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Rights reform to cost BBC and C4£36m.
The BBC and Channel 4 face losing up to£36m between them when they are forced
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ITV hands Carlton Saturday kids slot.
ITV has axed Saturday morning kids show SM:TV Live and handed Carlton a year-long commission for
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C4 orders film version of Dr Kelly scandal.
It has filled newspapers and news bulletins for months - now the Iraq dossier row and subsequent death of government scientist Dr David Kelly is to be made into a docu-drama for Channel 4, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsO'Connor becomes highest-paid TV star
Des O' Connor has became the highest-paid TV presenter in the UK after signing up for another 70 hours of the hit Carlton daytime show, Today With Des and Mel, writes Sam Matthews.
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NewsTony Ball prepares BBC offensive
BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball will launch an attack on the BBC licence fee in his MacTaggart lecture tonight, writes Jon Rogers
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NewsPremiership rights deal to get greenlight
The European Commission will wave through The Premiership's controversial deal awarding BSkyB sole rights to live Premier League football from 2004-7, the analyst which advised Uefa on its successful tender has predicted, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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The Highest Bidder (BBC2) - Daniel Finkelstein, The Times
'The Highest Bidder (BBC2) turned out to be fascinating. The story of how the book was written and printed was acco...
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NewsHigh-profile BBC execs accused of bullying
Bullying is rife within the BBC, according to a survey carried out by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), writes Leigh Holmwood
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Highest Bidder (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'The penultimate episode of Highest Bidder was one of the most fascinating of what has been as fresh, instructive a...
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Intensive Scares (BBC1) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'Intensive Scares (BBC1), a series on health issues that is every bit as tasteless and fearmongering as the punning...
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Bad Girls (ITV) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'This was a creepy, Gothic finale that wouldn't have been out of place in a hammer horror film.'...
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What Women Want (Five) - James Walton, Telegraph
'To its questionable credit, What Women Want (Five) has managed to find another slight variation on the television ...
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Masters and Servants (C4) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
'I hate this series in a hypnotised sort of way. You watch nervously for the moment when people start to fold their...
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NewsCarlton and Granada await merger decision
The fate of the planned merger between ITV giants Carlton and Granada should be decided within 20 days after the competition commission yesterday handed its recommendations in to the government, writes Paul Revoir
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Teachers (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'Teachers (C4) is still just about the breeziest and most stylish home-grown comedy (or comedy-drama, if you can be...
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The Colour of Friendship (BBC2) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'There was nothing hugely insightful or intellectually profound about The Colour of Friendship (BBC2), but Adrian C...
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Sport channel takes freeview row to ITC
The company behind the failed digital terrestrial entertainment and sport channel CBM has lodged a complaint with the Independent Television Commission against Freeview transmission company Crown Castle. CBM Media planned to launch on Freeview at the end of September but Crown Castle ended the agreement this month saying the company ...
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Siamese Survivors (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Siamese Survivors also provided a useful reminder that teenage boys - a maligned social group if ever there was on...
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Welsh radio stations join Freeview
BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru are attempting to boost listener figures after signing up to broadcast on Freeview. The stations are already available on Sky Digital and cable. According to Rajar, nearly one in five adults in the UK (9 million people) say they listen to radio via ...
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Fox News creates European bureau role
Fox News has appointed its first ever European bureau chief, with New York bureau chief Scott Norvell taking up the London-based post on 8 September. Previously European editorial output from the 15-strong bureau was managed out of the US. Norvell has been with Fox for six years and before going ...