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    Rugby Special set to be given new life away from BBC graveyard slot

    2002-10-11T09:59:08Z

    The BBC has set up a think-tank to discuss when and where the rugby programme should return ...

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    Watchdog rejects EchoStar merger

    2002-10-11T09:58:41Z

    The proposed merger of EchoStar and DirectTV was rejected by the Federal Communications Commission ...

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    TV forgets us oldies, says Prince

    2002-10-11T09:58:21Z

    The Prince of Wales urged television executives last night to remember the older generation ...

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    Brookside must kiss goodbye to dwindling fans

    2002-10-11T09:57:48Z

    Channel 4 has finally called the removal men to Brookside Close ...

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    Basil's brush with hunting

    2002-10-11T09:57:28Z

    An episode of ...

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    No regrets from BBC over Phipps resignation

    2002-10-11T09:56:54Z

    The resignation of Jeremy Phipps from the Jockey Club has done little to placate ...

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    ITV giants Granada and Carlton reopen merger negotiations

    2002-10-11T09:56:21Z

    Carlton and Granada have reopened merger talks that will bring together Britain's two largest ITV broadcasters ...

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    End of the road for the soap that dared to be different

    2002-10-11T09:56:00Z

    , the soap opera that once defined everything that was different about Channel 4, is on its way out ...

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    Redmond blames regulators for Brookside demise

    2002-10-10T15:45:28Z

    Brookside creator and Mersey Television chairman Phil Redmond has hit out at TV regulators for contributing to Channel 4's decision to axe the ailing soap, writes Luke Satchell

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    Japanese war in colour

    2002-10-10T12:24:02Z

    TWI and Carlton are in talks to produce an In Colour film about Japan's wartime record, specifically for the Japanese market, write Leigh Holmwood and Colin Robertson

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    Hallmark makes London key base

    2002-10-10T12:22:30Z

    The Hallmark Channel is set to employ 30 new people at its London office following parent company Crown Media's decision to make it the main base for its channel strategy team outside the US, writes Paul Revoir

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    New directors on C4

    2002-10-10T12:21:18Z

    New directors are to be given a series of three-minute peaktime slots on Channel 4 in order to give them their first break, while an initiative from the broadcaster's 4 Learning division aims to boost new talent in the industry, writes Penny Hughes

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    South-west gets cash boost

    2002-10-10T12:16:33Z

    Development agency South West Screen has launched a£25,000 fund that aims to match cash broadcasters put into projects based in the south-west of the country, writes Penny Hughes

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    S Club 7 becomes teaching aid

    2002-10-10T12:13:29Z

    The sickly sweet lyrics of pop band S Club 7 are to be used to teach children around the world to speak English, following an unlikely deal between Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and BBC Worldwide, writes Colin Robertson

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    Target sets up licensing division

    2002-10-10T12:11:03Z

    Target Distribution has launched a dedicated licensing arm in a bid to become a 'one-stop shop' for television and merchandising rights, writes Jane Marlow

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    Record year for BBC Worldwide

    2002-10-10T12:09:18Z

    BBC Worldwide is claiming record programming deals at this year's Mipcom television market, notching up more than£5m worth of co-productions and programme licensing agreements, writes Paul Revoir

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    Lygo raps BBC over ratings war

    2002-10-10T12:07:45Z

    Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo has added his voice to the growing clamour of criticism over the BBC's burgeoning commercialism with a warning that it should not abuse its power in a bid to chase ratings, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    TWI pushes into Europe

    2002-10-10T12:06:19Z

    Indie TWI is setting up production bases in Germany, Scandinavia and France and has hired two production heavyweights to beef up its UK production in a concerted move for growth, writes Penny Hughes

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    Falling literacy blamed on BBC

    2002-10-10T11:12:59Z

    An attack on the BBC for dumbing down children's programmes won a standing ovation from delegates yesterday. ...

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    German media giant admits backing Hitler

    2002-10-10T11:11:23Z

    Bertelsmann, the German media empire, built its post-war wealth on a lie, it has admitted, acknowledging that the l...