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NewsLiddiment shifts blame for Premiership flop
Outgoing ITV director of channels David Liddiment believes that football highlights show The Premiership flopped in primetime because it was not shown early enough, writes Steve Aston
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Lorraine pulls plug on kids dating show
Telly favourite Lorraine Kelly has pulled out of a controversial show as a mark of respect for murdered school pals...
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Coogan on a ship of fools
Steve Coogan is to star in a£1 million Christmas comedy for the BBC ...
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C4 and C5 lead way in sex programming
Channel 4 and Channel 5 are neck and neck as providers of sex-themed programming, according to research unveiled at the session 'Must Have Sex in the Title' produced by World of Wonder head of development, Jacquie Lawrence, writes Jane Marlow
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Elliot warns of instability at ITV
Controller of network drama, ITV Nick Elliott said he is nervous about the state of flux at the top of ITV Network, writes Jane Marlow
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Puttnam underlines support for indies
In his Worldview address Lord Puttnam underlined his support for the independent production sector and warned of the impact of an overly competitive BBC on the UK's TV landscape, writes Jane Marlow
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Bid for Granada or Carlton ruled out by RTL chief
RTL, the pan-European broadcaster, has in effect ruled out a takeover offer for either Granada or Carlton, the UK's...
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KirchMedia unit will be fully valued
Whoever takes control of KirchMedia, the main unit of the collapsed Kirch empire, will have to make a full offer fo...
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Who says that TV debates can't light up elections?
There is nothing like a pre-election television debate to get the adrenalin rushing, and I'm not talking about the ...
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Vivendi forced to renegotiate debts in hope of fresh Eu 2bn loan
Vivendi, the troubled media giant, is painstakingly having to renegotiate the terms of its massive existing debt be...
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Risky business
At the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Mark Thompson chastised British programme-makers for not taking...
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Could Jade sue Big Brother?
Reality-TV stars are taking legal action over their portrayal. But will is succeed? ...
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What Kate Adie might do next
Channel 5 is wooing the veteran BBC television correspondent Kate Adie in a move to bring a handful of heavyweights...
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Schroder team calls for change in TV rules
Gerhard Schroder's leading campaign adviser has called for a change in the rules for the chancellor's next televisi...
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The full Bronte
TV screenwriter Sally Wainwright's new series is a reworking of Wuthering Heights - with a neat modern twist that e...
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How the BBC secures the middle ground for Labour
The BBC got a real kicking at the Edinburgh Television Festival. Much of the criticism managed to be both high-min...
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The Chart Show loses its fizz
Later this year one of Britain's most popular radio programmes will be no more. Last week Pepsi pulled its£1.75m-...
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Sky and AOL plan to make every show a chat show
BSkyB is in talks with AOL to offer the US internet giant's popular instant messenger service to its interactive te...
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Ministers to stage public TV debates
Ministers are to hold a series of public hearing next month to try to defuse the row with countryside campaigners o...