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    Dancing to an older tune

    2002-06-25T10:24:07Z

    Buoyed by the success of is over-50s far in the West Midlands, Saga Radio is now hoping to oust the analogue Libert...

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    Dreaming in digital

    2002-06-25T10:23:37Z

    Put to the test: two cheap set-top boxes. Will they kick-start digital take-up? ...

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    Lord Puttnam presides

    2002-06-25T10:23:05Z

    The chief scrutineer of the Comms Bill aims to bolster the UK's defences. The joint scrutiny committee overseeing t...

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    Siemens given 3G go-ahead in China

    2002-06-25T10:22:42Z

    The Chinese government has given Siemens, the German technology group, and Datang, its Chinese partner, the go-ahea...

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    AOL to cede control of users to Advance

    2002-06-25T10:22:15Z

    AOL Time Warner will cede control of about 2.1m cable subscribers to Advance/Newhouse, the magazine and newspaper p...

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    Pressure rises on Messier as investors quake

    2002-06-25T10:21:42Z

    There is no respite for Jean-Marie Messier, chief-executive of Vivendi Universal. Shares in the indebted French me...

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    Dyke looks to market forces

    2002-06-25T10:21:08Z

    Greg Dyke, BBC director general, yesterday admitted that subscription television channels - some from BBC's own com...

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    Steve acts the goat

    2002-06-25T10:15:28Z

    Snooker star Steve Davis plays a silly billy as he films a TV role with his co-star ' a goat. ...

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    It's all change, chucks

    2002-06-25T10:10:18Z

    Blind Date is changing its selection process as part of a major revamp to boost flagging ratings. ...

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    Hugh & Cry

    2002-06-25T10:08:46Z

    A new BBC television series is shaping up to be one of the most controversial of the year. ...

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    Hungry ITV has the stomach for a fight

    2002-06-25T10:04:17Z

    ITV Sport is responding to its huge ratings defeat in head-to-head England matches against the BBC with an aggressi...

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    Anna saves blast-off for the Beeb

    2002-06-25T10:01:18Z

    Anna Kournikova was branded 'pathetic' after throwing a temper tantrum on television and threatening to walk out of...

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    Ball lashes out over OFT investigation

    2002-06-24T16:54:18Z

    BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball has lashed out at the Office of Fair Trading, claiming its anti-competition case against the company was 'incoherent' writes Paul Revoir

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    Ball slams OFT investigation

    2002-06-24T15:54:26Z

    BSkyB supremo Tony Ball used his keynote speech at the Institute of Economics Affairs Conference on Broadcasting to lash out at the OFT, which is currently investigating the satellite giant over its distribution deals, writes Paul Revoir

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    ITV 1 pins teatime ratings hopes on Catchphrase

    2002-06-24T15:28:30Z

    ITV is beefing up its teatime schedule, moving long-running quizshow Catchphrase from its traditional evening slot to a weekday daily 17.05 slot, writes Steve Aston

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    Record entries for Sheffield International Documentary Festival

    2002-06-24T12:23:06Z

    Interest in the Sheffield International Documentary Festival is at an all time high, according to the organisers, after close to 1000 films were submitted for the event, 300 more than the previous best, writes Luke Satchell

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    Anger of Wills over TV 'slurs'

    2002-06-24T10:57:49Z

    Furious Prince William may take legal action against a US TV film which portrays him as a spoilt, drunken, drug-tak...

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    I'm not losing cancer battle, insists TV Bob

    2002-06-24T10:52:53Z

    Comedian denies claims that prostate illness is killing him. ...

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    I might quit Corrie again, reveals Julie

    2002-06-24T10:51:06Z

    Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear hinted yesterday she may not return to the soap and insisted 'I'm still sick....

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    Cilla lines up a date with the Beeb

    2002-06-24T10:48:58Z

    Blind Date host Cilla Black is in line to say a lorra farewells to ITV and switch to the BBC. ...