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Watch out, pop-pickers
Every Friday in the early Sixties, Derek Chinnery would stop at a newsagent on his way to work at the BBC's gramaph...
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Classic Gold hits digital high note
UBC Media said strong growth at its Classic Gold Digital station, which broadcasts a breakfast show hosted by Tony ...
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Now the commercial breakdown
Thirty second ads are no longer enough - companies are paying for entire TV shows. Martin Jacson asks: is this a st...
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NewsBlair beaten over Ofcom role
Tony Blair suffered his first broadcasting setback this week when Lord Puttnam succeeded in putting the interests of the 'citizen' at the heart of the duties of new media regulator Ofcom, writes David Rose
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RatingsBig Brother gamble pays off for C4
Big Brother's decision to shake things up and swap a pair of housemates from the British and African programmes paid off last night (23 June), with the Channel 4 show bagging 5.4 million (24.4% share) - its highest non-eviction audience of the series, writes Luke ...
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NewsSubstantial rise in free-to-air services
One in five digital TV homes now takes free-to-air services, according to new figures, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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Canada checks out Paradise Hotel
The Television Corporation has struck a simulcast deal with a Canadian broadcaster for its US reality show Paradise Hotel, despite the fact that the most viewers in Canada can already see the show on Fox, writes Colin Robertson
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BBC1 drama delves into unknown
A major new BBC1 drama will feature the work of a team of parapsychologists - people who study mental phenomena beyond the scope of normal physical explanation - who investigate cases of voodoo, psychic abilities and past life experiences, writes Leigh Holmwood
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C4 journeys into daytime
Channel 4 has commissioned indie At It Productions to produce its first ever daytime travel series, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsRolf gets one-off special
Rolf Harris - who before the advent of Kylie Minogue was arguably the country's favourite Australian - is to celebrate fifty years in television with a one-off special for BBC1, writes Luke Satchell
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I'll make£1m
Weeks ago he was making pocket money from private parties, but royal gatecrasher aaron Barshack last night said he ...
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Avesco spreads net to win quiz jackpot
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? joint-owner Avesco said the production company behind the TV quiz was developing new...
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BBC detector vans go undercover
The BBC showed off a new fleet of 'undercover' detector vans yesterday that it hopes will recoup the£150 million i...
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'Big Brother' loses viewers but stays top show on C4
Big Brother may be watching you - but are you still watching ...
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The night the music died
Jean-Marie Messier had created a French corporate powerhouse but his love of self-promotion and risk were to delive...
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ITV merger worries
Advertisers are concerned that the Competition Commission will allow the merger of ITV companies Granada and Carlto...
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Digital viewers free-wheel
A fifth of all households with digital television receive free to air channels rather than pay TV, according to the...
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Game, set and match to BBC1
A peak of 4.1 million viewers watched BBC1's coverage of Greg Rusedki's victory in the first round of the Wimbledon...
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Brussels considers ban on raunchy TV images
Sexist or raunchy images on television or in advertising could be banned across the European Union under a directiv...