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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

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    Dyke slams C4 over criticism of BBC 3.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC director general Greg Dyke has slammed Channel 4's criticism of proposed new digital channel BBC 3, saying C4 was 'awash with money' and should not suggest the new youth service

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    Senior loss at September.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    September films has been dealt a blow following long-standing head of factual entertainment Elaine Gallagher's decision to quit, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Night and Day loses slot.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    ITV has axed Granada's ambitious soap Night and Day from its teatime slot after less than five months on air, while its other daytime drama Crossroads has ceased production, writes Steve Aston.

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    11/9 FILM FOR C4.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Controversial writer Ronan Bennett has been commissioned by Channel 4 to write a docu-drama focusing on five of the hijackers who took part in the 11 September terrorist attacks, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    RATINGS - Easter weekend brings laughter and grief.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    The announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother gave the BBC the lion's share of viewers on Saturday evening (30 March), writes Jon Rogers.

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    HIT CHIEF GOES IT ALONE.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Former Hit Entertainment head of co-productions and acquisitions Peter Curtis has resurfaced with his own kids indie, Spellbound Entertainment. Curtis, who left Hit more than a year ago, aims to develop

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    VIRGIN RADIO RAPPED.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Virgin Radio has been rapped once again by regulators over its late-night show with DJ Jon Holmes. Viewers complained to the Broadcasting Standards Commission after Holmes made a spoof phone call

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    SPIN-DOCTORING FOCUS.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Broadcasters and politicians will be brought together to look at the art of spin-doctoring at a special lunch hosted by The Media Society. The event, called 'The dog and the lampost

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    4 VENTURES ADDS CHIEF.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commercial arm 4 Ventures has poached Deloitte & Touche UK director of strategy Sue Ford as its first finance chief. Ford, who joins this month reporting to 4 Ventures

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    DISTRACTION US DEAL.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Distraction Formats, which distributes shows such as BBC 1's Star for a Night, has signed a deal with the William Morris Agency in the US to push its shows to American

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    ASIA NEWS CONFERENCE.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Newsworld Asia is set to take place for the second year running in Singapore between 31 July and 2 August. Former CNN broadcaster Riz Khan will again chair the event, which

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    ANIMATION SEMINAR.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    CITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace, Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson, Tiger Aspect joint managing director Andrew Zein and BBC deputy head of children's acquisitions Estelle Hughes

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    BBC IMPROVES BITESIZE.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has launched a new interactive SMS tool to add to its BBC Bitesize revision service aimed at GCSE students. Txt Bites will offer students selected Q&As covering maths, physics,

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    LE DREAM GETS NEW SLOT.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has rescheduled Tiger Aspect Productions' daytime factual series Le Dream to run in peaktime in July. The 8 x 30-minute series that investigates buying and renovating houses in rural

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    Advertisers fear for ITV's future.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    ITV is likely to emerge from the advertising recession in worse shape than Channel 5, BSkyB and the radio industry, according to advertisers.Despite recent forecasts from radio group GWR and investment

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    Granada goes Dutch with formats deal.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Granada has struck a formats and co-production deal with one of the Netherlands' largest production companies in an attempt to expand further into the European market, writes Steve Aston.

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    Wise Buddah Broadcast is closed down.

    2002-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Wise Buddah chairman Mark Goodier has admitted defeat and shut down the company's broadcast arm, Wise Buddah Broadcast, after unsuccessful talks with the banks, writes Georgina Lipscomb.