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Barrymore ducks questions on cocaine use
Inquest told of alcohol-fuelled party that ended with guest's death ...
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Place your bets on BBC Three
A very odd silence has enveloped the BBC's application to the government for permission to launch BBC Three ...
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TV star stays silent on inquest drugs questions
Michael Barrymore refused to answer questions about drugs at an inquest yesterday ...
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People, not plots take Coronation street back to the top
Coronation Street has regained its place as Britain's favourite soap. ...
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Street turns corner
Coronation Street topped the TV ratings charts 20 times this year - twice as many times as rival EastEnders, new fi...
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NewsFamily Affairs re-commissioned
Channel 5 has given its home-grown soap Family Affairs a vote of confidence by re-commissioning the show for another year, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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RatingsFat Friends sees off Monstrous Bosses
BBC 1's one-off programme Monstrous Bosses? and How to be Onefailed to recruit a sizeable audience last night (September 12), writes Jon Rogers
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New moniker for Thomson Grass Valley
Thomson Grass Valley revealed at IBC yesterday (Thursday 12 September) that its entire product range will soon be rebranded under the 'Grass Valley, a Thomson brand' moniker, writes Barbara Marshall
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Thomson Grass Valley Goes Wireless
Thomson Grass Valley is expected to cause a bit of a stir at IBC as it shows for the first time a digital wireless camera system, writes Barbara Marshall
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NewsKeating commissions historical strand
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a new strand of debates which feature witnesses of key events in contemporary history, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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New Setanta channel
The Setanta Sport channel, which shows Gaelic football and hurling on Sky Digital, has expanded to
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Confusion hinders Freeview roll-out.
The BBC/Crown Castle digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform Freeview is set to miss its expected launch
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Dyke leads lobby 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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Performance 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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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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BOOTCAMP IS NEXT FOR CELEBS.
Granada is believed to be looking to make a celebrity version of its Bootcamp format, which
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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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ITN aims to build business.
ITN has laid out plans to expand its programme-making side and grow its commercial business in
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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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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