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BBC DOCS RESHUFFLE.
The BBC's political documentaries department is to be incorporated into a new BBC 2 structure for special programmes under an as yet unnamed senior executive producer reporting to head of current
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NATPE CHANGES AFOOT.
Natpe organisers are understood to be considering plans to split the event into three - separating out domestic syndication and international syndication with a third event for the advertising community. The
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C5 BUYS IN FOOTBALL.
Channel 5 has spent some of this year's increased programming budget on acquiring exclusive rights to broadcast live England's bid to win the European 2002 Under-21 Championship, beating off competition from
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PLUG AND PLAY TRIAL.
Cable companies NTL and Telewest are starting trials of new technology from set-top box maker Pace MicroTechnology that will allow wireless broadband connection throughout the home. The new technology dubbed 'plug
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Disney TV set to broadcast after bedtime.
The battle for pre-school viewers is in danger of being taken way past the traditional 20.00 bedtime with Walt Disney set to extend the running time for its Playhouse Disney channel to 23.00, writes Simon Ellery.
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Digi viewers flock to BBCi.
Over 40 per cent of digital TV viewers have accessed BBCi interactive services, according to figures from the corporation, writes Steve Aston.
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Virgin U-turn is blow for Penk.
Virgin Radio programme director Paul Jackson has made an embarrassing volte face, shunting DJ Steve Penk off the breakfast slot only a week after telling Broadcast there was 'no motive of
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NTL refinancing could aid merger.
The imminent restructure of debt-laden cable outfit NTL could accelerate a merger with its UK rival Telewest, according to investment bank Merrill Lynch, writes Simon Ellery.
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R2 CELEBRATES BEATLES AT 40.
Howlett Media Productions is producing a four-part series for BBC Radio 2 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Beatles. The series has been commissioned by R2 controller Jim Moir and
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RATINGS - ITV 1 has best ratings weekend in six months.
BBC 2's docu-drama about the Nazi planning of the 'final solution' in 1942 attracted twice the channel's normal audience share this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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NEWS VIEWERS STUDY.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has teamed up with the Broadcasting Standards Commission to launch a new initiative on news and current affairs to determine what coverage viewers want. University of
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MCCALL IN TARRANT SLOT.
TV presenter Davina McCall is to stand in for Capital 95.8 FM DJ Chris Tarrant for a week while he is on holiday. McCall, host of Channel 4's Big Brother, will
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INTERACTIVE PANORAMA.
BBC 1 current affairs strand Panorama is to launch its first live interactive TV debate when its new series starts on Sunday (3 February). Digital satellite viewers will be able to
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POLITICAL ED FOR WALES.
BBC Wales has appointed Ashok Ahir as managing editor political programmes. Ahir was formerly senior broadcast journalist on Wales Today. He has spent his entire career at BBC Wales, starting out
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UBC/UKRD CONTENT DEAL.
UBC Media has signed a content deal with UKRD group to provide UKRD's 10 radio stations with entertainment news and business news bulletins from Bloomberg. UBC Media has also struck a
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EXTREME TO AIR GAMES.
The Extreme Sports Channel has bought the UK TV rights to the boarding and BMX event The Gravity Games previously screened on BBC 2. Coverage of the 2001 event, which took
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FROST CLEARED BY ITC.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has cleared ITV over a controversial religious series which was slated as a recruitment tool for Christianity. The ITC ruled that Alpha - Will it Change
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NETWORK X HIRES.
BBC news has announced its first two senior appointments for digital radio Network X's news bulletins. BBC Radio 1 news editor Rod McKenzie has been appointed as news editor, a position
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ZHIVAGO GREENLIGHT.
Granada has secured E-vision (Epsilon TV Productions) and WGBH Boston as co-producers for its forthcoming ITV epic Doctor Zhivago, which begins filming in the Czech Republic next month. The film will
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Industry weighs up media plans.
Producers' alliance Pact has called on the government to establish a code of practice to balance the competing interests of broadcasters and independent producers.Pact claimed such a code - which it