Most popular and commented – Page 2015
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Barrymore's ITV future at risk
Granada has moved to distance itself from former ITV star Michael Barrymore after the 'terrible publicity' surrounding details of the inquest into the death of a man at his house, writes Steve Aston
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Granada appointment shows commitment to Oz
Granada has renewed its commitment to its Australian production business after poaching a senior executive from leading station Channel Nine, writes Steve Aston
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Bootcamp is next for celebs
Granada is believed to be looking to make a celebrity version of its Bootcamp format, which would see D-list stars put through tough military training exercises, after the runaway ratings success of its I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of ...
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Radio Authority stops short of news hubs ban
The Radio Authority is to keep its rule that local news operations must remain within a radio station's catchment area, despite calls from some radio companies to create 'local news hubs', writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 3 to look at extreme lives
The BBC has commissioned Outline Productions to produce a major series for digital youth channel BBC 3, in spite of DCMS sources saying media secretary Tessa Jowell could turn down the channel again, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITN aims to build business
ITN has laid out plans to expand its programme-making side and grow its commercial business in a concerted bid to put the troubles of the past 12 months behind it, writes Steve Aston
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NewsConfusion hinders Freeview roll-out
The BBC/Crown Castle digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform Freeview is set to miss its expected launch date of late October amid indecision over the platform's channel line-up and technical capacity, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsDyke calls for spectrum tax review
BBC director general Greg Dyke led calls this week for the government to review the amount of spectrum tax it levies on the corporation's commercial rivals ITV and Channel 5, writes David Wood
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NewsPerformance manager quits
The general manager of the Performance channel, Bob Lynton, has fallen on his sword and resigned in order to save the arts channel from going out of business after it was dumped from the NTL platform, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsLib Dems to save BBC from Ofcom
The BBC is set to be saved from being brought under the immediate control of Ofcom after the Liberal Democrats decided to back media secretary Tessa Jowell, who is determined to preserve the corporation's governors and keep her back-stop powers rather than yield them to the new super-regulator, ...
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KirchMedia sale may exclude sport
The long awaited sale of KirchMedia, the main operating unit of the collapsed Kirch empire, could exclude its sport...
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Pressure for change mounts on Disney
An activist New York investor is trying to rally Walt Disney's largest share-holders to press the troubled media co...
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Losses at Granada force closure of its film-making wing
The British film industry was dealt another blow yesterday when Granada said it was scaling back its award-winning ...
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Granada closes its famed film unit
The British film industry received a fresh blow yesterday when it emerged that Granada was closing the production u...
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Freeserve architect enters TV market
Peter Wilkinson, the architect of internet service provider Freeserve, has emerged as the chairman and largest inve...
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Vivendi may discard CPT
The pay-TV smart card company that has accused a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp of trying to destroy riva...
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TV on trial as umpires get extra help
International cricket will embark upon a controversial experiment with increased use of technology to assist umpire...
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EastEnd Trevor gets fired
EastEnders star Alex Ferns has revealed that his character, violent Trevor Morgan, will be killed when the Slaters'...
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130 - That's how many people the BBC sent to cover the anniversary
The BBC was criticised yesterday after it emerged it sent 130 staff to America to cover the anniversary. ...
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King Tony to take on the Queen of Mean
In the Aussie ouback he braved snakes and spiders. So king of the jungle Tony Blackburn has no fears about facing '...