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    Saturday night TV is so bad it must be abolished

    2003-07-17T09:12:11Z

    It's the least popular evening on the box so why not find something better to do? ...

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    Davies orders impartiality audit

    2003-07-17T09:12:55Z

    The BBC is to conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into its own impartiality in the wake of the row over Andrew Gilligan's Today programme report, write John Plunkett and David Rose

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    BBC wins TV licence case

    2003-07-17T09:14:05Z

    The BBC yesterday won a battle to justify charging the£116 TV licence fee after a viewer claimed that being forced...

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    Fame kids to take on Pop Idols

    2003-07-17T09:15:54Z

    Saturday nights are to become a reality show battleground after the BBC decided to screen its new series of Fame Ac...

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    Fame Academy v Pop Idol in battle for Saturday ratings

    2003-07-17T09:18:23Z

    ITV has criticised the BBC for moving its new series of Fame Academy to Saturday nights, where it will clash with t...

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    BBC report gives a fuzzy picture

    2003-07-17T09:20:52Z

    The controversy over the BBC annual report deepened yesterday as the corporation faced further accusations of obfus...

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    ITV and BBC clash over Fame Academy

    2003-07-17T09:21:29Z

    The BBC has kicked off a furious row with rival ITV after confirming that it will run its Fame Academy talent search in direct competition with ITV1's Pop Idol on Saturday nights.

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    Comms bill clears hurdle

    2003-07-17T09:22:26Z

    The communications bill finally passed through the House of Lords yesterday and is expected to receive the royal as...

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    FCC faces opposition

    2003-07-17T09:25:06Z

    The federal communications commission is facing further opposition to proposed changes in US media laws. ...

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    Broadcasters' bad language

    2003-07-17T09:26:26Z

    British broadcasters have been accused of promoting swearing by ignoring guidelines for the use of bad language on ...

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    Paradise unseen

    2003-07-17T09:28:51Z

    Paradise Heights, BBC1's Neil Morrissey comedy vehicle, attracted a mere 3.9 million viewers on Tuesday night, desp...

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    Sky suspends journalist after bogus story

    2003-07-17T09:32:00Z

    Sky News faked a television report from aRoyal Navy submarine during the Iraq war, according to a documentary team ...

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    Beeb win a fee battle

    2003-07-17T09:34:39Z

    The BBC can carry on charging a TV licence fee after a viewer claiming it was a breach of the Human Rights Act lost...

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    TV licence rebel fights on after£150 fine

    2003-07-17T10:00:34Z

    A television viewers who refused to pay his£112 licence fee was told he had no case to argue and was fined£150 ye...

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    Les lands a TV role

    2003-07-17T10:03:47Z

    TV star Les Dennis is to play a lusty crooner in his first costume drama - alongside David Jason. ...

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    Pop Idol versus Fame Academy

    2003-07-17T10:05:09Z

    A row broke out yesterday after it emerged that rival TV talent shows Fame Academy and Pop Idol will go head-to-hea...

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    Iraq story may have been a fake

    2003-07-17T10:06:49Z

    A Sky News reporter was yesterday suspended over allegations he faked a story in the Iraq War. ...

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    Sky News probe into 'faked' story

    2003-07-17T10:34:19Z

    Sky News has launched an investigation into allegations it 'faked' a story during its Iraqi war coverage and has suspended the journalists involved.

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    News

    Hat Trick offloads 45% stake for£23m

    2003-07-17T10:51:36Z

    Hat Trick Productions, the makers of Have I Got News For You, has sold a 45% stake of its business to Kleinwort Capital for£23 million, making its owners multimillionaires, writes Conor Dignam

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    Ratings

    BBC1 doc pilot bombs

    2003-07-17T12:15:13Z

    A pilot for a new BBC1 documentary series - Your Life In Their Vans - last night got the thumbs down from viewers with just 3.3 million bothering to tune in at 20.00, writes Luke Satchell