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Call for regional ITV to go digital.
ITV should forget trying to fulfil its regional commitments on its main network and should instead launch a separate digital channel to serve the regions, according to Campaign for Quality Television
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BBC set to launch 6 Music digital station in March.
The BBC has set a March launch date for its new digital radio service 6 Music - the corporation's first new national radio station in 32 years, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ITV's quest for ratings caused peaktime rejig.
ITV has admitted that its range of programming in peaktime suffered last year with documentaries and current affairs being pushed out of weekday slots in favour of news, writes Steve Aston.
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BARB DEFENDS ITS FIGURES AGAINST CARAT.
The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (Barb) has hit back at controversial research carried out by media buying agency Carat last week, which claimed its new measuring system was losing millions of
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ITC REVISES CODE ON SPORT AND MAJOR EVENTS.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has revised its code on sport and other listed events following the public consultation it launched in October. Alterations include a provision that free-to-air broadcasters should
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BBC ENHANCES SPORTS WITH INTERACTIVITY.
Five separate sporting events taking place over the weekend of 16 to 17 February will be given interactive treatment as part of the BBC's most ambitious interactive project to date. The
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THREE NEW OUTLETS FOR THE DATING CHANNEL.
The TV Group, which runs The Dating Channel, is to launch three new free-to-air channels by the third quarter of this year. TV Group chief executive Peter Nellemann has announced plans
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DAVIES TO GIVE THOUGHTS ON BBC'S FUTURE.
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies is to outline his thoughts on the future of the corporation at a special event organised by the Royal Television Society. The former Goldman Sachs economist, who
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FOX KIDS ROLLS OUT TEXT MESSAGE SERVICE.
Fox Kids Europe is using the UK as the first test base for the pan-European roll-out of a text messaging service. The UK service, launched in conjunction with mobile firm m-Wise,
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SPECIAL: RAJARS - Radios 2, 4 and 5 hit record share.
The BBC trounced its commercial radio rivals in the latest set of Rajars, with BBC Radios 2, 4 and 5 Live all achieving record reach and share figures.The figures, released last
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ITN News Direct share shoots up.
News was a key driver for local radio stations over the last quarter, with ITN News Direct pulling in a huge 71 per cent share increase over the past year, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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RDF wins #6.5m order from C4.
RDF Media has started work on its biggest ever programme commission - a #6.5m project for Channel 4 and TLC billed as 'Scrapheap Challenge meets Robots Wars in hell'.UMC: Ultimate Machine
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Disney plans kids Popstars.
The Disney Channel is to launch its own kids version of ITV 1's Popstars talent search in an attempt to cash in on the genre, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC 2 unveils factual series.
A hard-hitting series charting the stories of three notorious crimes committed by young people is one of the highlights of BBC 2's new year current affairs output, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BLUEYONDER AIMS TO THRILL.
Telewest has unveiled its latest broadband drama commission, which will run on high-speed internet service Blueyonder, writes Simon Ellery.
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ITV LINES UP SECOND RUN OF FAT FRIENDS.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a second series of Fat Friends (right). The series, which focuses on the lives of people who meet through a slimming club, will
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BBC FOCUSES ON BRITISH EUROVISION SINGERS.
The countdown to this year's Eurovision Song Contest will see the four British finalists performing on a special Song For Europe 2002 programme on BBC 1 on 3 March. In the
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LWT ASKS INDIES FOR LONDON PROGRAMMES.
LWT managing director Lindsay Charlton is to commission half of the 12 x 60-minute programmes for the next series of the London Programme from independents. He claimed the decision to look
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SKY ONE REORDERS KIRSTY'S HOME VIDEOS.
Sky One has ordered a second run of Kirsty's Home Videos (right). Deputy director of broadcasting and production Kate Marsh has commissioned a 13 x 60-minute run of the series in
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BURSARY WINNER GAINS RADIO 4 COMMISSION.
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a five-part drama from the winner of BBC Northern Ireland's first Tony Doyle bursary, which encourages writing for television and radio. The thriller, Fraction of Zero,