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    BBC's wide eye travels to middle east

    2004-05-27T08:30:00Z

    Pre-school BBC co-production Wide Eye is to be shown throughout the Middle East following a deal between rights owner Abbey Home Media and TV1 International. The 26 x 10-minute series, made by King Rollo Films, could be screened in up to 16 countries throughout the region including Egypt, Saudi Arabia ...

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    Trouble run for MTV's Undergrads

    2004-05-27T08:30:00Z

    Trouble has inked a deal with Decode Entertainment to screen MTV Animation series Undergrads. The 13 x 30-minute series follows the misadventures of a group of friends in their first year at college. It will begin its run on Trouble next month.

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    Man enough for the job

    2004-05-27T08:30:00Z

    Less mean than Birt, less impulsive than Dyke, we can expect the new DG to captain a sensible ship

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    Thompson as DG: industry reaction

    2004-05-27T08:30:00Z

    Simon Shaps, chief executive

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    Thompson to back BBC Charter plans

    2004-05-27T07:52:10Z

    Incoming BBC director general Mark Thompson is set to rubberstamp the BBC's Charter renewal submission, which includes plans to move major services to Manchester, by the June deadline, whether or not he has joined the corporation by then.

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    Five merger still on agenda

    2004-05-27T07:52:05Z

    Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson said this week that the departure of chief executive Mark Thompson would not stop the broadcaster pursuing his controversial plan to merge with Five.

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    Dyke to front C4 doc about his time as DG

    2004-05-27T07:52:00Z

    Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is to front a film for Channel 4 charting his four years at the corporation.

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    Runners & riders for the top C4 job

    2004-05-27T07:51:00Z

    The current favourite remains Dawn Airey, Sky Network's managing director.

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    Horrocks out of BBC4 running

    2004-05-27T07:50:05Z

    The contest to succeed Roly Keating as controller of BBC4 was thrown wide open this week, after it emerged that BBC head of current affairs Peter Horrocks had not applied for the job.

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    C4 doubles Big Brother airtime

    2004-05-27T07:50:00Z

    Channel 4 has increased its commitment to Big Brother by setting aside almost twice as much terrestrial airtime to the flagship reality show as it did last year.

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    Trevor's World of Sport returns - on radio

    2004-05-27T07:49:05Z

    Trevor's World of Sport , the BBC1 sitcom controversially dropped from the Friday night comedy zone last September, is to get a new lease of life on BBC Radio 4.

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    McGrath joins Tiger as head of features

    2004-05-27T07:49:01Z

    Tiger Aspect Productions has appointed former Channel 4 commissioner Jo McGrath as director of features as part of a restructure of its factual department.

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    Audi to fund two Le Mans shows

    2004-05-27T07:49:00Z

    Car manufacturer Audi is fully funding two major shows on the Le Mans motor-racing tournament for ITV and Channel 4.

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    Granada sells dramas to US

    2004-05-27T07:48:55Z

    Granada has struck a co-production deal with US public broadcaster WGBH Boston for more than 26 hours of costume drama, including four episodes of Miss Marple.

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    Vir loses ITV job after rejig

    2004-05-27T07:48:50Z

    Former Carlton producer and diversity advisor Parminder Vir has been made redundant from ITV after a shake-up in the way the company runs its diversity activities.

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    Five goes live in bid to win kids

    2004-05-26T15:24:05Z

    Five is venturing into live children's programming on Saturday mornings in a bid to challenge the might of BBC1 and ITV throughout the summer.

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    Desmond: let ITV dump arts programmes

    2004-05-26T11:15:32Z

    ITV has reiterated its desire to dump arts and religious programming, suggesting that the BBC should take the lead role.

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    McCririck joins Attheraces

    2004-05-26T11:04:13Z

    Channel 4's flamboyant racing presenter John McCririck has signed up with At The Races, the horseracing channel that collapsed in March and relaunches on the Sky platform next month.

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    Sewell charts history of the Roller

    2004-05-26T09:50:12Z

    Five has drafted in art critic Brian Sewell to front another documentary, this time on luxury car manufacturer Rolls Royce.

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    Death in Gaza (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2004-05-26T09:44:00Z

    'James Miller's death meant that this film had stepped up a level. It had the force of last words or a final testam...