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    Imago spotlights adultery for ITV1

    2003-02-06T08:30:00Z

    ITV1 has commissioned Norwich-based indie Imago to produce a series delving into the world of adulterous man's 'other woman', writes Paul Revoir.

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    Auf Wiedersehen heads for Cuba

    2003-02-06T08:30:00Z

    BBC1 drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet- which picked up ratings of more than 12 million when it was revived last year - is to return for another series, this time set in Cuba, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    ITV1 plans M25 murder drama

    2003-02-06T08:30:00Z

    Granada has scooped two factual dramas from ITV in the wake of its success with Hillsborough and The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, writes John Plunkett.

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    Scream bags Living chat slot

    2003-02-06T08:30:00Z

    Living TV is to double its original programming output with its biggest ever commission - Loose Lips, a live daily talk show from Scream Films, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Dyke to take chair at RTS Cambridge

    2003-02-06T08:30:00Z

    BBC director general Greg Dyke will take centre stage at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Cambridge convention this year after agreeing to chair the biennial event, writes Paul Revoir

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    Indies rap Discovery

    2003-02-06T08:30:00Z

    Producers' alliance Pact has issued a warning to producers over what it claims is a restrictive clause in Discovery Networks' contracts, which blocks programme-makers or their distributors licensing anything it has commissioned to National Geographic, writes Paul Revoir

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    Crossroads faces the axe

    2003-02-06T08:30:00Z

    They axed half the cast, demolished the infamous shaky set and turned the sauce factor up to 11 - but not even Emma Noble in a hot-tub could revive the fortunes of ITV's troubled soap Crossroads, which is set to be axed from its teatime slot within weeks, ...

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    Grace departs ITV as Pickard arrives

    2003-02-06T08:30:00Z

    ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace is quitting the network centre just 10 days before the arrival of new director of programmes Nigel Pickard, writes John Plunkett

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    VH1 launches quest to find UK's top divas

    2003-02-06T08:30:00Z

    VH1 has started production on a new talent series, Dare to Diva, which aims to find the UK's biggest diva. The London event - the second stop in a five-city tour which takes in Nashville, Miami, New York and Philadelphia - offers budding female singers ...

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    Liddiment teams up with Spacey

    2003-02-05T15:10:44Z

    Former ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has joined forces with Kevin Spacey to become the producer of London's Old Vic theatre company, writes John Plunkett

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    Jazz FM Manchester gets new md

    2003-02-05T13:58:07Z

    A new managing director has been appointed to run Jazz FM's north west of England station as part of a series of changes since the Guardian Media Group (GMG) bought the network in July last year, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    BBC suffers peaktime blackout

    2003-02-05T10:39:08Z

    Millions of viewers in London and the south east were left watching blank screens last night (5 January) as BBC 1 and BBC 2 went off air during peaktime, writes Luke Satchell

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    My TV career's over fears Matthew Kelly

    2003-02-05T09:56:10Z

    Troubled Matthew Kelly fears his glittering TV career is over. ...

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    Bashir: It was such pressure

    2003-02-05T09:54:34Z

    Documentary ace Martin Bashir told last night of the manic eight months he spent getting to know Michael Jackson. ...

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    15m - Show of the year for ITV

    2003-02-05T09:52:19Z

    Up to 15 million viewers saw Martin Bashir's disturbing interview with Jackson. ...

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    No turning back

    2003-02-05T09:50:17Z

    Kelly tells how child sex arrest has changed his life. ...

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    TV scoop earns millions for Granada

    2003-02-05T09:48:59Z

    The Michael Jackson documentary - which attracted more than 15 million viewers - is the most lucrative single progr...

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    Comcast sells TV systems in cut-price deal

    2003-02-05T09:34:49Z

    Comcast, the largest US cable operator, has sold a group of TV systems in the Rocky Mountain region for about $675m...

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    Channel with an identity crisis

    2003-02-05T09:34:15Z

    Next week when BBC3 at last claims its allotted place alongside the likes of BBC's 1,2,4,6 and 7, the first phase o...

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    Millions lose BBC signal

    2003-02-05T09:33:44Z

    Millions of television viewers were faced with a blank screen last night when BBC lost transmission during the peak...