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    BBC to make landmark ancient Rome drama

    2001-06-14T16:39:00Z

    The BBC has unveiled a new landmark drama series set in ancient Rome, writes Leigh HolmwoodFalco, a series of 60-minute episodes, based on the Falco books by Lindsay Davis, will focus

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    MTV UK to meet with destiny's child

    2001-06-14T16:34:00Z

    MTV Networks UK has bagged live rights to show Destiny's Child's biggest European concert to date as part of a weekend focusing on the hit girl band.The broadcaster is planning

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    Aussie firm buys Dekos

    2001-06-14T16:33:00Z

    Australian sports broadcaster Pineapplehead has bought four Deko image management/character generators from Pinnacle Systems for its new European base in London. The systems will be used for the first time by

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    Irdeto secures smart card fraud conviction

    2001-06-14T16:33:00Z

    Conditional access firm secures conviction against supplier of illegal satellite smart cards

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    Aussie series heads hallmark acquisitions

    2001-06-14T16:30:00Z

    The Hallmark Channel has unveiled new acquisitions headlined by Granada Australia drama hit SeaChange.Hallmark director of broadcasting Rosie Hill-Davies has bought the 39 x 60-minute series from Granada International for

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    SMG TV to produce Shirley Bassey biog for C4

    2001-06-14T16:25:00Z

    Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor for history, arts and religion Tim Kirby has commissioned SMG TV Productions to produce an unauthorised biography on Shirley Bassey, writes Simon ElleryThe 60-minute programme is

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    Channel 5 lines up 'counter-reality' show

    2001-06-14T16:14:00Z

    Channel 5 has lined up a counter-reality show from ITN factual that attempts to paint a more accurate picture of survival on a desert island, writes Georgina LipscombThe Real Castaway features

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    ONdigital makes call to Mother

    2001-06-14T16:01:00Z

    Advertising agency that helped launch Channel 5 brought in to oversee rebranding to ITV Digital next month

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    Go Racing deal heads for the knacker's yard

    2001-06-14T16:01:00Z

    Broadcaster-led consortium admits 10-year media deal 'likely to founder' on race-data impasse as consortium leader Arena Leisure suspends shares

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    OpenTV buys Static

    2001-06-14T12:24:00Z

    $59m deal sees interactive TV platform provider branch out into content development

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    Madonna grants BBC access

    2001-06-14T10:03:00Z

    Crew granted exclusive admission to star's inner sanctum on Drowned World Tour for Only One Madonna documentary to air on BBC 1 in July

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    100 executive jobs to go at Granada

    2001-06-14T09:42:00Z

    Allen seeks to slash£60m from operating costs by 2003 as digital costs and lacklustre ad revenues combine to force media group into red

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    TV faces 24-hour summer black-out

    2001-06-14T09:25:00Z

    Plans to boost coverage for digital terrestrial transmissions could see analogue television signals go off air

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    C4 rethinks regions

    2001-06-14T09:19:00Z

    Nations and regions head of programmes Stuart Cosgrove mulls new strategy to help creative firms outside the capital

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    Bland lays into Kaufman

    2001-06-14T09:19:00Z

    BBC chairman accuses Commons media select committee chairman of being 'headline obsessed'

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    Post Impressions set to merge with Snell & Wilcox

    2001-06-13T17:53:00Z

    Two of the UK's leading developers of high-definition technology to merge in venture-capital backed deal

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    C5 News at Breakfast axed

    2001-06-13T17:40:00Z

    ITN confirms Channel 5 News as Breakfast will go as part of wider news re-structure at fifth terrestrial broadcaster

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    RTL eyes US move

    2001-06-13T14:23:00Z

    Chief executive Bellens says media group will push to become 'clear European leader before mounting drive to develop 'US presence'

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    Granada braced for job cuts as media group splits into two

    2001-06-13T09:52:00Z

    Restructure into content and platform divisions expected to result in significant job cuts as media group bids to slash extra£60m from operating costs by 2003 and to become 'slimmer.. more focused'

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    Nokia loses a fifth of its value after surprise profit warning sends shares into free fall

    2001-06-12T17:38:00Z

    Long time sector darling sees shares nosedive after it halves sales growth estimates in second quarter warning