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    Riding the wave

    2002-07-23T09:57:11Z

    Quicksilver made its name in surfing and skateboarder fashion. Now its spreading the brand with film, TV and music ...

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    Gentle ways to make ears pay

    2002-07-23T09:57:32Z

    Over 10 years, Classic FM has seen huge audience growth. But can it turn listeners to revenue? ...

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    England TV coup

    2002-07-23T09:57:33Z

    Channel 5 are close to a coup by securing the rights to screen England's away games in the Euro 2004 qualifying cam...

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    Lost in the fast lane

    2002-07-23T09:57:54Z

    Broadband is confusing, often unreliable and short on material. No wonder we're not signing up. ...

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    Waiting for content

    2002-07-23T09:58:15Z

    It's no use just getting the technology right. Publishers should aim for more paid-for services on the net. ...

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    Archbishop fires opening shot at Disney

    2002-07-23T09:58:42Z

    Dr Williams, who is now Archbishop of Wales, will take over from Dr George Carey later this year, and he is already...

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    Burglar copied plot from TV

    2002-07-23T09:59:08Z

    A woman who was burgled by her neighbour after he removed bricks from an attic wall said yesterday that she was tol...

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    Food for thought

    2002-07-23T09:59:33Z

    Thought for the Day remains a staple for Radio 4's ...

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    Vivendi may break up Canal Plus to cut debts

    2002-07-23T10:00:02Z

    Vivendi Universal's new chairman, Jean-René Fourtou, yesterday called in top management for a strategic review, ami...

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    Keating builds a week around architecture

    2002-07-23T10:05:50Z

    BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a tranche of programmes for a week-long look at British architecture in the 21 stcentury, writes Jon Rogers

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    Ratings

    New Mellor drama gets mixed reception

    2002-07-23T13:07:01Z

    Kay Mellor, the writer behind such successes as Band of Gold, Playing the Fieldand Fat Friends, stepped in front of the camera last night for her latest drama which gave a solid if unspectacular ratings ...

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    ITV to face Edinburgh grilling

    2002-07-23T13:33:22Z

    The ITV network will face unprecedented scrutiny at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival with two sessions putting the network under the microscope, writes David Wood

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    New Archbishop preaches against world of Disney

    2002-07-24T09:32:38Z

    Cleric condemns entertainment that 'exploits' children. ...

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    Goodbye Rumpole

    2002-07-24T09:34:31Z

    TV charmer who played Old Bailey's most-crupled barrister dies at 82. ...

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    Jade to be a cartoon character

    2002-07-24T09:36:25Z

    Big brother's Jade Goody, due to leave the TV house this week, could be making a screen comeback as a cartoon chara...

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    How Big Brother lost my vote

    2002-07-24T09:46:41Z

    If you want to measure the increasing velocity at which television is changing, you should study the development of...

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    Gareth Hunt collapses in pier show

    2002-07-24T09:49:56Z

    Gareth Hunt, who starred in The New Avengers, collapsed on stage last night. ...

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    Legacy of 'grumpy Rumpole'

    2002-07-24T09:56:30Z

    Leo McKern, endearingly curmudgeonly as Horace Rumpole, died yesterday at a nursing home near bath. He was 82. ...

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    Vivendi plans Canal Plus shake-up

    2002-07-24T10:01:32Z

    New Vivendi Universal boss Jean-René Fourtou last night spelled out the first steps in a strategic restructuring of...

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    Executive salaries concealed

    2002-07-24T10:04:10Z

    The BBC is concealing the extent of its executives' salaries and bonuses at the same time as it is imposing one of ...