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Paradise unseen
Paradise Heights, BBC1's Neil Morrissey comedy vehicle, attracted a mere 3.9 million viewers on Tuesday night, desp...
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Broadcasters' bad language
British broadcasters have been accused of promoting swearing by ignoring guidelines for the use of bad language on ...
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FCC faces opposition
The federal communications commission is facing further opposition to proposed changes in US media laws. ...
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Comms bill clears hurdle
The communications bill finally passed through the House of Lords yesterday and is expected to receive the royal as...
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NewsITV and BBC clash over Fame Academy
The BBC has kicked off a furious row with rival ITV after confirming that it will run its Fame Academy talent search in direct competition with ITV1's Pop Idol on Saturday nights.
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BBC report gives a fuzzy picture
The controversy over the BBC annual report deepened yesterday as the corporation faced further accusations of obfus...
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Fame Academy v Pop Idol in battle for Saturday ratings
ITV has criticised the BBC for moving its new series of Fame Academy to Saturday nights, where it will clash with t...
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Fame kids to take on Pop Idols
Saturday nights are to become a reality show battleground after the BBC decided to screen its new series of Fame Ac...
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BBC wins TV licence case
The BBC yesterday won a battle to justify charging the£116 TV licence fee after a viewer claimed that being forced...
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NewsDavies orders impartiality audit
The BBC is to conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into its own impartiality in the wake of the row over Andrew Gilligan's Today programme report, write John Plunkett and David Rose
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Saturday night TV is so bad it must be abolished
It's the least popular evening on the box so why not find something better to do? ...
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NewsITN looks at LNN takeover
ITN has submitted plans to Carlton and Granada to absorb London News Network (LNN) and the London regional news service into its operation, if the merger of the ITV giants is successful, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsBBC1 to put Heat awards on air
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is planning to turn Heat magazine's awards into a major TV event, writes Penny Hughes
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Oasis TV up for sale?
Oasis Television has refuted claims that it is up for sale. Joint managing director Andrew Coppin denied that he is looking to sell the facility, though he admitted it was an option: 'If someone comes along and makes me an offer I'd be interested. But Oasis is in a very ...
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Steve-o set for Men & motors
Granada Sky Broadcasting's Men & Motors channel has signed an exclusive deal with distribution company Nigel Wood to screen previously unseen footage of pranks from Jackassstar Steve-0. The 3 x 30-minute series, Steve-O: Don't Try This at Home, will run ...
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Renault hires muppet
The Jim Henson Company has signed a deal worth a reputed£150,000 with car company Renault that will see the infamous Animal character from The Muppet Show star in a new commercial. The new ad will be a follow-up to the Thierry Henry-fronted 'Va Va Voom' ...
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Graphics job moves
Former head of CGI at MPC (Moving Picture Company) Dominic Buttimore has left to start up a production company called Th1ng ('Thing One'), which will specialise in animation and mixed media directors. In Leeds, post house Mezzo has hired Paul Peppiate as head of design. Peppiate was a partner in ...
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Glasshead's magic grandad wins reorder
Indie Glasshead has won a commission for a second 4 x 15-minute series of BBC educational show Adventures with Magic Grandad. The company has produced the series, which has been running for 10 years and is aimed at five to seven-year-olds and their teachers, since ...
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Foundry wins slice of DTI Eureka fund
Visual effects plug-in company The Foundry has won a third of£1m in a Department of Trade & Industry payout to aid research into new technology.
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Rushes on to make us slow down
Production company Bikini and post house Rushes have produced the latest anti-speeding campaign for the Department of Education. 'Over' features a young couple driving down a country lane who swerve to