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    Drury quits Granada.

    2002-05-10T17:13:26Z

    Granada International head of factual John Drury has quit the company. Drury, who was involved in

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    GMG bids for Jazz FM.

    2002-05-10T17:13:26Z

    The Guardian Media Group (GMG) has made an offer of£41m to take complete control of

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    BBC interactive first.

    2002-05-10T17:13:25Z

    The BBC's national IQ test show Test the Nation, which airs on Saturday (11 May), will

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    Telewest axes jobs.

    2002-05-10T17:13:25Z

    Debt-laden cable business Telewest is cutting 1,500 jobs after admitting it only has enough cash to

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    5 Live nets Pienaar.

    2002-05-10T17:13:25Z

    BBC Radio 5 Live has drafted in BBC 1's main political correspondent John Pienaar to become

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    Byrne steps in at C4.

    2002-05-10T17:13:25Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, news current affairs and business Dorothy Byrne has been made acting head

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    Dyke's Welsh studio.

    2002-05-10T17:13:24Z

    BBC director general Greg Dyke has launched the corporation's first Welsh 'community studio', in which members

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    Ratings - BBC fails to score with FA Cup final coverage.

    2002-05-10T17:13:24Z

    BBC 1's live coverage of the FA Cup final on Saturday (4 May) brought the corporation its lowest audience to date for the match, writes Jon Rogers

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    Indies baulk at BBC's exploitation of programming.

    2002-05-10T17:13:24Z

    Concerns have been raised that the BBC is increasingly shifting programmes from its minority digital channels to its main terrestrial services without paying anything to producers or the channels they were plucked from, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Kiss 100 promotion.

    2002-05-10T17:13:24Z

    Kiss 100 head of music Simon Long has been promoted to the coveted position of Kiss

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    ITV plans fightback.

    2002-05-10T17:13:23Z

    Carlton and Granada have appointed a new senior management team at ITV with the aim of

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    Second top executive quits SMG TV.

    2002-05-10T17:13:23Z

    SMG TV Productions has lost its second senior executive in as many months with the exit of head of entertainment Rob Clark, writes Penny Hughes

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    C4 hopes to give E4 extra cash.

    2002-05-10T17:13:23Z

    Channel 4 is looking to pump extra cash into E4, despite last week's announcement that it was #163;20m in the red, writes Colin Robertson

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    Reactions.

    2002-05-10T17:13:22Z

    - Independent Television Commisson chief executive Patricia Hodgson 'The new legislation will play a vital part

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    Radio ownership set for shake-up.

    2002-05-10T17:13:22Z

    The radio landscape is set for sweeping change as the government's relaxation of ownership rules opens

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    BSkyB remains cool on possible C5 deal.

    2002-05-10T17:13:22Z

    BSKYB moved to play down any further involvement in Channel 5 after the draft communications bill revealed that the company would be permitted to take over the five-year old terrestrial channel, writes Paul Revoir

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    Communications bill special - Foreign buyers could thwart ITV merger.

    2002-05-10T17:13:21Z

    Granada's plans to become the sole owner of ITV could be stymied by a clause in the communications bill allowing companies outside the European Union to buy into the network, writes Steve Aston

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    Reform begins the long haul.

    2002-05-10T17:13:21Z

    The industry now faces up to 18 months of parliamentary debate before the new media reforms become law, writes David Rose

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    Communications bill special - Key elements of the communications bill.

    2002-05-10T17:13:20Z

    - Non-European companies, such as American or Australian outfits, can own UK TV channels- Newspaper groups

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    Communications bill special - Bill protects quality news.

    2002-05-10T17:13:20Z

    The government has moved to calm fears that the quality of ITV's news service could be hit by reduced investment, with a new stipulation that Channel 3 must provide 'adequate financial support' for its nominated news provider, writes Georgina Lipscomb