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Sky pays £10m for third series of Fox hit thriller 24

17 Dec 2003 | by Staff,

LONDON - BSkyB is reported to have paid as much as £10m to secure the pay-TV and terrestrial rights to the third series of the hit political thriller '24'.

BSkyB loses monopoly on Premier League in EU deal

17 Dec 2003 | by Claire Billings,

LONDON - BSkyB's monopoly on the live TV rights to Premier League football has been broken by an agreement with the EU, which allows another broadcaster such as the BBC or ITV to begin screening matches.

Personal life takes toll as Ball quits Xfm drivetime show

16 Dec 2003 | by Claire Billings,

LONDON - Zoe Ball is giving up her drivetime slot on Xfm from the new year to take on a weekly Friday night show, giving her more time to spend time with her family after a tumultuous year in her personal life.

BBC calls halt to journalists writing newspaper columns

16 Dec 2003 | by Gordon MacMillan,

LONDON - The BBC today banned its journalists from writing newspaper columns on current affairs or other contentious issues after the damaging Rod Liddle row earlier this year.

BBC 6 Music gears up for a seasonal week of Radiohead

16 Dec 2003 | by Staff,

LONDON - Fresh from playing live dates at Earls Court, Radiohead have finalised their plans for a special week of programming on BBC digital rock and pop station 6 Music over Christmas.

Spin creates interactive totem pole for Brother Bear

16 Dec 2003 | by Staff,

LONDON - Buena Vista International is backing the launch of Disney's latest animated movie 'Brother Bear', with what it claims is the world's first interactive online totem pole.

THE BOOK OF LISTS: Agassi travesty and Graf gaffe heads list of sport-star shame

16 Dec 2003

One can only imagine the trembling anticipation with which the world's finest sports men and women must approach the Christmas issue of Campaign.

THE BOOK OF LISTS: The 10 Top-rating UK TV programmes

16 Dec 2003

THE BOOK OF LISTS: The 10 Best soundtracks of 2003

16 Dec 2003