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NewsITC to rule on BBC/BSkyB row
The BBC is reporting BSkyB to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after the satellite broadcaster confirmed it would move BBC1 and BBC2 from their prime positions on the electronic programme guide (EPG), writes Leigh Holmwood
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On the way back up again
Mark Goodier is down, but not out - in the past year the former Radio 1 DJ lost his job and a company. Now he is tr...
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Never mind the quality, feel those margins
In the UK, HBO is best known for its highbrow original programming. But there's more to the US cable network's succ...
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Shopping and fibbing
Tele-shopping is growing - along with the ITC's determination to police it. ...
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NTL looks to win back 24,000 lost subscribers
Cable television firm NTL yesterday revealed it paid advisers£77 million for its debt rescue, as it pledged to sta...
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Hey, that's my idea
If a TV production company rejects your programme pitch and then turns it into the hit of the year, what can you do...
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Digital revolution is still on fast forward
The convergence party hasn't been cancelled, only postponed. ...
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NTL's financial refit costs£100m
Cable company NTL paid its employees and advisers more than£100m in bonuses and fees to see it through a restructu...
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Millionaire trial is halted by coughing
The trial of an Army major accused of winning Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? by following coughs from an accomplice...
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Coughing jurors stop Millionaire trial
In a case of life imitating television, the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? fraud trial was adjourned yesterday beca...
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The Queen Sick
Eastenders' Barbara windsor is to take an immediate break from the saop because of poor health, it was revealed yes...
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HBO looks across Atlantic
HBO, the US pay-TV group behind popular shows such as The Sopranos and Sex and the City, is eager to launch a UK ch...
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Cable's bill for rescue
Cable television firm NTL revealed yesterday that its advisors charged£77 million for its debt rescue - and pledge...
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NTL meets targets but still suffers from charges
NTL yesterday met the earnings and sales targets it established in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, despite being weighed dow...
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Skint Barrymore sues telly for£1m
Fallen TV funnyman Micheal Barrymore is suing his former TV bosses for£1m after being axed following the death of ...
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UBC pins hopes on Tony Blackburn
The unlikely revival of Tony Blackburn is excpected to help UBC Media, the radio productio house and broadcaster, l...