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BBC pays damages to angry castaway
A participant in the BBC's Castaway series won damages against the BBC yesterday in a ruling that has implications for the producers of so-called reality television shows.
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ITV cuts regional content to raise ratings
ITV is cutting the hours dedicated to regional programmes and adding£25m to this year's budget in an attempt to increase its flagging ratings.
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GWR tunes out to foreign stations for home shake-up
GWR, the owner of Classic FM, yesterday said it would seek an exit from its continental European and Australian businesses in anticipation of a widespread shake-up of the UK radio sector.
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GWR joy as overseas sell-offs hit right note
Radio group GWR is selling its overseas interests to focus on the UK and to reduce debt.Mail, page 67
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Telewest'sSinger tries a new tune
Cable TV firm Telewest plans to follow in NTL's footsteps with a debt-for-equity swap, having failed to drum up bid interest for its Flextech programming arm.Mail, page 65
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Bleep, bleep, bleep...it must be Big Brother
Producers were forced to blank out the bad language as the latest Big Brother contestants went all out to shock within 24 hours of arriving in TV's mopst notorious house.Mail, page 14
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Bob's£155m ticket to ride the Tank Engine
Shares in Thomas the Tank Engine company Gullane surged yesterday after Bob the Builder's owner HIT Entertainment confirmed it was mulling a£155 million takeover bid.Express, page 61
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GWR tunes in to the takeover talks show
GWR Group, owner of Classic FM and a string of local radfio stations, is selling its overseas interests as the City prepares for atakeover frenzy in the UK broadcasting industry.Express, page 61
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On the Buses Pat, the queen of laughter, bows out aged 75
Veteran comedy actress Pat Coombs has died, aged 75.Express, page 16
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'Cash crisis' forces ITV to ditch shows
Dramas with big names shelved because broadcast costs too high.Express, page 5
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BBC girls drugged and robbed in Cannes
Thieves knock out presenters with chloroform as they slept in friend's villa.Express, page 3
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BBC pay boss for terror libel
The BBC has paid a five figure sum in libel damages to a diamond firm boss who was wrongly linked to al-Qaeda.
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Stroppy Ozzy is a TV hit
A fly-on-the-wall show featuring British rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his family has proved a hit in the TV ratings.
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Robbers drugged us as we slept in our beds
High Society fashion girl Trinny Woodall exclusively told The Mirror last night of her terror after she and her TV makeover partner Susannah Constantine were drugged and robbed.
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Discovery Networks International has named Robin Paxton as its new managing director for Europe, Africa and the Middle-East, writes Paul Revoir
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OFF THE RECORD - Will Guardian box clever with docs?
Off The Record was delighted to see last week's news that the Guardian has launched an
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Trade talk - Team leader.
Can Louise Berridge, EastEnders' new exec producer, buck 'the law of soap', which decrees it could be due for a slump after a long, successful run?
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Channel report - MTV combats the young pretenders.
MTV was the original music channel and has been at the forefront of youth culture for more than 20 years. But with a bevy of bright new wannabes snapping at its heels, how will it maintain its unique position?
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TX - Noir is the new black.
Television's unquenchable thirst for police drama has, if nothing else, provided work for legions of police
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Interview - Bob the Banker.
That's Rob Woodward's nickname - and as managing director of 4Ventures, he says he has a strategy to fix the losses of Channel 4's commercial arm