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    Carlton and Granada attempt to damp down rift

    2001-06-26T12:42:00Z

    ITV partners to continue dialogue after public schism sees Carlton and Granada share prices slump to new lows

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    Banzai experiment working for C4

    2001-06-25T17:16:00Z

    Running E4-developed cult betting show on main channel after Big Brother is producing rating results

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    Andy Anson: C4's Big Brother

    2001-06-25T15:37:00Z

    David Wood talks to the broadcaster's head of strategic planning and interactive about how he plans to take C4's core reputations cross-platform

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    Media Networks - spreading the vision

    2001-06-25T15:36:00Z

    Richard Dean investigates how new technologies and faster connection speeds are assisting dedicated media networks to deliver new means of collaborative working

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    BSkyB to close [.tv]

    2001-06-25T12:57:00Z

    Niche digital channels face uncertain future after BSkyB confirms it is to axe its 100 per cent owned technology channel three years after re-launch

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    Media shares dive as report predicts ITV heading for worse recession on record

    2001-06-25T11:15:00Z

    Carlton and Granada fall as new survey says slump in ad spend by big US multinationals is leading to deeper and more protracted crisis than previously expected

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    And they're off

    2001-06-22T16:55:00Z

    'New value for all in racing' claims Go Racing chief executive Christopher Stoddart after BHB agreement for pre-race data secures£387m media rights deal

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    Jobs go as Prebble announces new ITV management

    2001-06-22T13:09:00Z

    ITV begins cost-cutting as chief executive names new integrated management team

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    Hear'Say get own TV show

    2001-06-22T13:05:00Z

    LWT commissioned to produce Hear'Say It's Saturday which will air on ITV later this year

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    RDF chairmanship tempts Eyre back

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Richard Eyre, the former Pearson TV chief turned novelist, has dipped his toe back into the industry after agreeing to become chairman of indie RDF Media, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Retailers add to confusion over digital TV

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Staff at some of the country's leading retailers are hopelessly confused about digital TV, according to independent research published this week.A survey undertaken by Broadcast and published this week showed more

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    BBC returns US chief

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    BBC Worldwide Americas chief executive Peter Phippen is returning to the UK to head the company's publishing division, writes Katy Elliott.

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    Tiger firms form Washington arm

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect Productions and sister company Tigress Productions have put around£500,000 into a new US factual operation and have poached National Geographic documentary producer Christine Weber to run it, writes Penny Hughes.

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    EC0-TERRORISTS GET C4 LOOK IN

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has commissioned a 70-minute drama on eco-terrorism from Hart Ryan Scotland, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Spectrum deals retuned

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 may soon be asked to pay for the use of their analogue spectrum, but the BBC should have its fees paid by the government, according to

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    ITV boss urges action for digital

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble has demanded that the government do more to speed up the take-up of digital terrestrial television if it wants to free up analogue airwaves, writes Steve Aston.

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    Channel 5 to rejig daytime schedule

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has axed The Bold and the Beautiful as part of an overhaul of its daytime schedule, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Cowey takes active role in TOTP revamp

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Top of the Pops executive producer Chris Cowey is to take a more hands-on role on the BBC 1 flagship music programme following the departure of producer Lee Lodge, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Breakfast slot open

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Planet Rapido, Planet 24, Ginger Productions, Princess Productions and TalkBack Productions have emerged as potential bidders for Channel 4's early morning slot following confirmation that the Big Breakfast format will be axed this year, writes Penny Hugh

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    Media reform set for delays

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Prime Minister Tony Blair has plunged broadcasters into months of uncertainty by delaying a decision on liberalising the cross-media ownership laws.The Queen's speech on Wednesday (20 June) revealed that the government