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    C4 RAPPED FOR SWEARING.

    2003-02-17T10:54:22Z

    Channel 4 has been hauled up before TV watchdogs after a presenter said 'you fucking cunt'

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    NEW RESEARCH FOR FIVE.

    2003-02-17T10:54:22Z

    Five has become the first UK broadcaster to sign up for Q-scores, a new method of

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    Murphy orders BBC3 alien night.

    2003-02-17T10:54:12Z

    BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has greenlit the channel's first theme night, based around UFOs as his

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    Gee joins C4 Learning arm.

    2003-02-17T10:54:10Z

    Channel 4 educational arm 4 Learning, which last week moved into profit for the first time, has appointed Bafta-winning interactive producer Adam Gee as its first creative/commercial director, writes Penny Hughes.

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    RADIO 1 GOES DIGITAL.

    2003-02-17T10:54:09Z

    The BBC is to put its remaining four national radio stations onto the Freeview platform from

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    STUNTS FOR GRANADA.

    2003-02-17T10:54:09Z

    Granada is developing a new format inspired by MTV show Jackass, which features bizarre and often

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    Bryant makes licence bids.

    2003-02-17T10:54:09Z

    Jason Bryant, former managing director of development at The Wireless Group (TWG), has joined rival firm SMG to work on radio licence applications and development opportunities, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    5 Live gears up to air rolling news from war.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    BBC Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan has turned to Julian Worricker and Peter Allen to front the station's coverage of the expected war against Iraq, writes John Plunkett.

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    Archer takes over from Moody at BBC.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    The BBC has appointed senior executive producer Mark Hill as the new head of general factual programmes in Bristol after confirming that incumbent Tom Archer will take over from Nicola Moody as controller of factual commissioning, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC brings back 70s Superstars.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    Superstars, the show that made a household name of judo master Brian Jacks and saw Kevin Keegan knocked off his bicycle, is returning to BBC1 for a full series, writes Colin Robertson.

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    ITV invests in interactivity.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    ITV has signed a major agreement with BSkyB to develop a range of interactive services for

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    C4 capitalises on The Salon hit.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    Channel 4 has extended the run of its weekday reality series The Salon by six weeks after strong ratings, writes Penny Hughes.

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    GUTCH LEAVES LAB.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    Head of Film Four Lab Robin Gutch is to leave the experimental film-making division after four

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    BBC TAKES ON CRITICS.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    The BBC is to take criticism that it is 'dumbing down' head-on with an initiative that

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    FLETCHER AT ENDEMOL.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    RDF Media former head of entertainment Jane Fletcher has resurfaced at Endemol UK where she is

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    C4 hires BBC's Yorke to fill top drama role.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    Channel 4 has appointed BBC head of drama series John Yorke to boost popular, long-running series following the demise of C4 soap Brookside, writes Penny Hughes.

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    C4 viewers to vote on 100 worst Britons.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    Channel 4 is hitting back at the BBC's Great Britons extravaganza with an irreverent two-hour special on the 100 worst Britons, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Cilla cohort O'Dell departs Granada.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    The after-effects of Cilla Black's departure from Blind Date rumbled on this week with Granada head of entertainment series Chris O'Dell announcing his decision to quit after 14 years, writes John Plunkett.

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    Talkback and Thames in tie-up.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    Fremantle Media has merged the operational departments of Talkback and Thames to create one company which will be known as Talkback Thames, writes Jane Marlow.

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    BBC LAUNCHES ULTIMATE SEARCH TO NAIL NESSIE.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    The BBC is to conduct a hunt for the Loch Ness monster with a major new