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    MICROSOFT SELL-OFF.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    Microsoft has sold its 23.6% stake in cable company Telewest to venture capitalist ITD for $5m

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    HILLARY ON TONIGHT.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonald has scooped the first ever UK interview with former US First

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    This Morning staff face restructure.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    The 100 staff at ITV's flagship daytime show This Morning have been ordered to reapply for their jobs following plans to restructure two of the show's departments in a bid to cut costs, writes Penny Hughes.

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    EMAP PROFITS RISE.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    Radio and magazine group Emap has reported a boost in profits despite a drop in revenue

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    DOC TAKES NOVELLO.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    Feltham Sings, the Channel 4 musical documentary which featured real prison inmates, picked up a prestigious

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    Office producer gets commissioning role.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    The producer of BBC2's award-winning comedy The Office has taken on a commissioning role within BBC entertainment, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    XFM IN CHART WAR.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    Xfm has stepped into the burgeoning pop chart battle, moving its Sunday morning Music:Response top 20

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    BSC SLATES COX.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    BBC Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox has been blasted by the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) for

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    Better deal in offing for freelance staff.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    Independent production companies will be encouraged to pay pension contributions to freelancers under planned changes in

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    NAO to look at BBC's books.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    BBC chiefs face being summoned to Parliament in future to account for the way they spend the licence fee, writes David Rose.

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    'Nul points' sparks BBC Eurovision rejig.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    The BBC is set to overhaul the way it chooses the UK's entry for the Eurovision song contest following Britain's first ever 'nul points' at this year's event, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC pushes into US with gameshow deals.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    The BBC has cemented its presence in the US market by signing deals with broadcasters CBS and ABC for two new gameshow formats and extending its deal with NBC for Dog Eat Dog, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Granada backs Euro pilot push.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    Granada is piloting a quiz show in four different languages in a bid to speed up

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    BBC refuses to back down over Iraq doc.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    The BBC has defended its plans to screen a Correspondent special in which the bodies of two British soldiers 'executed' in Iraq are featured, saying the Ministry of Defence (MoD) knew about the programme months ago, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    MoD acts on missing ITN pair.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has decided to launch a formal investigation into the disappearance of ITN workers Fred Nerac and Hussein Osman in Iraq, after uncovering new evidence that a war crime may have been committed, writes Paul Revoir.

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    R4 comes top in Gfk ratings.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    BBC Radio 4 has surpassed BBC Radio 2 as the most popular station in the country

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    GRANADA'S SHERLOCK HOLMES SOLD TO BBC2.

    2003-06-05T09:57:36Z

    Granada has sold its classic crime series The Adventures of Sherlock Homes to BBC2. The 13

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    Indie queen has 'teeth'.

    2003-06-05T09:57:35Z

    The BBC's new 'indie champion', Elaine Bedell, has said she is determined that independents will be

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    Jazz FM swings onto TV.

    2003-06-05T09:57:35Z

    Guardian Media Group is preparing to launch a TV version of its Jazz FM national radio station as part of a wider strategy to strengthen and expand its radio assets, writes Michael Rosser.

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    YTV runs off with top RDF executive.

    2003-06-05T09:57:35Z

    RDF executive producer Sam Anthony has been appointed as Yorkshire Television's controller of features, giving him control of programmes such as Countdown and With a Little Help from My Friends, writes Paul Revoir.