen honours BBC

    2002-08-08T10:53:57Z

    The Queen has awarded honours to six BBC staff who helped cover her golden jubilee celebrations

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    Refinancing is key to Telewest merger

    2002-08-08T10:52:51Z

    Telewest's new managing director, Charles Burdick, has indicated that the cable business will be forced to enter into an NTL-style debt-for-equity restructuring before a merger with NTL is possible, writes David Wood

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    Summertime flops turn drama into a crisis at the BBC

    2002-08-08T10:17:29Z

    Summer has fizzled out for the BBC with a string of major new dramas flopping disastrously with viewers. ...

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    Revolution will not be televised

    2002-08-08T10:17:00Z

    What is broadband for? Is it for live football matches on your office PC? Streaming video from the Big Brother Hous...

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    Opposition 'kept off' Berlusconi-run TV

    2002-08-08T10:16:28Z

    Italy's state broadcaster has reduced the time devoted to the opposition on television news programmes by 10% since...

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    Telewest debt waiver

    2002-08-08T10:15:57Z

    Telewest, the debt-laden cable group, said£2.25 billion of bank debt could be waived as early as next week in the ...

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    Bertelsmann reassures US units

    2002-08-08T10:15:36Z

    The new chairman and chief executive of Bertelsmann, the German media group, has assured senior US manager that it ...

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    Six Feet Wonder

    2002-08-08T10:14:59Z

    US comedy buries telly gong rivals ...

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    Tarrant vs Parky

    2002-08-08T10:14:22Z

    Chat wars as ITV plots to batter Beeb ...

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    Why viewers are turning off ITV

    2002-08-08T10:13:46Z

    Last month's ITV 1 viewing figures were the worst ever ...

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    Millionaire quiz major in court

    2002-08-08T10:13:20Z

    Army major Charles Ingram appeared in court yesterday charged with a£1m scam ...

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    I do prefer Gareth

    2002-08-08T10:12:55Z

    Pop Idol boss Simon Cowell has admitted favouring Gareth Gates ...

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    Teletubbies in court over 'lost' fees

    2002-08-08T10:12:28Z

    BBC Worldwide has launched a legal battle for more than£250,000 ...

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    Footballer's wives cast mutiny

    2002-08-08T10:09:42Z

    Stars of ITV's Footballers' Wives are threatening to walk out on the hit show because they say scripts for the new ...

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    Millionaire TV show 3 in court

    2002-08-08T10:05:49Z

    Army major Charles Ingram appeared in court yesterday, charged with dishonestly attempting to win£1million on Who ...

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    I must admit if I could change anything about myself I'd really like a new head

    2002-08-08T10:02:16Z

    Andrew Marr on Blair, the BBC...and those ears. ...

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    ITV Digital meltdown 'will not scupper E4'

    2002-08-08T09:35:52Z

    The collapse of ITV Digital and Channel 4's subsequent failure to take control of the DTT platform has had little effect on the company's entertainment channel E4, despite speculation that losing access to around 1 million homes could force the channel off air, writes Penny ...

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    BBC loves up daytime with films

    2002-08-08T09:31:46Z

    TV movies - the traditional genre of schmaltzy tales of triumph over tragedy from the American mid-West - are to be given a UK spin as part of a new BBC drive led by controller of daytime Alison Sharman to bring stories of 'love and self-fulfilment' to its daytime schedule, ...

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    C4 to lay Lovelace bare

    2002-08-08T09:13:35Z

    The life of celebrated porn star Linda Lovelace, who shot to fame in the cult 1972 movie Deep Throat but who died tragically in a car crash in April, is to be brought to the small screen in a new Channel 4 documentary, writes Penny ...

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    Anger at Jowell's festival no-show

    2002-08-08T08:55:27Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has snubbed the broadcasting industry once again by refusing to attend the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, despite plans to be in the city just days before the annual event, writes Leigh Holmwood