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Rugby rattled by another TV mix-up
Yet more evidence that rugby union is a professional spoort riddled with amateurish administrators emerged yesterda...
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Watchdog caveat may halt ITV merger
Groups could be forced to shed ad sales houses to satisfy commission. ...
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Archbishop in TV series on morality
Rowan Williams is to break new ground again by becoming the first archbishop of Canterbury to take part in a televi...
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TV asks for top 10 Germans - but don't mention the war
Germany is doing a version of the BBC's Greatest Britons but voters selecting the greatest German will be banned fr...
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NewsUS report warns of regulation disaster
The government this week pressed on with proposals to liberalise British broadcasting in the face of a mounting backlash from the House of Lords and a report from a leading US academic warning the plans would 'lead to disaster', writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsRadio 2 woos Disney chief
A television executive has emerged as a candidate to take the BBC Radio 2 controller role when Jim Moir steps down later this year, writes Michael Rosser
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Network Rail slams door on the media
Network Rail, the successor to Railtrack supported by£21 billion of loans and grants from the taxpayer, is plannin...
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ITV merger his first competition doubts
Commission could force partners to offload their sales houses. ...
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Pick 'n' mix Prom gives public a say
The BBC is to hold a Pop-Idol style vote to allow audiences to choose the Proms they want to hear. ...
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Dishy Des signed up for extra telly time
Fans' favourite Des Lynam has signed a new£1million contract for another season as the star presenter of ITV's foo...
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Naughty Nigella
Supercook Nigella Lawson's cleavage brought things to the boil when she rustled up something special for American T...
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NewsITV1 shelves building show
ITV1 has been forced to postpone a major daytime reality show, in which 10 couples compete to build and win a dream home, for nearly a year because producers spent so long looking for a star to front it, writes Paul Revoir
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Ad house threat could kill off ITV merger
The planned merger of ITV companies Carlton and Granada was dealt a blow yesterday by the Competition Commission, w...
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BBC may face internal scrutiny
The BBC may be exposed to external scrutiny by the National Audit Office as part of the government's forthcoming re...
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Trading accelerates for Game Group
Game Group, which warned on profits in December, said yesterday that current trading was running ahead of internal ...
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Murdoch offers bargaining chip in bid for DirecTV
News Corp, the US media group led by Ruper Murdoch, plans to deflect opposition to its $6.6bn acquisition of a cont...
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Watchdog threat to ITV's duo plan
Granada and Carlton's£2.6bn merger may be trickier to get past the regulators than they first thought. ...
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Chris Evans 'lied about events before his sacking'
Chris Evans was accused yesterday of lying in court about 'crucial' events that led to his sacking by the media com...
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Granada-Carlton merger hits trouble
The proposed merger of Carlton and Granada was dealt a heavy blow yesterday after the Competition Commission appear...