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    Brown to auction off spectrum stash

    2001-04-20T13:25:00Z

    DTI keeps quantity of unused terrestrial TV capacity a secret as chancellor plans sale

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    McVay targets new media companies

    2001-04-20T13:23:00Z

    Pact chief executive ready to appoint first head of marketing to initiate new-media drive

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    Queen mum benefits from a bit of Colour

    2001-04-20T13:21:00Z

    TWI/Carlton 'in Colour strand gets access to exclusive archive footage for portrayal of the UK's oldest royal

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    Commercial broadcasters programme policy statements imminent

    2001-04-20T13:11:00Z

    ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 move into self-regulatory era after annual performance reviews bite dust

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    Riley takes helm for new black drama

    2001-04-20T12:36:00Z

    The Cops director to direct new BBC2 drama BabyFather which features virtually all-black cast

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    BBC to push free digital

    2001-04-20T09:13:00Z

    Corporation creates new department under former customer services director and Digital TV Group chairman Michaela Starks to drive public awareness of free-to-air digital television

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    Channel 5 gets£6m programme boost

    2001-04-20T09:13:00Z

    Warring shareholders bury hatchet and agree extended budget for high profile entertainment shows in attempt to boost channel's audience share

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    Watchdog spin-offs on way

    2001-04-20T09:13:00Z

    Rogue Traders and Weekend Live pilots result of Heggessey mandate to modernise and refresh long-running BBC 1 shows

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    RTL calls in Lambie Nairn

    2001-04-20T09:13:00Z

    Design guru resposible for the£5 million 'balloon' rebrand of BBC1 called in for Pearson TV makeover

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    ITV gives Queen Mother colour

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    ITV has commissioned the fourth instalment in its ... in Colour strand, with a special on the Queen Mother, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    £6m boost for C5 productions

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5's warring shareholders RTL Group and United Business Media (UBM) have agreed a truce in their battle over the station's programming budget by green-lighting an extra£6m for original productions.The

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    Ofcom bodies still struggling to agree

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The five main industry regulators due to be merged to form Ofcom are struggling to reconcile their differences despite public protestations of unity, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    Watchdog stable set to expand

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 is ramping up its consumer affairs output with the introduction of two Watchdog spin-off shows, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    BBC to promote free-to-air digital

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has created a new department to focus on promoting free-to-view digital TV, write Georgina Lipscomb and Simon Ellery.

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    News 24 clears schedule

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    BBC News 24 is gearing up to clear its schedule during the general election campaign with an ambitious plan to focus almost entirely on the election.Broadcast has also learnt that BBC

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    Planet 24 production director quits to set up multimedia indie

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Planet 24 production director Paul Sandler has left the company and plans to launch a multimedia production company in the summer, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Chrysalis chief exec steps back from Heart

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis Radio chief executive Phil Riley has stepped down from his dual role of managing director of the group's London station Heart 106.2 FM because of work pressures, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Clark emerges at BBC entertainment

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Former LWT Head of comedy Lisa Clark has re-surfaced at the BBC as an entertainment executive producer, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Broadcaster programme policies due next week

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The commercial broadcasters will next week publish their first programme policy statements as part of a move towards greater self-regulation, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    Shearman to rebrand as Tiger Aspect West

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect Productions is rebranding its wholly owned subsidiary company Shearman Productions as Tiger Aspect West, as part of a plan to beef up its factual output, writes Penny Hughes.