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Television and the trouble with history
As his epic series draws to a close, Simon Schama argues that academics may shudder but history on the small screen...
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Puttnam leads media bill challenge
Government plans to allow US companies to own the ITV network and a Rupert Murdoch takeover of Channel 5 are to be ...
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Global ambition
Mark Byford, head of the World Service, is pressing for more money from the Government. Never has the service been...
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Some change
A former Sky man is out to stop Rupert Murdoch's bid with Greg Dyke for the digital future. ...
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HIT reduces offer for Gullane by 14%
HIT Entertainment, the company behind Bob the Builder, yesterday tried to fix a new deal to buy its rival Gullane, ...
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Telewest's bondholders demand hearing on debt restructure plan
A group of bondholders in Telewest yesterday called on both the troubled cable firm and one of its shareholders, Li...
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Rebels fight Telewest bid
The prospect of a battle for control of Telewest, the heavily indebted cable company, loomed yesterday after a grou...
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Saga waves at over-50s
BBC radio 2, helped by a demographic trend blowing its way, has marched inexorably onwards to become the UK's most ...
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Hutchinson 3G misses target
November the likely deadline for mobile group's fast net service ...
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Telewest fight hots up after investor group snubs Liberty
The battle for control of Telewest, the stricken cable group, intensified yesterday after a group of investors acco...
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Lifeline for TV drama
Advertiser funded production is a potential source of income for budget-constrained TV drama makers - if the indust...
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Far from up and running
Research on the 3G services shows consumers will need a lot of convincing ...
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Big players weigh in for DTT bid
What are the merits of the four big guns vying to replace ITV Digital? ...
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Vivendi to cut water stake to less than 50%
Vivendi Universal yesterday moved a step closer towards transforming itself into a pure media and telecommunication...
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Bertelsmann lines up business units for sale
Bertelsmann, the privately owned German media company, has earmarked at least 25 businesses for disposal as part of...
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Waz dashes plans for Kirch
Waz Gruppe, the German publisher, said yesterday it had decided against making an offer for KirchMedia, the free-TV...
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Telewest group rebuffs bond offer
A bondholder group at Telewest, the debt-laden cable company, yesterday rebuffed the $350m (£240m) cash-for-bonds o...