Glad to be gay: leading figures on 50 years of liberation
How has life changed for gay men in the UK since homosexuality was decriminalised in 1967? From actor Antony Sher to novelist Alan Hollinghurst, men of different generations from across arts and politics share their stories
May 2016
Government resists lords' calls for vote on BBC white paper
Michael Grade backs Lady Neville-Rolfe in saying vote would be threat to BBC independence and unprecedented
September 2011
Chorion sells rights to The World of Beatrix Potter and The Octonauts
Mr Men owner Chorion to be broken up and sold
August 2011
Lord Alli to quit Mr Men owner Chorion
Labour peer and deputy chairman William Astor also to step down as business fails to renegotiate its banking deals. By Mark Sweney
December 2010
Chorion linked with bid for Hit Entertainment
Mr Men and Noddy owner considers buying home of Bob the Builder, with private equity firms lined up to back the move. By Mark Sweney
August 2010
How The Word changed television for ever
The show's creator on how, 20 years ago, Channel 4 changed television for ever with an outrageous late-night programme that was a deliberate challenge to the establishment
Chorion's profits boosted by animated kids TV series
Olivia the cartoon pig helps Lord Waheed Alli's media group's annual profits to rise by 11%
March 2010
Charlie Parsons invests in new TV production company NERD
Church partnerships
December 2009
Beatrix Potter classics get revamped TV animation deal
Chorion the entertainment outfit behind Noddy and The Very Hungry Caterpillar plans to update storylines for the next generation of young viewers
October 2009
Big cheese chart
Big Cheese Chart: will Channel 4 go for broadcasting pedigree?
The Friday interview
Chorion's Waheed Alli lives a charmed life with Noddy and Miss Marple
November 2008
Waheed Alli resigns from STV board
Waheed Alli, the executive chair of Chorion and one of The Big Breakfast's founders, has resigned from the board of directors of media group STV. By Mark Sweney
July 2008
65. Waheed Alli
Job: executive chairman, Chorion Age: 43 Industry: broadcasting New entry
March 2007
SMG makes board appointments
11.30am: SMG has appointed Lord Waheed Alli and Jamie Matheson to its board. By Leigh Holmwood.
April 2006
RDF balked at O'Grady asking price, say insiders
O'Grady rejects RDF approach
March 2005
'Virgin has a future with SMG'
SMG boss Andrew Flanagan today lashed out at the 'paucity' of a recent bid for Virgin Radio from Labour peer Waheed Alli and insisted the rock station had a future within his company. By Chris Tryhorn.
