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    Turning the white paper into law.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Work on shaping the communications white paper into something that can justifiably become legislation is beginning in earnest. Lobbyists on all sides of the industry are attempting to turn the greener

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    FREE TO AIR - It's the programmes.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    By a simple twist of fate, the first anniversary of the New Regime at Broadcasting House coincides with the publication of an interview in The Spectator with the sacked former BBC

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    TRADE TALK - The TV activist.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    One of the broadcaster's longest-serving staffers, Channel 4 editor of nations and regions Alan Hayling, is going back into documentary-making.

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    IN MY VIEW - Tony Stoller.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    On Access Radio, a non-commercial service which could fill the gaps in current provision.

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    ON THE BOX - Popstars who don't sing.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Two Four Productions' Rukhsana Mosam regrets the constant intervention of Nigel in Popstars but was moved by The Last Days.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Contract killer?

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Sky has been battling against ITN's hold on television news for nearly two decades. But the announcement from Sky News last week that it has four TV players on board for the next bid marks a new seriousness to the challenge.

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    GREG DYKE AT THE BBC - One year of Dyke's rule.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Programme-makers cheered in a director general who promised to demolish Birtist bureaucracy and put the BBC's money back into production. But dissenting voices in the corporation remain unconvinced that Dyke will deliver the golden age they were hoping fo

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    ANALYSIS - INDIE FINANCE - From a Chrysalis to a butterfly.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis has its fingers in a number of pies, besides TV production, such as music, media products and new media - but its radio interests, which have enjoyed phenomenal growth, are the stars of the show.

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    TX - The best possible taste.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    If a film sub-titled In search of the Kama Sutra evokes images of acres of naked flesh and soft-focus sex scenes then Position Impossible is going to disappoint. Executive producer Narinder

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    INTERVIEW - War of independents.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Shaun Williams, chief executive of producers' alliance Pact for almost exactly three years, leaves his post at the end of this week. As he begins a holiday before joining Carlton Communications

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    Older viewers lured into peaktime by 1940s House.

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4's The 1940s House (Thursday 21.00) - with 3.68 million in 14th place in the minority channels top 30 - is a programme with real appeal for C4's daytime-watching oldies.

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    Dissident to lead BBC licence fee protest

    2002-11-04T09:45:50Z

    A former Russian dissident said yesterday that he was prepared to go to jail in protest at the BBC's lack of impart...

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    Arts fears as BBC prepares to revamp Omnibus

    2002-11-04T09:46:19Z

    The BBC is to scrap Omnibus, its flagship arts programme, in its present form, it revealed yesterday, alarming crit...

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    Cilla's set for a new TV show

    2002-11-04T09:46:20Z

    Cilla Black is to host a new show for ITV, which has been lined up as a possible Blind Date re-placement. ...

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    ITV close to BSkyB deal

    2002-11-04T09:46:59Z

    ITV is close to a multimillion-pound interactive television deal with the satellite broadcaster BSkyB. ...

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    BSkyB pre-tax profits between£29 and£35 million

    2002-11-04T09:47:31Z

    British Sky Broadcasting in which The News Corporation has a 36.3 per cent stake, is forecast to report first quart...

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    So what's the truth Ulrika?

    2002-11-04T09:49:13Z

    Ulrika Jonsson came under pressure to explain her rape allegations last night after pictures were published of her ...

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    Lapdance shock on TV Date

    2002-11-04T09:51:58Z

    Blind Date contestant Maria Mawston had a lorra lorra explaining to do after being exposed as a lap dancer yesterda...

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    Burrel lines up£100,000 TV deal

    2002-11-04T09:54:34Z

    Princess Diana's butler is negotiating a£100,000 fee to talk about his Old Bailey trial ordeal on TV. ...

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    Aha! Alan's back

    2002-11-04T10:03:35Z

    Funnyman Steve Coogan is set to bring hapless comic character Alan Partridge back to our screens, exactly one week ...