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Dyke promises to provide 'more normal television'
In an attempt to persuade the public that they are not going to be sold a pup for the second time, the corporation ...
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BBC wins licence to show 27 digital channels
The BBC was handed the task of salvaging government plans to convert the country to digital television yesterday ...
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Telewest agrees talks on bonds swap
The Telewest board yesterday agreed to start talks on competing offers to swap about $4bn£2.6bn) of bonds for equi...
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Vivendi scrambles to avoid €1.8bn debt default
Vivendi Univesal yesterday revealed that it faced €1.8bn (£1.16bn) in debts falling due this month ...
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Failed tender set to bolster 'back to basics' mood at network
ITV's failed bid for the digital terrestrial licences will reinforce the 'back to basics' mood at the commercial ne...
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BBC-led bid wins ITV Digital's former licences
ITV Digital's former licences have been awarded to a BBC-led group promising digital television without subscriptio...
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Martina rage at the Beeb
Martina Navratilova has launched a blistering attack on the BBC for their treatment of Anna Kournikova ...
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Chaotic ITV face fight to woo back viewers
Yesterday ITV boss David Liddiment paid the price and quit as director of channels ...
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Grace buoyed by CITV revamp
ITV is attempting to reinvigorate its children's output following a restructure of the department by controller Janie Grace, writes Steve Aston
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ITV chief quits after his year of disasters
ITV chief David Liddiment is to quit following a year that saw the network lose it ratings supremacy ...
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Pact in tax break 'victory'
Producers' alliance Pact is claiming a major victory after the government this week succumbed to industry calls for transitional tax relief for television productions affected by the sweeping changes made in April's budget, writes Jane Marlow
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C4 to opt for factual split
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson is set to import one of the BBC's commissioning initiatives into Horseferry Road, splitting factual commissioning into two units - specialist and contemporary, writes Penny Hughes
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New comedy drama for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned a rare extended drama series, with a 10-part comedy from the team behind its hit series Teachers, writes Penny Hughes
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ITV Digital firms bid to gag protests
Carlton and Granada took legal steps yesterday to avert Football League protests next week over collapsed ITV Digit...
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I'm quitting says ITV's Mr Risky
Downfall of the boss who dared to replace Cilla with soccer ...
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ITV throws cash at ailing drama
ITV's main shareholders Granada and Carlton have moved to put an end to the enforced inertia in the network's once prolific drama department by pouring an extra£100m into original production for 2003, writes Steve Aston