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Jowell hints at television licence fee U-turn
Scrapping the BBC licence fee has not been ruled out, the government said yesterday as it announced plans for the m...
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Should the BBC still have a licence to bill?
The corporation is responding to a court challenge to its traditional funding method as if its whole future depends...
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Brussels to probe pay-TV film ties
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB yesterday confirmed it was co-operating fully with European Commission investigations i...
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Minister orders major review of BBC
The government is planning a comprehensive review of the BBC's remit ...
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RatingsCorrie consolidates
The knock-on effects of Richard Hillman's murderous exploits helped Coronation Street gain another huge audience last night (15 January), falling just short of 16 million viewers and grabbing a 64 per cent share according to unofficial overnights, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsNo further BBC role for Ofcom
The government has effectively drawn a line under calls for the BBC to come under the full control of Ofcom, declaring that any wide ranging review into the corporation's activities will not take place until the run up to Charter Renewal, writes David Wood
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Rival backs BBC's digital curriculum
Educational publisher Pearson has broken ranks with other commercial companies and given its backing to the government's approval of the BBC's digital curriculum plans, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Granada sells Touching Evil to Cheyenne
Granada is set for a cash windfall after selling its crime thriller Touching Evil to Bruce Willis' production company, Cheyenne Productions, writes Steve Aston
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C4 Toby Young movie revived
Journalist and author Toby Young has finally started work on a film version of his book How to Lose Friends and Alienate People after the project was moved from the defunct Film Four to Channel 4's new in-house film operation, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Talkback sheds drama execs
Talkback Productions has scaled back its drama department following the departure of two key executives, writes Penny Hughes
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OU gains first peaktime slot
The Open University (OU) has secured its first primetime slot on BBC 1 with a one-off special on the art deco movement, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NTL director of television quits
NTL director of television Rod Henwood has marked the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by quitting his job, writes Paul Revoir
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GWR's Bernard slates referral of acquisition
GWR executive chairman Ralph Bernard has attacked the government's decision to refer his company's purchase of Galaxy 101 to the Competition Commission, claiming the decision casts serious doubts on the de-regulatory nature of the Communications Bill, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Louis Theroux returns with US-set series
Irreverent celebrity interviewer Louis Theroux is set for a comeback with a series set in America as part of an exclusive new deal with the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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?Sassy' women to front live Sky News show
Sky News is understood to be planning a new talk show fronted by three ?sassy and brassy' women as a companion offering to the channel's new Littlejohn show, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC scores with hit film deal
Bend it Like Beckham, last summer's hit British movie featuring a wannabe female football star, has been snapped up by the BBC as part of a deal involving a string of movies, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBBC to screen Bee Gees special
The BBC is planning to commemorate the life of Bee Gees star Maurice Gibb, who died on Sunday (12 January), with a 30-minute special, writes Colin Robertson