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    Sky cricket advance

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Sky Sports has launched Sky Scope, a system which 'uses the latest missile-tracking technology to measure the exact flight path of a cricket ball'.Sky Scope uses computer graphics and six specialised

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    ITC carpets QVC

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Shopping channel QVC has been carpeted by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) over comments made by one of its presenters. In a segment advertising Buddha statues, the presenter said that if

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    ROSE D'OR SPECIAL: MONTREUX 27-30 APRIL - C4 and BBC square up for chat rivalry

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Former channel 4 bedfellows Johnny Vaughan and Graham Norton could go head to head as chat show hosts on different channels, after signing exclusive two-year deals with the BBC and C4

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    ROSE D'OR SPECIAL: MONTREUX 27-30 APRIL - Montreux news snips

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    - World's End Productions is developing another series with comedy stars Adam and Joe. Adam and Joe's American Animation Adventure will air as part of a second Channel 4 animation season

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    ROSE D'OR SPECIAL: MONTREUX 27-30 APRIL - Lux orders Marion special

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller of entertainment Danielle Lux has lined up a one-off Marion & Geoff special for BBC 2, which will reveal the identities of the show's eponymous characters for the first time, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    ROSE D'OR SPECIAL: MONTREUX 27-30 APRIL - Lenny Henry takes Golden Rose for BBC

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    BBC comedy Lenny Henry In Pieces scooped the coveted Golden Rose of Montreux award this week as part of a solid haul for UK producers, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    BSC clears Robinson insult to Welsh

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Anne Robinson's anti-Welsh outburst on BBC 2's Room 101 programme generated 427 complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC), yet the commission did not uphold any of them. The BSC found

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    NBC orders more weakest link shows

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    US network NBC has licensed a further 13 instalments of BBC entertainment show The Weakest Link. The order follows an original deal for 13 x 60-minute editions of the award-winning show,

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    BBC appoints Shah to senior India role

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    BBC Worldwide territory manager for south Asia Monisha Shah has been appointed director of BBC Worldwide India Private Limited. As a member of the board, she will be charged with formulating

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    Eurosport strikes cricket portal deal

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Eurosport has struck a deal with the 365 Corporation cricket service cricketline.com to create a dedicated Eurosport cricket portal. The agreement means that eurosport.co.uk will receive the latest cricket news, including

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    NTL in AOL Time Warner broadband talks

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    NTL is in talks with AOL Time Warner to launch a broadband tie-up following AOL's mounting frustration with BT over broadband access. The deal could see AOL customers accessing high-speed internet

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    Ghosh sees off strong Emma Competition

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    ITN home affairs correspondent Shiulie Ghosh has been named Best Television News Journalist at this year's Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards (Emmas). Ghosh, who has been nominated for Best TV journalist at

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    Celador bags Queen's award for top show

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Celador Productions has picked up the Queen's Award for Enterprise for exporting its hit format Who Wants to be a Millionaire? around the world.Since the first edition of the quiz went

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    Zone vision to distribute adult channel

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    London-based channel distributor Zone Vision has signed a deal for a second Private-branded men's channel, Private Girls, on Sky Digital. Programming will be sourced from the US and Europe featuring feature

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    BBC radio boosted by 23 Sony awards

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    The BBC swept the board at this year's Sony Radio Awards, with BBC Radio 2 winning UK station of the year.The BBC won 23 of the 30 awards at last Monday's

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    BBC fills key new media jobs

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has moved closer towards a radical overhaul of its new media division - tipped to be renamed BBCi - after filling five key executive roles, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Odds shorten for Hewitt becoming media secretary

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    E-commerce minister Patricia Hewitt's chances of becoming the next media secretary improved this week, following reports that Chris Smith is expected to be moved from the role in a post-election reshuffle, writes David Rose.

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    C3 news awaits ITC bid approval

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Channel Three News Limited, the consortium which plans to bid for the ITV news contract, will find out whether it has won nominated news provider status by the end of this month, writes Steve Aston.

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    It's a cook-out

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Food channel Taste CFN is launching a Popstars-style hunt to find Britain's next culinary superstar, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Flextech plans content boost

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Telewest content division Flextech is boosting the amount of original content on its wholly owned channels Trouble, Living, Challenge and Bravo from 10 per cent in 2000 to 25 per cent