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    ITV starts digital TV drive

    2001-03-29T15:56:00Z

    Commercial broadcaster roles out public information campaign

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    ITC faces accusations of going soft

    2001-03-29T15:56:00Z

    ITV almost escapes censure in regulator's final annual performance review, despite little change among some genres criticised last year

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    Premier League deal falls short of expectation

    2001-03-29T15:56:00Z

    Block deal worth£150m less than expected but League insists some things are more important than money

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    SMG grows at home

    2001-03-29T15:56:00Z

    Virgin Radio-owner SMG has again upped its stake in Scottish Radio Holdings, owner of Radio Clyde and Radio Forth - by a further 0.5 per cent taking it to 28.5 per

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    GWR stays upbeat

    2001-03-29T15:56:00Z

    Radio group GWR, owner of national station Classic FM, has tried to calm nerves about the advertising downturn in the radio sector by forecasting continued growth.The group said it expected

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    Ad slump hits Capital

    2001-03-29T15:56:00Z

    Capital Radio's share price has taken a hammering after the group warned its profits for 2001 may be at least 10 per cent down on last year's figure of£41.3m.The

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    Eutelsat plans satellite broadband service

    2001-03-29T12:12:00Z

    European satellite provider to target educational market with initial plans

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    ITV to return to world's trouble spots

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    ITV has ordered a new documentary series from Granada Television to be fronted by veteran TV war correspondent Michael Nicholson, writesSteve Aston.Back to the Front with Michael Nicholson follows the

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    BBC2 gets another Two Pints of Lager in

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    BBC2 controller Jane Root and controller entertainment commissioning Danielle Lux have commissioned a second 6 x 30-minute series of sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps .

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    Norton signs for Radio 4

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    Unique-produced Graham Norton's Big Apple Crumble to air early next year

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    Granada to revive Sherlock Holmes

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    Granada is to revive its successful drama series Sherlock Holmeson ITV. The programme is currently being cast by Granada controller of drama and comedy Andy Harries.It will show a much

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    Urban Gothic gets second run on C5

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    Hollingworth re-commissions Blackjack Productions for new summer series

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    Jervis Serves up Williams sisters for C4

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    Indie to produce 60-minute special on famous tennis siblings

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    West 175 purchase

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    Media outfit West 175, which produces Master Chefin conjunction with joint-venture outfit Union 175, has bought the rights to European cookery event the World Cook Book Fair from Madrid-based Strategic

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    Carlton to make public school documentary

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    Carlton head of regional programmes Emma Barker has commissioned Bazal to produce an 8 x 30-minute documentary for Carlton Television on public school Harrow.Harrow - The School on the Hill

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    Hegessey moves to stem drama shortage

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    Less repeats and 14 new dramas in store for BBC 1 this summer

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    Thompson aiming to push current affairs into peaktime

    2001-03-29T08:52:00Z

    Director of television singles out fuel crisis and foot and mouth specials as examples of the genre that could work in favoured 21.00 slot

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    MacIntyre to front McVeigh documentary

    2001-03-29T08:52:00Z

    BBC close to securing interview with Oklahoma bomber for live-link up documentary which will air on same day as convicted mass murderer is put to death

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    Lythgoe quits LWT for Fuller's 19 TV

    2001-03-29T08:52:00Z

    Huge blow to Granada as LWT controller of entertainment and TV's 'Nasty Nigel' signs lucrative deal with former Spice Girls manager's indie

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    Carlton lines up Page Three dating show

    2001-03-29T08:52:00Z

    Latest incartion of Who Wants to Be format offers top prize of date with topless model