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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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NewsKelly affair: should the BBC take the blame?
As BBC executives prepare the corporation's case for the Hutton inquiry into the events surrounding the death of Dr David Kelly, staff in the corporation's newsroom have begun to question whether the corporation's thirst for agenda-setting scoops has damaged its credibility.
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NewsMPs savage BBC annual report
A furious bust-up with Labour MPs, accusations of bias and the Daily Mail up in arms. It was just another week for BBC director general Greg Dyke and his chairman, Gavyn Davies, as they unveiled this year's annual report, writes John Plunkett
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NewsABC pulls out of Boys and Girls deal
US network ABC has delivered a further blow to Chris Evans by axing plans to make his dating show flop Boys and Girls, less than a month after Channel 4 ruled out a second series, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsPremier League rethinks rights
The Premier League has re-drawn the tender document for TV rights to Premiership football between 2004 and 2007, pu...
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?Faking my kidnap was a really stupid thing for a TV crew to do'
Kylie Minogue slams Channel 4 stunt ...
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We got Dr Kelly on tape? BBC
Pressure on the government mounted again yesterday after it was confirmed the BBC has a tape of an interview with D...
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Security watchdog ?told MoD to publicise' BBC source
Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence are to tell Lord Hutton's inquiry into the death of David Kelly that the...