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    OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Stormy weather attracts viewers for ITV

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The news hit the headlines again as ITV achieved the highest news audience of any channel since last Christmas Day, writes Jon Rogers.

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    Granada boss mulls ITV audio drive

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media chairman Charles Allen is believed to be exploring the idea of turning ITV into a major supplier of audio programming for digital radio and multimedia applications, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Gibson will chair 2001 TV festival

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller of documentaries and investigations Jeremy Gibson has been named as The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival advisory chair for 2001, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Morris quits BBC for ITC

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller of policy development Dominic Morris is leaving the corporation to take up the new post of Independent Television Commission director of policy, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Capital Radio to focus on twentysomethings

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    London radio station Capital 95.8 FM is changing its programming policy to concentrate on 20 to 29 year-olds, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Warren to head Granada drama

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Granada controller of comedy and drama Andy Harries has appointed former Tiger Aspect producer Hugh Warren as head of drama as part of a restructure of his new department.Based in London,

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    Tiger poaches Moffitt from Red Pepper Film

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect Productions has poached Red Pepper Film Company business development manager Ian Moffitt to assist its commercial director Andrew Zein, writes Ashley Davies.

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    GRIFFEE POST CONFIRMED

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller of English regions Andy Griffee has been appointed to the new post of head of centre at BBC Birmingham in addition to his current role, as predicted in Broadcast

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    BECTU SUSPENDS BALLOT

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Bectu has suspended a ballot of members of the former BBC education department, subject to consultation at a meeting with its members held on 1 November, as Broadcast went to press.

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    UNIQUE IN COMEDY VENTURE

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Unique Group has teamed up with comedy club operator Jongleurs to set up a London Comedy Festival, and has kicked off conversations with TV and radio broadcasters about transmitting it. The

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    GWR MEETS RADIO LIMIT

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority has agreed that GWR is now within its statutory 15 per cent ownership points limit. GWR, which went over its limit after buying the Daily Mail & General

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    BBC STAFF MOVE APPROVED

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    As predicted by Broadcast, the BBC board of governors has approved plans for BBC News to move from Television Centre back to central London on a site behind Broadcasting House (11.8.00).

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    £750M OFFERED FOR RACING

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The Channel 4, BSkyB and Arena Leisure consortium, Go Racing, has offered the Racehorse Association more than£750m over 10 years for broadcast rights. The proposal includes a daily nine hours

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    UKTV RENAMES PLAY UK

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC and Flextech joint-venture broadcaster UKTV is being renamed Play UK as part of a rebrand designed to differentiate it from sister channels such as UK Gold and UK Drama. A

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    SPECIAL REPORT: RTS AUTUMN CONFERENCE - Debate highlights PSB funding issue

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The future of public service broadcasting should not be dominated by the BBC, but greater competition for public service funds could undermine the size and scale of Britain's public sector broadcasters,

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    Three-way deals 'the future'

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Broadcasters and independent producers will work together on 'ventures' rather than commissions, using e-commerce to help fund programmes, according to BSkyB head of content and creative affairs James Baker, writes Simon Ellery.

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    BBC needs year to judge News move

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The BBC will wait a year before judging its new BBC 1 evening news bulletin a success or failure, according to BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    Orange in indie talks

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Orange chief executive Hans Snook has confirmed Orange is in talks with independents as part of its drive to launch new services through handheld devices, writes Simon Ellery.

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    C4 will stand firm in rights row

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has maintained the broadcaster will stick to its guns in the ongoing battle between indies and broadcasters over rights, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    CUNNINGHAM BECOMES BBC SCOTLAND HEAD OF RADIO

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC Scotland has restructured its radio division with the appointment of head of features Maggie Cunningham to the newly created role of head of radio. Along with overseeing regional and network