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RatingsBBC1 scrapes to 15% in peaktime
BBC1's Asylum Night of programming, which was attacked today by home secretary David Blunkett for promoting a 'Powellite anti-immigration agenda', produced BBC1's second lowest weekday peaktime share since records began last night (23 July), writes Luke Satchell
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Morris dancing around Channel 4 chiefs
Chris Morris' spoof documentary on paedophilia might have landed Channel 4 in hot water two years ago, but that - q...
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Channel 4 documents cocaine use at BBC
Some subjects have long been off-limits on television: the fact that some broadcasters have enjoyed taking cocaine ...
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Fury over celebrity squatter
Telly bosses have come under fire over plans for a reality show called Celebrity Squat, which makes stars live like...
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BBC smokes out bad guys
Health chiefs wanted the BBC to show on-screen 'baddies' chain-smoking in a bid to persuade viewers to give up ciga...
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Premier League warned on TV tender without Brussels approval
The Premier League was warned yesterday that it was taking a risk if it went ahead with a tender to sell television...
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BBC chief intervenes on Gilligan health fears
The publication of evidence from the BBC journalist at the heart of the David Kelly affair was delayed yesterday fo...
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Viacom to pay dividend after earnings jump
Viacom, the world's largest media group, yesterday reported a 21 per cent jump in second quarter earnings and annou...
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Legal battles into extra time over TV rights
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore yesterday flew in from Malaysia, where he has been overseeing the ...
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Games are big losers as Sony profits fall 98%
Profits at Sony fell 98% over the first quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment group reported plumme...
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Revenue revival boosts Viacom
Viacom, owner of MTV and Paramount Studios, yesterday reported a surge in second quarter revenues as the United Sta...
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NewsRDFI considers legal action against RTL2
RDF International (RDFI), the distribution arm of indie RDF Media, is considering legal action against broadcaster RTL2 amid concerns that it has copied its Wife Swapformat, writes Penny Hughes.
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Kelly case likely to influence future of BBC
The Hutton inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly will help to shape the future of the BBC and role of its Board ...
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Planners of 1941 dodgy dossier tangled with BBC
The Government was spoiling for a fight with the BBC over its coverage of an Iraq related story, claiming it wasm b...
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BBC1 chief's 'ok' to drugs
BBC1 boss Lorraine Heggessey has said she is not shocked by drug taking among TV stars and does not believe the pub...
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Seven in ten watch DIY
Seven out of ten people watch TV shows about property and DIY - and nearly half say they have influenced the way t...
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NewsEdmonds starts comeback trail
Noel Edmonds, the bearded former face of BBC light entertainment, has inched his way back into the limelight after agreeing to take over Johnnie Walker's Radio 2 show for two months.
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RatingsHewitt fails to shine for Channel 4
A profile of the country's most famous ?love-rat' - James Hewitt, the former lover of Diana Princess of Wales - last night attracted 2 million viewers (9.4%) to Channel 4, but lost out to a repeat of Horizon on BBC2, writes Luke Satchell
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Granada, Carlton plan integration of operations
Granada and Carlton, the commercial broadcasters awaiting approval for a£3.4bn merger, plan to create a division c...