BBC ‘outbids ITV for Champions League rights’
The BBC is reported to have bid between £300m and £400m for the rights to broadcast Champions League matches in…
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Senior management shake-up at ITV
Former BBC controller Peter Fincham is to take over from Simon Shaps as director of television at ITV. Fincham, who resigned…
ByRevamped News at Ten ‘brings older viewers to ITV1’
Advertisers are worried that ITV1’s audience has become “slightly older and more downmarket” since the return of the News at…
ByITN denies prostitute’s claims of kidnapping by journalist
ITN is standing by a News at Ten investigation into the underage sex slave trade in Romania after a woman…
ByBusiness briefs: Micrahoo, Setanta, Sky/ITV
Yahoo! chief executive Jerry Yang’s refusal to negotiate with Microsoft about its hostile takeover bid has split the Yahoo! board…
ByITV cries foul over BBC ‘advertising’ as corporation mulls turning commercial arm into plc
ITV has written to the BBC accusing it of taking “advertising by the back door” by accepting drinks manufacturer Robinsons…
ByITV regional staff redundancies planned
ITV is in talks to lay off its regional affairs staff, a move that is indicative of further rationalisation of…
ByGMTV reporter ‘contributed’ to own dismissal, court rules
A former GMTV reporter “made a very substantial contribution to her dismissal”, judges have ruled in a disability discrimination case…
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