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End of the road for the soap that dared to be different
, the soap opera that once defined everything that was different about Channel 4, is on its way out ...
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ITV giants Granada and Carlton reopen merger negotiations
Carlton and Granada have reopened merger talks that will bring together Britain's two largest ITV broadcasters ...
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No regrets from BBC over Phipps resignation
The resignation of Jeremy Phipps from the Jockey Club has done little to placate ...
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Brookside must kiss goodbye to dwindling fans
Channel 4 has finally called the removal men to Brookside Close ...
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TV forgets us oldies, says Prince
The Prince of Wales urged television executives last night to remember the older generation ...
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Watchdog rejects EchoStar merger
The proposed merger of EchoStar and DirectTV was rejected by the Federal Communications Commission ...
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Rugby Special set to be given new life away from BBC graveyard slot
The BBC has set up a think-tank to discuss when and where the rugby programme should return ...
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No more Brookie
Soap sensationally axed in Channel 4 bloodbath that could also see thend of Richard & Judy and morning flop RI:SE....
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EchoStar and DirecTV deal near collapse
The $19bn (£12.1bn) merger of EchoStar and DirecTV was on the brink of collapse yesterday after the Federal Communi...
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NAPF to probe BSkyB chief's bonus
The National Association of Pension Funds, on of the largest shareholder interest groups, yesterday said it would e...
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EchoStar nurses its wounds after FCC rejects merger
Charlie Ergen's dream is almost dead. The EchoStar chief executive's audacious plan to buy his rival and create a s...
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Sale of Kirch sports assets agreed
Creditors at KirchMedia, the main operating arm of Leo Kirch's defunct German media empire, yesterday agreed to a m...
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Kingfisher is ready to wait for Murphy
Retail giant Kingfisher has told Gerry Murphy, chief executive of Carlton Communications, that it is prepared to wa...
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Fourtou shifts Vivendi power back to Paris
Vivendi Universal moved to shift control of the troubled media group from the US back to France yesterday, as Jean-...
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Dead end for Brookside as Channel 4 braces for ratings fight
Brookside, the soap that became a signature series for Channel 4, is being axed as the network clears the decks to ...
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Mauled Survivor host wins top ITN role
Mark Austin, who almost ruined his reputation as a serious journalist with a few misguided weeks hosting a critical...
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Murdoch's US ambitions renewed
The door was last night reopened for Rupert Murdoch to bid for a place in the US satellite broadcasting market when...
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Carlton drama arm at crossroads
The television production arm of Carlton is understood to have been hit by a slump in revenues of around 50% during...
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Brookside is brought to a dead end
Brookside, the Liverpudlian soap ushered in an era of gritty, taboo-breaking drama, is being consigned to a televis...