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Broad apppeal
Broadband take-up in the UK lags behind that of the rest of Europe and America. Can service providers pull in audie...
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Mr Murdoch is ready for his close up
For any media studies student out there grappling with the 'art of the documentary' module, I would recommend last ...
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Radio companies lobby for relaxed ownership rules
Commercial radio stations will this week press for the government to allow more consolidation in the sector by rela...
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BBC expands arts coverage - but Rolf Harris stays
The BBC is seeking to dismiss claims of 'dumbing down' by announcing a major shift in arts coverage on its flagship...
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Grade says Channel 4 backs wrong horse
Michael Grade, the former chief executive of Channel 4, has thrown his weight behind the BBC's bid for the digital ...
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Murdoch's Italian pay-TV deal given the cold shoulder
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation may walk away from being Italy's sole pay-TV operator after failing to find inves...
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News Corp hit by legal ruling on Gemstar
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is facing another write-off of more than $1bn following a legal setback suffered in the ...
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Good news possums, there's a TV comeback for Dame Edna
Australian housewife superstar Dame Edna Everage poised to return to British TV screens for the first time in 10 ye...
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Take a chance on me
Is David Chance mad? That was the question on many media executives' lips when it emerged that the former BSkyB man...
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BT faces new competitive threat as Oftel demands line rental access for rivals
A raft of other telecoms providers are lining up to steal BT's residential customers after the industry watchdog Of...
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BBC and ITV warn BSkyB should not buy Channel 5
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 yesterday rounded on the Government's proposals to allow Rupert Murdoch's media empire t...
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BBC vows£15m digital TV drive
The BBC yesterday promised a marketing campaign of up to£15 million a year to promote digital terrestrial televisi...
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Dan Dare in TV rematch with Mekon
Dan Dare will fly again in a£15 million animated television series which arms Britain's most celebrated pilot with...
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BT must now offer its rivals wholesale line rental
Oftel, the industry watchdog, has paved the way for rivals of BT Group to offer one telephone bill for both call ch...
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NewsBroadcasters rally to safeguard original production
The communications bill must ensure broadcasters continue to invest in original production. That was the message from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, which each fielded top brass to Lord Puttnam's (pictured) committee on the communications bill yesterday, writes Lucy Rouse
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OFF THE RECORD - Interviewee gets one over on hack.
Interviewing Bob Geldof last week about the year-end results of his new firm Ten Alps Communications
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OFF THE RECORD - Sorry feeling.
You have to feel sorry for the ubiquitous 'Chopper' Harris of equipment reseller Root 6. Having
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TX - Pomp and circumstance.
When making Kings and Queens for Channel 5, 3BM faced the perennial challenge of how to
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CHANNEL REPORT - LivingTV takes on deadly presence.
To boost ratings among a predominantly female audience, LivingTV is favouring entertainment over lifestyle programming and has introduced a twice-daily helping of the paranormal to its schedule
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OFF THE RECORD - What a carry-on.
Stop press! Carry On films are doing a roaring trade in India. The often racist, frequently