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BBC One takes flying leap into highbrow arts
BBC One has countered accusations of abandoning arts coverage in the battle foir ratings by announcing that Alan Ye...
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Concerto beats off challenge of Radio 2
One orchestra, two pianos, four concertos and eight pianists: all in one concert. ...
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TV awards honour populist broadcasters
Two totems of populist television were rewarded for their dedication to mass-appeal broadcasting last night. ...
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Murdoch bond to raise£1.3bn undermines BSky B shares
BSkyB shares fell nearly 4pc yesterday, after Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation announced the issue of a bond excha...
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Hague may have news for you
William Hague, the former Tory leader, has been invited to appear as a guest host on the next series of Have I Got ...
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Veteran radio DJ dies at 94
Alan Keith, Britain's oldest national radio broadcaster died yesterday at the age of 94 - just a few days before he...
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Sopranos star gets more notes
A messsy legal wrangle that had threatened the production of the US mafia television show The Sopranos has been set...
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Evan's court action against SMG to start today
Chris Evans is to go to the High Court today to sue SMG, claiming millions in damages over allegations that the com...
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Murdoch to raise£1bn by remortgaging Sky stake
Rupert Murdoch is to raise up to $1.5bn (£1bn) by remortgaging part of News Corporation's controlling stake in BSky...
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BBC rouses anger by 'burying' documentary on Israel
The BBC reportedly received more than 1,000 complaints after it moved a documentary comparing Israel's arms program...
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BBC1's upmarket move as licence fee battle begins
BBC1 is introducing more highbrow programmes to its schedules as the corporation begins a battle to keep the licenc...
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Corrie is Streets ahead in soap war
Coronation Street was named best soap at a star-studded television awards show last night. ...
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Over and pout for Sex and the City Sarah
Sex and the City star, Sarah Jessica Parker seems determined to give the hit Channel 4 show a sizzling send-off. ...
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Millionaire 'coughs worst ever'
The 'worst' coughs ever heard on TV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? came from a college lecturer accused of helpin...
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BSkyB shaken at News Corp bonds plan
BSkyB initially dropped 6 per cent after News Corp, the satellite broadcaster's parent company, said it intended to...
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NewsLiddiment awarded RTS Gold Medal
Ex-ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has been honoured with the Gold Medal at the Royal Television Society's (RTS) programme awards, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsConflict halts Kaufman inquiry
The impending war with Iraq has prompted a halt to proceedings in the inquiry into media intrusion being carried out by Gerald Kaufman's media select committee, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsHeggessey unveils BBC1 spring season
The team behind the BBC's axed Tomorrow's World science show are to launch a Great Britons-style search for a new working invention to be voted on by the public as part of BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey's new£270m spring season, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsCapital hires Findlay as head of music
Capital Radio has appointed Mark Findlay as its new head of music in a bid to revive the flagging fortunes of its flagship London station, 95.8 Capital FM writes John Plunkett
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NewsBritain way ahead in digital TV take-up
Britain continues to lead the way in the digital TV world, with a new report suggesting the 'world's digital TV champion' is leaving the rest of Europe behind, writes Sam Matthews