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    ITV local news threatened.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Regional ITV franchises will be forced to dilute their local news output for millions of viewers once they begin broadcasting via digital satellite, writes Steve Aston.

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    Eyre rules out return to ITV.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    RTL GROUP director of strategy and content Richard Eyre, who resigned from the company this week, has ruled out a return to his previous role at ITV, despite confirming that he had been approached about a return, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    On Digital brand suffers setback.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Carlton and Granada are considering last-minute plans for On Digital's soon-to-launch premium sports channel to be branded as an ITV channel.The channel, which will be launched in August in time for

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    Ofcom vagueness criticised by MPs.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    The influential all-party media group of MPs and peers has written to media secretary Chris Smith and trade secretary Stephen Byers to complain that the communications white paper is too vague about how Ofcom will operate, writes John Lewis.

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    TIGER DENIES DEAL.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect has played down reports that it is in talks about a possible merger with another company while admitting the group is 'always looking at ways to move forward'. A

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    SKY DROPS CARLTON.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Visions has snatched the highly coveted£3m outside broadcast contract to cover Sky Sports' Premiership football from rival Carlton 021. The new deal brings an end to Carlton's eight-year association with

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    HUNT LEAVES CARLTON.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Television commercial development director Caroline Hunt has quit the broadcaster. Hunt, who is understood not to have a job to go to, joined Carlton in 1994 as head of new

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    TV EXPORTS HEALTHY.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    The British Television Distributors Association is to release findings from a survey into UK TV exports later this week, which are expected to show an overall increase in exports across the

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    BOAT RACE LIVE DEAL.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Eurosport has struck a deal with the BBC to show the Oxford and Cambridge boat race across Europe for the first time. British Eurosport will have a production team at the

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    LIVE AND KICKING AXED.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 Saturday morning show Live and Kicking has been axed by BBC controller of children's Nigel Pickard after an eight-year run. It will be replaced by a new live show

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    No victor over BBC expenses.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    BECTU and the BBC have reached a stalemate over the issue of expenses, as BBC Bectu members continue to work to rule, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Liquid brand to roll out across Choice.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy is planning to roll out the channel's high-profile Liquid News brand with the launch of Liquid Business and Liquid Sport, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    BBC cleans up at RTS awards.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    The BBC took the lion's share of awards at the Royal Television Society (RTS) programme awards, with the corporation winning a total of 14 accolades in the event's 25 different categories

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    S4C expands activities.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    S4C is poised to expand its commercial activities and has appointed Eina McHugh to the newly created role of head of project development, S4C Commercial, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Fewer indies make radio shortlist.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Nominations for independent producers in this year's Sony Radio Awards have nosedived from last year's tally, with only a meagre 11 making the grade, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    UK Gold loses second editor in two months.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    UK Gold channel editor Catherine Mackin has resigned from the BBC/Flextech joint-venture with no job to go to, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    RATINGS - Viewers gave their all to BBC's Comic Relief.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Viewers said pants to all other channels last Friday as they flocked to BBC 1's charity fundraising evening, writes Jon Rogers.

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    ITC SLAMS ITV'S LUCY.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    ITV has been slammed by the ITC for shifting late night Carnival Films comedy drama Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married to an early evening slot earlier this year. The regulator upheld

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    OCEAN NETS SADLER.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Capital-owned Ocean Radio Group, which runs Ocean FM, Power FM and Capital Gold in Hampshire, has appointed programme controller Mark Sadler to its board as an executive director.

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    HUGE GULLANE PROFITS.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Animation company Gullane has posted record six-monthly figures through merchandising and the growth of its Thomas the Tank Engine brand in the US and Europe. Revenue rose 173 per cent to