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NewsEvans to give Richard Dunn Memorial Interview
Chris Evans is to mark his return to UK broadcasting at this year's Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (GEITF) Richard Dunn Memorial Interview, writes Luke Satchell
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TWI hires Massie for ents push
Indie TWI is hoping to diversify into entertainment programming and has appointed former Granada Content deputy controller of entertainment Bob Massie to spearhead the drive, writes Steve Aston
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ITV Digital demise boosts Sky subs
BSkyB claimed this week it had signed up 'tens of thousands' of former ITV Digital customers, as it revealed it had added 214,000 new subscribers in the three months to 30 June, writes Paul Revoir
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Viewers have say on ITV regions
Viewers have backed ITV's controversial plan to reduce the number of regional programmes it airs, writes Steve Aston
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Geldof indie to make politics pilot for BBC
Bob Geldof's indie Ten Alps has been picked to make one of two pilot shows for the BBC's new flagship politics format for the under 45s, writes Leigh Holmwood
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RTE to bid for Teamtalk 252
Irish state broadcaster RTE wants to take full control of beleaguered national radio station Teamtalk 252 after becoming fed up with the station's majority owners continually turning the station into a disaster zone, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Isle of Man TV licence back on the market
The first 'national' TV station licence for the Isle of Man is being re-advertised after the island's Communications Commission pulled the plug on its arrangement with Prime Ent, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITV companies end pay freeze
Carlton and Granada are showing some green shoots of recovery by putting an end to their freeze on staff salaries, writes Steve Aston
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BBC 4 airs blanket Edinburgh festival
BBC 4 is set to become the TV home of the Edinburgh festival as part of the BBC's most comprehensive coverage of the annual event to date, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Currie: Ofcom could rule BBC
Moves to bring the BBC under the aegis of new super-regulator Ofcom would be 'workable' according to its new chairman Lord David Currie, despite the government's steadfast opposition to the idea, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Scottish league set to break up despite TV deal
Scotland's smaller Premier League football teams vowed yesterday to divorce from Celtic and Rangers and set up a br...
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The job I landed at Classic FM
Lisa Duncombe was looking for work experience. Instead, the 22-year-old got a job presenting music to nearly seven...
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Telewest sacks Singer
Adam Singer, the boss of debt-laden cable group Telewest, was yesterday ousted from his job by fellow directors. ...
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Three are charged over alleged plot to cheat Millionaire quiz show
An army major, his wife and a college lecturer charged with deception over alleged conspiracy to cheat the makers ...
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BSkyB gains from ITV Digital fiasco
Pay television operator BSkyB yesterday reported a huge jump in subscriber numbers in its first set of results to c...
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AOL Time Warner faces fraud enquiry
AOL Time Warner is under investigation by America's top criminal prosecutors for alleged accounting fraud as the ba...
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Telewest sacks Singer after clash
Adam Singer was sacked as chief executive of Telewest yesterday after a clash of personalities with the board of th...
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Puttham's media ownership fears
The film producer Lord Puttnam warned the Government yesterday against ignoring parliamentary fears that its plans ...
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Lifetime award for jazz couple
Dame Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, her husband, were last night honoured with a lifetime achievement title at the ...
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The Indian 'Big Brother'?
Reality TV has arrived in India - but a new primetime show offers its winners not cash or temporary celebrity, but ...