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British TV is no longer the best in the world, so is it time to let Americans take over?
Powerful committee of Lords and MPs will today publish a report attacking plans to open up the ownership of terrest...
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Sissons cleared over funeral coverage
Complaints about the 'insensitive' handling of the Queen Mother's death by the BBC presenter Peter Sissons were rej...
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Vivendi carve-up a bankers' boon
Investment bankers are to make millions in fees from dismantling Vivendi Universal, despite advocating the takeover...
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Puttnam is right to want broadcasting to stay British
Blair's new 'openness' doesn't seem to apply to the communications bill. ...
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Sissons backed over royal coverage
Broadcasting watchdogs have rejected complaints that the BBC's coverage of the Queen Mother's death. ...
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Benign BBC pundits raise the question of cronyism
There is a club in British athletics and the television viewer is not a member. At least, not if the BBC's punditr...
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Ministers warned over TV rights
Senior MP's and peers will warn the Government today that British television channels are not 'cans of beans to be ...
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TV show urged cannabis on young
A BBC Newsround report encouraged the use of cannabis among young viewers, the broadcasting watchdog has found. ...
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KirchMedia bidders to set binding offers
Bidders for KirchMedia, the free-to-air television and sports-rights arm of Kirch Gruppe, are today expected to sub...
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Bertelsmann set to grant its divisions greater autonomy
Senior executives at Bertelmann will today discuss a new strategy for the privately-owned German media group after ...
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The sitcom that Marks and Gran built
The writer's latest project is a weak comedy that deserves to collapse, says Graham McCann. ...
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NewsBBC 1 rapped for Spooks violence
A scene in an episode of BBC1 drama Spooks in which a woman's head was shoved into a deep fat fryer attracted over 150 complaints, the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) revealed today, writes Steve Aston
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NewsLib-Dems attack communications bill
The Liberal Democrats today attacked the government's draft communications bill for relying too heavily on competition between broadcasters and called for 'greater transparency' regarding the BBC's commercial activities, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsAnalogue switch-off dependent on free set-top boxes
The government will have no alternative but to subsidise free set top boxes if it is to meet its analogue switch off target according to a new report to be published tomorrow, writes David Wood
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NewsFootball League's case falters
The Football League's case against ITV Digital shareholders Carlton and Granada over money it claims it is still owed following the collapse of its£315m Nationwide League rights deal has 'run into the sand', the high court heard yesterday, writes Paul Revoir
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Why Auntie needs loyalty
The BBC's latest guidelines on freelancing by its staff have already drawn accusations of censorship. But argues M...
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The Snow perspective
It may seem wacky to present the UK evening news form India, but for Jon Snow, the charismatic presenter for ...
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Middelhoff departs and another media star falls to earth
Thomas Middelhoff ran probably the world's least troubled media giant and the only one to make money last year. ...
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Hutchinson 3G set for October launch
Hutchinson 3G, the newest player in the British mobile phone market, yesterday sought to dispel widening concerns o...
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Labour distances itself from BBC spin doctor drama
The Labour Party is bracing itself for a new BBC drama that highlights the role of fictional young activists in the...