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    BBC wraps up a talent package.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    The BBC has unveiled a package of new entertainment shows across its channels including a new

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    BAZ MAKES A STINK ON C5.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette has dispensed with his usual Saville Row-tailored elegance and donned a set of overalls and a bright yellow oilskin waistcoat for a one-off show set inside the sewers of London, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    E4 to look at British jet set.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    E4 Director of programmes Murray Boland has greenlit his first original series for the channel by commissioning a documentary following the exploits of well-heeled British holidaymakers in the south of France, writes Penny Hughes

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    C5 offers novel spin on history.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Channel 5 controller of factual Dan Chambers has unveiled his first strand for the broadcaster, which includes a documentary examining whether Hitler was gay, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    NICK TOONS ON WAY.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Nick Toons, the new cartoon channel from Nickelodeon UK, is set to launch next month after

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    CENSUS SET FOR JUNE.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    The third annual census of the audiovisual industries including TV and radio will take place on

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    BROADBAND ON RISE.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    The number of UK's broadband subscribers has now exceeded 600,000 and new connections are being added

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    NTL TO CARRY S4C 2.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    S4C's digital channel S4C 2 will be available on NTL's digital cable TV platform following a

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    NEW BBC WEBSITE.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    The BBC has launched a new website aimed at giving disabled people a forum for their

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    BBC extends interactive tennis service.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    The BBC's flagship Wimbledon interactive service will be available across all digital platforms this year, after its limited availability last year led to a public spat between former ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble and BBC director general Greg Dyke,

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    Spellbound's first success.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    New kids indie Spellbound Entertainment, set up by former Hit Entertainment head of co-productions and acquisitions Peter Curtis, has signed its first production deal, selling a pre-school series to the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    EU to press US to free market.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    EU officials are to press their counterparts in Washington to open up the US TV market

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    Hit formats lead US sales rise.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    An increase in hit formats from UK producers helped boost sales to the US by almost 20 per cent during last year, new trading figures have revealed, writes Jane Marlow

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    Just Group plans merger with Target.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Shareholders of the collapsed Just Group, owner of the Butt Ugly Martians franchise, have raised #1.85m and plan to take the company out of administration and merge it with distributor Target, writes Penny Hughes

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    WEST 175 HIRES CHAIR.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Former Mirror Group chief executive David Montgomery has been appointed chairman of production company West 175

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    MENEER PLOTS RURAL TV.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Former BSkyB marketing director Scott Meneer is setting up a digital channel aimed at rural enthusiasts

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    TEN ALPS MAKES BIG GAIN.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Ten Alps Communications, the TV and radio indie backed by Bob Geldof, has announced a turnaround

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    SOMETHIN' ELSE TALENT.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Indie Somethin' Else has launched its own talent agency, Somethin' Else Talent. The outfit will be

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    GUARDIAN BUYS JAZZ FM.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Jazz FM has been bought by the Guardian Media Group for£44.5m after board members agreed

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    RDF to make Faking It for US market.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    RDF Media is to make a US version of its hit show Faking It which is expected to feature a member of the public passing himself off as a wild west cowboy, writes Penny Hughes