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    Pace profits jump

    2002-01-08T13:07:00Z

    Set-top box manufacturer reaps rewards of vibrant market as pre-tax profits rise 20.9 per cent to£22.2m

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    JERRY GLOVER 1961-2001

    2002-01-08T13:07:00Z

    Former managing director of National Geographic Channel Europe and one of the UK's best known cable and satellite executives, died on the 23 December last year

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    BBC to raise Radio 1 profile

    2002-01-08T11:59:00Z

    Station controller Andy Parfitt agrees to on-air mentions of the BBC brand as corporation bids to connect with younger audiences

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    Entrepreneur saves MediaWave

    2002-01-07T15:36:00Z

    Streaming media specialist splits into two divisions as cash injection ensures company's survival

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    BBC sets launch date for digital kids' channels

    2002-01-07T14:52:00Z

    CBBC and CBeebies to go live next month with slate of new commissions

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    BT eyes BSkyB model

    2002-01-07T12:36:00Z

    Chairman Sir Christopher Bland talks of ambitious move for telecoms company into broadcasting and content provision

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    Geldof indie eyes East Midlands radio licence

    2002-01-04T15:20:00Z

    Ten Alps and partner SBS Broadcasting apply for commercial licence for new station serving 1.8 million people in Leicester, Derby and Nottingham

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    Embattled Radio 2 veteran Young gets knighthood

    2002-01-04T09:36:00Z

    78-year old DJ is honoured amid ongoing reports that he is to be dropped by the BBC

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    BARB switch causes ratings chaos

    2002-01-03T16:33:00Z

    New system plagued with teething problems leaves broadcasters and advertisers in the dark

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    Newsnight's Entwistle steps up to editor

    2002-01-03T11:44:00Z

    Political programme's acting editor gets top job after former editor Sian Kevill's wider political role at the BBC is extended

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    BBC1 is nation's most watched channel

    2002-01-02T15:08:00Z

    Corporation's flagship service beats ITV1 in overall ratings for the year for the first time ever

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    Broadcast and Produxion wish all our readers and users a happy Xmas break

    2001-12-21T12:52:00Z

    The site will not be updated from Friday 21 December, but normal service will be resumed on 2 January. Until then, have a great holiday and don't forget to log in when you get back to catch up on what's been happening over the festive season

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    Government announces structure of its digital TV action plan

    2001-12-21T10:42:00Z

    Kim Howells and Douglas Alexander to head steering board as part of government's action plan for digital TV

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    BBC promotions fill entertainment void

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has filled the vacuum at the top of its entertainment department by appointing controller of daytime Jane Lush as its new controller of entertainment commissioning and Sophie Clarke-Jervoise as

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    C4 raids Initial for Raman

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to beef up its factual entertainment slate with the appointment of Initial executive producer Nav Raman as editor, factual entertainment, writes Penny Hughes.

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    PERFECT MATCH ON AGAIN FOR C4

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a further five instalments to RDF Media's dating show Perfect Match, as well as a one-off epilogue of series one, writes Penny Hughes.

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    FIREMAN SAM ADDS MUSCLE TO GULLANE

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Gullane has added to its children's TV character portfolio after buying 50 per cent of the rights to Fireman Sam from S4C International (SC4I), writes Steve Aston.

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    C5 opts for Sky's Sunrise News

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    BSKYB HAS finally secured a toehold in terrestrial television following Channel 5's decision to ditch the ITN News Channel as its early morning breakfast news feed in favour of Sky News, writes Simon Ellery.

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    CHANNEL TV SOLD

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    ITV shareholder Channel Television has been bought for around£20m by Illiffe News & Media, a company owned by Lord Illiffe of Yattenden. The sale followed the buyout of the company

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    NTL SPORT PLAN OFF

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    NTL content subsidiary Premium TV has shelved plans for a joint-venture sport channel with the BBC because of its financial problems. The BBC was due to provide archive sport footage to