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NewsJowell faces opposition to ITV news law
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell faces the threat that peers may overrule her plans to prohibit ITV from running its own news service, writes David Rose
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NewsBBC spreads worm virus
Fans of BBC Radio Four's The Archers got more than they bargained for recently when they signed up for a newsletter on the popular radio show and were sent a computer virus, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsRacing Channel closes early
The Racing Channel was pulled of air today following Horse Racing Ireland's decision to end an agreement allowing the channel to broadcast Irish racing for free, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsC4 snaps up Saddam interview
Channel 4 is to screen Tony Benn's interview with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the dictator's first with a western figure for 12 years, after the BBC refused to pay commercial rates for the interview, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsNUJ opposes foreign ownership plans
The National Union of Journalists will lobby Parliament next week over plans to open up terrestrial TV channels to foreign ownership, writes John Plunkett
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NewsKing to speak at Mipdoc
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Allan King - the godfather of cinema vérité - has been signed up to speak at next month's Mipdoc event in Cannes, writes Penny Hughes
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Media mogul expects sixth child
The media magnate Rupert Murdoch is expecting his sixth child at the age of 71 ...
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Some disturbing pictures for advertisers: what viewers really do during commercial breaks
New research shows that many people switch off the adverts, particularly during peaktime shows ...
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Millions lose BBC signal
Millions of television viewers were faced with a blank screen last night when BBC lost transmission during the peak...
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Channel with an identity crisis
Next week when BBC3 at last claims its allotted place alongside the likes of BBC's 1,2,4,6 and 7, the first phase o...
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Comcast sells TV systems in cut-price deal
Comcast, the largest US cable operator, has sold a group of TV systems in the Rocky Mountain region for about $675m...
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TV scoop earns millions for Granada
The Michael Jackson documentary - which attracted more than 15 million viewers - is the most lucrative single progr...
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15m - Show of the year for ITV
Up to 15 million viewers saw Martin Bashir's disturbing interview with Jackson. ...
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Bashir: It was such pressure
Documentary ace Martin Bashir told last night of the manic eight months he spent getting to know Michael Jackson. ...
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My TV career's over fears Matthew Kelly
Troubled Matthew Kelly fears his glittering TV career is over. ...
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NewsBBC suffers peaktime blackout
Millions of viewers in London and the south east were left watching blank screens last night (5 January) as BBC 1 and BBC 2 went off air during peaktime, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsBenn interview boosts Channel 4 News
Channel 4's decision to spend a five-figure sum on Tony Benn's interview with Saddam Hussain paid off for the broadcaster yesterday evening, boosting the audience for Channel 4 News by around 500,000, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsJazz FM Manchester gets new md
A new managing director has been appointed to run Jazz FM's north west of England station as part of a series of changes since the Guardian Media Group (GMG) bought the network in July last year, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsLiddiment teams up with Spacey
Former ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has joined forces with Kevin Spacey to become the producer of London's Old Vic theatre company, writes John Plunkett