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    BBC SCHEDULER TO MTV.

    2003-01-21T14:21:46Z

    MTV UK has poached the BBC's portfolio schedule manager, Rupert Morling, as its new director of

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    CNN NEWS CHIEF QUITS.

    2003-01-21T14:21:46Z

    The US-based chairman and chief executive of CNN News Group, Walter Isaacson, is stepping down from

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    TWG PROMOTION.

    2003-01-21T14:21:46Z

    The Wireless Group (TWG), owner of national radio station Talk Sport, has promoted marketing director Calum

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    £16M LOSSES FOR PACE.

    2003-01-21T14:21:46Z

    Set-top box manufacturer Pace recorded a loss of£16m in its interim results for the period

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    I'M A CELEB UP FOR SALE.

    2003-01-21T14:21:46Z

    Granada has paved the way to sell I'm a Celebrity ... Get me out of Here!

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    SKY CRICKET GREENLIT.

    2003-01-21T14:21:46Z

    The Independent Television Commission has cleared BSkyB to broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the Cricket

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    PERES TO OVERSEE MIP-TV.

    2003-01-21T14:21:46Z

    Rene Peres has rejoined Mip-TV producer Reed Midem for a fixed three-month term as director of

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    Ofcom director wants more power.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    David Edmonds, one of Ofcom's most senior directors, has called for increased powers for the super-regulator to police public service broadcasting beyond those already outlined in the Communications Bill, writes Jon Rogers.

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    Morrison lobbies for regional cash.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison has called on the government to provide more support for regional production as he takes on a new role as chairman of media body North West Vision (NWV), writes Steve Aston.

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    C4 acts on diversity.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Channel 4 has appointed former BBC producer Mary FitzPatrick to oversee cultural diversity at the broadcaster.FitzPatrick,

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    Research says UK TV afraid to try new things.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Broadcasters are 'playing it safe' and commissioning far fewer original programmes than they were 10 years ago, according to new ITV research, writes David Wood.

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    'Sassy' women to front live Sky News show.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Sky News is understood to be planning a new talk show fronted by three 'sassy and brassy' women as a companion offering to the channel's new Littlejohn show, writes Paul Revoir.

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    TV director turns to begging.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a documentary in which a Granada TV director tries to earn more money begging on the street than he does making TV, writes Penny Hughes.

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    BBC's Turner Laing joins Airey at Sky.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Dawn Airey has made her first major appointment since joining BSkyB last week, poaching BBC controller

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    BBC scores with hit film deal.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Bend it Like Beckham, last summer's hit British movie featuring a wannabe female football star, has been snapped up by the BBC as part of a deal involving a string of movies, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Louis Theroux comes back with US-set series.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Irreverent celebrity interviewer Louis Theroux is set for a comeback with a series set in America as part of an exclusive new deal with the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    CBBC SHORTLIST DUE.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    The BBC is expected to announce the replacement for CBBC controller Nigel Pickard within the next

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    BBC FILLS KEY ROLE.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    The BBC has appointed a new head of political and parliamentary affairs, who will take a

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    ITV NEWS CHANGES.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    ITN's editor of ITV news, David Mannion, has made a number of appointments designed to bolster

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    BBC AL-JAZEERA DEAL.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    The BBC has signed a newsgathering exchange agreement with Qatar-based TV channel al-Jazeera as a new