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    League accuses Deloitte & Touche of conflict of interest

    2002-04-05T11:25:00Z

    Body says second administrator must be appointed to ITV Digital due to accountancy firm's ongoing financial involvement with clubs

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    Ted and Alice ups slot share but Bad Girls takes the spoils

    2002-04-05T11:06:00Z

    BBC 1's new comedy drama improves BBC 1's average for 21.00 slot but fails to get the better of ITV 1's prison drama

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    OFT extension buys extra time for Sky.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has extended the deadline for BSkyB to respond to charges that it breached competition rules, opening the door for 11th-hour moves by the satellite giant

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    FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR ITV'S ZHIVAGO.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Production is underway in Slovakia and the Czech Republic on Granada's multimillion pound ITV drama Zhivago, writes Steve Aston.

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    IRN under fire for obit gaffe.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    As criticism over the BBC's coverage of the Queen Mother's death raged this week, national radio news provider IRN was forced to apologise for failing to notify its 260 customers of the death because someone 'pressed the wrong button', writes Georgina Lip

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    UK skills base must improve, says Alli.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Massive skills gaps' are holding back the UK production industry's success in the US, former Planet 24 boss Waheed Alli has warned.On the eve of international programme market Mip-TV, Skillset patron

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    BBC 4 shows to air on BBC 2.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is looking to screen the best programmes from new digital cultural channel BBC 4 on BBC 2 in response to criticisms that few viewers have access to the new service, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    KISS TAKES ON SO SOLID.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Controversial garage collective So Solid Crew are to host their own Friday night show on Emap-owned radio station Kiss 100. The group, which has recently seen one of its members imprisoned

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    Dyke hopes to revive news unit.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    THE BBC could soon resurrect a planned special news investigations unit, which was put on hold following the spiralling cost of covering the war in Afghanistan, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Bectu warns of compulsory OU job cuts.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Broadcast union Bectu has warned that up to 100 BBC staff in the corporation's Open University (OU) production centre in Milton Keynes could lose their jobs after 16 posts were axed, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    CRCA anger at Radio Authority.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    The Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) has hit out at the Radio Authority's 'interference' in the radio business, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    NTL bondholders act to kickstart business.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Debt-ridden cable giant NTL has been thrown a lifeline after an unofficial committee of bondholders this week called on the firm to withhold interest payments totalling $96m (#67m), writes Simon Ellery.

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    BBC Wales faces wrath of indies.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    One of BBC Wales' key independent commissioning executives has quit amid concerns from indies that the broadcaster has 'no clear idea what the commissioning process is'.Commissioning executive Nick Evans leaves in

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    New Irish broadcasting forum.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Irish broadcasters are bracing themselves for possible legislative changes following the creation of a new broadcasting forum, writes Penny Hughes.

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    MERIDIAN/LWT REJIG.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    LWT managing director Lindsay Charlton has been moved to the same post at Meridian following Mary MacAnally's decision to quit after six years. Charlton will be replaced at LWT, one of

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    HOLMES STAYS ON.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    GMTV has signed presenter Eamonn Holmes for another three years, scotching suggestions that he was planning to leave to work for the BBC. Holmes has presented GMTV since 1993.

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    CABLE UPTAKE SLOWS.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Cable TV uptake has dramatically slowed according to the latest quarterly statistics from the Independent Television Commission. For the quarter to 1 January, uptake rose by only 1.5 per cent compared

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    TV HEAT NEEDS SLOT.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Emap, publisher of Broadcast, and Monkey have opened discussions with Channel 5 and Sky to produce a TV version of celebrity magazine Heat after Channel 4 turned down the Monkey-produced pilot.

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    DEAF EDITOR FOR SHOW.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    See Hear, the BBC's flagship programme for the hard of hearing, has appointed its first deaf editor. Terry Riley, who currently produces the Saturday morning BBC 2 show, takes over the

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    TV CORP MAKES LOSS.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Television Corporation has reported a pre-tax loss of #2.9m for 2001, after writing off a #4.5m investment in powerboat racing. The company thought it could turn the sport into the next