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ITV rapped over soap and celebs
ITV1's current affairs and heavy scheduling of soaps during 2002 have come under fire in the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) annual report, writes Michael Rosser
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ITC boss issues Ofcom warning
Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson has issued a stark warning to Ofcom not to place competition over content when it is passed the torch later this year, writes Michael Rosser
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TV first as Bill's Boyden cops it
Sergeant Matthew Boyden lies dead in this exclusive picture from The Bill - and sparks a telly first. ...
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Gee, Ali...a US posse's after you
Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen faces being locked up if he ever return to Arizona after going on the run from police....
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DirecTV succumbs to Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch's long held ambition to own a pay-TV platform in the US was finally realised last night when the med...
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News Corp buys control of DirecTV
The News Corporation last night became the largest satellite broadcaster in the US after agreeing to pay $6.6 billi...
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Images of victory and jubilation announce downfall of Saddam to the watching world
Matthew Parris goes channel hopping ...
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Murdoch adds DirecTV to broadcast empire
News Corporation last night secured control of broadcaster DirecTV for $6.6 billion ...
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22 years for terrorists in BBC car bomb attack
Five Irish terrorists who took part in a Real IRA car bomb campaign in 2001 were jailed for between 16 and 22 years...
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Murdoch signs deal for Hughes
Rupert Murdoch last night ended a three-year pursuit of Hughes Electronics in a deal worth $6.6bn ...
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NewsBoseley takes on ITV factual programming
The driving force behind Channel 4's successful 100 Greatest... strand has been appointed as ITV's new controller of factual programming, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsOfcom names nine to oversee content
The shadow content board of super-regulator Ofcom has finally been unveiled, completing the team which is set to shoulder responsibility for standards in television and radio, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsEvans given another chance
Channel 4 is going ahead with a new early evening show from Chris Evans' UMTV, despite recent ratings which show the former presenter's other project for the channel, Boys and Girls,
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NewsMillionaire ups security
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?has introduced changes to its studio security system as a result of the 'coughing' case that ended this week with army major Charles Ingram being found guilty of cheating his way to the£1m prize, writes Conor Dignam
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Five show will find out what women want
Five has revealed further details of its new primetime dating show that will attempt to uncover how women want to be treated by men. The 8 x 30-minute What Women Want, which is due to air in June, will feature three men carrying out tasks ...
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End in sight for tape-based VTRs
Manufacturer Thomson Broadcast has introduced a digital VTR at NAB that threatens to make tape-based mechanical VTRs obsolete, writes Will Strauss.
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Groundforce star gets Discovery project
Discovery Home & Leisure has ordered a second series of DIY programme Challenge Tommy Walshfrom indie Isis Media. Walsh, who is most well known from BBC1's Groundforce, will again tackle building disasters submitted by viewers. The 15-part series is being ...