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Liberty pulls out of bond tender
Liberty Media, the investment vehicle of media mogul John Malone, yesterday shocked debt markets by withdrawing its...
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NewsBBC faces indie rage over quota shortfall
Accusations that the BBC is letting down the independent production sector gained further weight this week as the corporation revealed it had failed to hit its 25 per cent minimum indie quota for the first time, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC spends too much on its digital channel
The BBC was accused by MPs yesterday of spending too much on digital services that most people cannot receive, and ...
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Dyke looks west for new drama
Greg Dyke denied claims that he plans to 'dumb down' the BBC's political coverage but said that the a drama like ...
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India turns off World Service
A collapse in the BBC World Service's Indian audience was the main reason for a three million fall in its listeners...
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Ten O'clock News faces£10m terror libel claim
The BBC will face a claim for£10 million in damages after withdrawing its defences yesterday to allegations that O...
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£1m proves a bonus for Dyke
Greg Dyke, the BBC Director-General, may be secretly pleased at the controversy over yesterday's revelation that co...
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ITN reporter's kidney removed
Nicholas Owen, the ITN reporter and newsreader, was recovering yesterday after undergoing emergency surgery to remo...
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Davies defends£1m in bonuses for BBC chiefs
Gavyn Davies, the BBC chairman, was forced to defend the payment of bonuses worth almost£1 million to senior execu...
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To stay alive, the BBC must be weaned off the licence fee
George Trefgarne, Economics Editor, says this week's revelations about the bonuses at the Beeb show how far it has ...
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Libel may cost BBC£10m
The BBC has entered the final stages of a battle to avoid a crushing legal bill of up to£10m after finally admitti...
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MP's grill executives over big bonuses
The BBC was forced to defend the£1.2m paid in bonuses to senior executives yesterday, amid accusations of greed an...
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TV's Nick Owen loses kidney in cancer op
Newsreader Nicholas Owen has had a kidney removed in a cancer scare. ...
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We earn it
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies last night defiantly backed big bonuses for key executives. ...
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Internet radio royalties
A group of radio stations is to appeal against last month's draconian decision to charge huge royalties for interne...
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Artsworld chief fears for TV arts
BBC 4 will put all other arts channel operators out of business by the end of next year, according to John Hambley, the chief executive of Artsworld, which was founded by Jeremy Isaacs and last week announced it is to close, writes Paul Revoir
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'Greg Dyke wears tie' shock
The news that their bosses were sharing£1million in bonuses while they suffered cutbacks had left BBC staff reelin...
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Geri gets£1/2m to spice up Popstars II
Geri Halliwell is about to join the Popstars bandwagon. The former Spice Girl is to sign a£550,000 contract to be...
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Cancer op ordeal for ITN veteran
ITN newsreader Nicholas Owen was in hospital last night after an operation for cancer. ...
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YTV turns back on indie outfit
Yorkshire Television (YTV) has terminated another of its indie offshoots after severing ties with YAP, its joint-venture with Canadian production company Ace Pictures, writes Steve Aston