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Grating Britons
Don't ask me to choose the greatest Briton, say Caitlin Moran. Just tell me his name. ...
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TalkSport claims victory over Virgin ratings war
Kelvin MacKenzie, the chairman of The Wireless Group, yesterday said that talkSport, his national radio station, ha...
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Viacom swung into the black
Viacom the entertainment group that owns MTV and Paramount film studios, swung into the black, reporting third-quar...
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Overstated figures may haunt AOL
AOL Time Warner's revelation that it exaggerated its revenues and earnings over the past two years has opened the m...
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Viacom shrugs off the slump in advertising
Viacom owner of the MTV and CBS networks, reported improved sales and earnings for the third quarter as its televis...
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Joining up the pointilliste dots
The public poll via the BBC for the greatest Briton has spread to the World Service. ...
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Capital Radio's audience figures collapse
Capital Radio's lead over commercial rivals in the key London market was reduced to its lowest level yet ...
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News just in: Radio 4 is bigger than Tarrant in the capital
BBC Radio 4 has beaten Capital FM, home of the broadcaster Chris Tarrant, to become the most popular station in Lon...
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Shine docs get serious
Elisabeth Murdoch's indie Shine Entertainment has unveiled two major long-form documentaries on the emotive subjects of the death penalty and female circumcision, writes Leigh Holwmood
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Tories back change to ownership rules
The Tories are to back the government's overhaul of media ownership rules by supporting its plan to allow US media outfits to buy into UK television, writes David Rose
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Unions angry over being left out of Ofcom report
Unions representing members of the five regulators set to merge to form Ofcom have hit out at the government, accusing it of excluding them from a top-level consultation on the setting up of the super-regulator, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Kyte hired to get LBC flying
Chrysalis has moved to put some broadcasting muscle behind its bid to relaunch ailing London radio station LBC by poaching BBC Radio 5 Live deputy controller Steve Kyte, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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The Great War back on BBC 2
The BBC is hoping to answer criticisms that it is dumbing down by reshowing the full 26-part series of 1960s classic The Great War, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Channel 5 kicks off big screen venture
Channel 5 is expanding its reach on to the big screen after commissioning its first film for theatrical release, writes Jon Rogers
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Cartoon Network in original content push
Cartoon Network UK is to move into original production after creating its first in-house series, writes Paul Revoir
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Lofts Tractor Tom motors to CITV
Former ITV 2 director of broadcasting Joan Lofts has rekindled her relationship with the network centre after selling the first television project from her new employer, Contender Entertainment Group (CEG), to CITV, writes Paul Revoir
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Regional trio wreck ITV branding plans
Minority ITV shareholders SMG, Ulster TV (UTV) and Channel TV have put the brakes on Carlton and Granada's plans to introduce a new pan-UK ITV 1 identity by refusing to drop their regional brands, writes Steve Aston
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AR-UK nets£1m to bid for radio licences
Fledgling Radio outfit Absolute Radio UK (AR-UK) has secured£1m from shareholders Ulster TV and Eurocast to bid for eight upcoming radio licences, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Granada faces strike over pay
Granada is facing the prospect of company-wide strike action over pay and conditions just a week after announcing its£2.6bn merger with fellow ITV shareholder Carlton, writes Steve Aston
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TV urged to clarify foreign affairs
UK broadcasters should make news stories about the developing world clearer and more relevant to viewers' daily lives, urges a new BBC/government report, writes Leigh Holmwood