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Justice officials launch AOL accounting probe
The US Department of Justice has opened an investigations into AOL Time Warner's accounting practices, a week after...
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Underlying lift at BSkyB
British Sky Broadcasting, the UK's leading pay-television company, yesterday reported a 20 per cent increase in und...
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Telewest chief ousted before balance sheet revamp
Adam Singer has been ousted as chief executive of Telewest in a boardroom coup at the heavily indebted UK cable ope...
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Bertelsmann draws strength from depth of its rural roots
The ancient values of provincial rural life still lie at the heart of media giant's philosophy, says Tobias Buck. ...
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NewsUKTV drafts DIY channel plans
Executives at UKTV are seeking planning permission from shareholders BBC Worldwide and Flextech to build a new pay-TV channel for do-it-yourself enthusiasts, writes Paul Revoir
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'Millionaire' cops charge major and wife
An Army major and his wife were last night charged with cheating to win the jackpot on telly's Who Wants To Be AMi...
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Axed Telewest boss walks away with£1.2m package
Telewest chief executive Adam Singer has been forced to quit by the independent directors after a raft of criticism...
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Thousands of Digital viewers opt for BSkyB
'Tens of thousands' of former ITV Digital customers signed up for pay-TV with BSkyB last quarter, said chief execut...
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Labour snubs its own man over TV shake-up
Labour pledged last night to press ahead with opening up the media to U.S. buyers after dismissing objections from ...
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Major and wife are accused of Millionaire fraud plot
An army officer who won the jackpot on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was charged yesterday with conspiring to swin...
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Singer quits with£1.2m as Telewest slide continues
Adam Singer yesterday quit as chief executive of troubled cable TV company Telewest following a boardroom clash ove...
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NewsTelewest's Singer falls on his sword
The continuing turmoil at beleaguered cable operator Telewest has claimed the head of chief executive Adam Singer, writes Colin Robertson
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Big Brother boss leads C4 entertainment fury
The producer of Channel 4's most profitable show, Big Brother, is understood to have held crunch talks with the broadcaster over concerns, backed by numerous suppliers, that its entertainment commissioning system is not working, writes Penny Hughes
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GMG pushes Jazz FM to forefront of expansion
Guardian Media Group (GMG) Radio has moved to consolidate its position as Britain's fastest growing radio outfit with plans to expand the Jazz FM brand only two months after buying the company, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Artsworld wins reprieve
Artsworld has been saved from closure at the 11th hour after shareholders, including BSkyB, threw it a last-minute financial lifeline, writes Paul Revoir
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C5's marvellous deal
Spider-Man, the Hollywood blockbuster based on the Marvel comics superhero, is to get its UK terrestrial premiere on Channel 5 as part of a new film package with Columbia TriStar International Television, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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C5 confident sale not on the cards
Channel 5 executives were this week confident that changes at its parent company Bertelsmann, which this week saw chief executive Thomas Middelhoff quit, will not affect its ownership structure or budgets, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Field narrows in the race for Liddiment job
ITV's search for a replacement for director of channels David Liddiment has shifted in favour of an external candidate after internal frontrunner John Whiston this week ruled himself out, writes Steve Aston