Ofcom hints at BBC licence fee cut after 2012
The Ofcom chairman, Lord Currie, has suggested a cut in the BBC licence fee as one of three possible options…
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Piers Morgan to front American TV chat show?
Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan is on the verge of signing a chat show deal with US TV network…
ByBBC ‘wastes millions’ on unused power generators
The BBC has been criticised by some staff after it spent £6m on gas turbines to power TV Centre in London…
ByAustralian journalist arrested on drug charges
An Australian TV journalist has been arrested in Singapore for alleged drug possession. According to Reuters, Australian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent…
ByITV shares surge following takeover rumours
ITV shares jumped nearly 10 per cent yesterday on the back of rumours that TV giant Endemol was considering a…
ByLukewarm response to UTV £50m fundraising bid
UTV, the owner of TalkSport and the Northern Irish ITV franchise, has had mixed success in its attempt to raise…
ByBBC defends ‘lavish’ meal for on-screen talent
The BBC spent £2,788 on a “lavish, taxpayer-funded dinner” for its TV talent at a London restaurant last month, the…
ByITV approached by would-be investors
ITV has sounded out a number of potential investors interested in buying BSkyB’s 17.9 per cent stake in the company…
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