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BBC told to overhaul 24 hour news channel
The government warned the BBC that its rolling news service is too similar to rival channels. ...
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News 24 at risk of closure unless BBC raises standards
Tessa Jowell has given the BBC until February to raise standards at its news channel or face closure. ...
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BBC told to revamp News24
BBC board of governors criticised for making rolling news too similar to those from commercial competitors. ...
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BBC given five months to overhaul News 24
The BBC must provide 'a clearer sense of direction' for News 24 by April. ...
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Vivendi mulls options for US assets
Media group Vivendi is deciding what to do with its US assets including Universal Studios and USA Networks. ...
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NTL in£85m deal with AOL
NTL will offer AOL broadband internet access to its existing customers. ...
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Ofcom defends power over BBC
The chairman of Ofcom said the regulator will have enough power to control the BBC. ...
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News24 faces big revamp after Lambert report criticises service
The BBC must justify the public service remit of its 24 hour news channel or face serious changes. ...
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NewsJowell orders BBC to reform News 24
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has set the BBC a deadline of April 2003 to publish a revised remit for BBC News 24 or face the service being taken off the air, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsLipsey admits Dyke slur was 'over the top'
Labour peer Lord Lipsey has apologised to Greg Dyke after admitting the personal attack he made on him in a magazine article in which he described the BBC director general as lacking in 'emotional intelligence' - was 'over the top', writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsSky's charges for electronic guide to soar
BSkyB is set to almost triple the amount it charges some free-to-air channels to appear on its onscreen electronic programme guide (EPG), in a move that could put a number of smaller channels in jeopardy, write Paul Revoir and David Wood
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Performance gets Sky Digital lifeline
The Daily Mail's struggling arts channel Performance is to be given a new lease of life, appearing on satellite for the first time, writes David Wood.
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NTL resets Chapter 11 deadline
NTL has set a new target of the end of the month for emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after it missed its November deadline, writes Paul Revoir
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Trigger Happy indie axes staff
Absolutely Productions, producer of Trigger Happy TV, is undergoing a dramatic restructure, cutting its overheads and moving out of scripted comedy, writes Penny Hughes
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Lords take viewers' side
A number of prominent peers this week warned that the House of Lords was prepared to give the Communications Bill a rough ride over concerns that it is too focused on the interests of business rather than the rights of citizens, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC faces criticism over indie champion
The BBC was put on the defensive this week as independent producers voiced fears that its 'indie champion' was little more than a token gesture, writes Jane Marlow
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Wall to Wall film to look at crisis in transport
The BBC is set to air another of its hypothetical reality docu-dramas, with a film covering what might happen if Britain's transport infrastructure was paralysed, writes Jon Rogers.
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Five International to close
Five is to shut down its international distribution arm next year after only three years in operation, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Emap signs Park in Magic deal
Former Capital Radio group programme director Richard Park is joining Emap Radio as a consultant for its London-based station Magic 105.4, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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4Learning to study workings of mother ship
4Learning has ordered a fly-on-the-wall series exploring the internal workings of Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes