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VC cash to boost Mersey's coffers
Brookside producer Mersey Television has secured a multimillion pound investment from venture capital company LDC in a deal that will allow it to expand and move away from relying on ideas from founder Phil Redmond, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBBC business guru Thirkell quits for start-up
The man behind the BBC's recent boom in business programming, Robert Thirkell, is leaving the corporation in what will be a blow to director general Greg Dyke's aspirations to make business coverage one of the BBC's top priorities, writes Leigh Holmwood
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RatingsGardners from Hell doubles ITV 1 share in Mr Right slot
ITV 1's decision to shunt its struggling dating show Mr Rightout of peaktime seems to have been vindicated after it's replacement, Gardeners from Hell, doubled the commercial broadcasters' audience in the slot, writes Jon Rogers
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NewsNTL's Carter to step down
Stephen Carter, UK and Ireland managing director of debt-laden cable outfit NTL, is leaving the company at the end of the year as chief executive Barclay Knapp prepares to take a more hands-on role, writes Colin Robertson
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Great Britons contest gets personal
Rival BBC series presenters vie to canvass support amid talk of bets and ballot-rigging ...
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Redmond plans exit that will take the day-to-day out of daytime television
Phil Redmond has sold part of his television business and is stepping back from the day-to-day mangement of his big...
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Telewest reduces third-quarter losses to£158m after cost-cutting measures
Telewest announced yesterday that losses had narrowed in the third quarter after a string of cost-cutting measures...
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Cue cheat, Louis
Popstars the Rivals judge Louis Walsh has been accused of reading his 'off-the-cuff' remarks from a cue card ...
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BT boss admits error over 'too high' targets
Breitish Telecom chief executive Ben Verwaayen admitted yesterday that he had failed to meet his ambitious sales ta...
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Confident Telewest cuts loss by£200m
The French bank petitioning to wind up Telewest, the giant cable group, in pursuit of a£10.5 million debt has been...
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A remarkable life on earth
As Sir David Attenborough celebrates half a century on screen with a new series, the naturalist tells how he hopes ...
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BT chief admits his sales target cannot be reached
BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen bowed to the inevitable yesterday, stepping back from his controversial goal of ex...
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Carter to step down at NTL
Stephen Carter, who has been widely tipped to take the helm at Emap, yesterday intensified speculation over hid fut...
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Telewest's 12,000 lost subscribers put blemish on results
Telewest yesterday reported improving figures, but the UK's cable operator lost 12,000 net subscribers in the third...
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Redstone backs UK media deregualtion
Viacom, the world's largest media company, has thrown its weight behind British government moves to liberalise medi...
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Viacom takes its show on a widening road
Sumner Redstone claim to have the winning formula in the global media industry. The 78 year-old chairman and chief-...