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BBC WINS LEWIS FIGHT.
The BBC has signed a deal with Lennox Lewis to broadcast the fight to defend his world heavyweight title in April. This is the first time one of Lewis' fights will
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BBC web activities put under House spotlight.
The BBC's expansion of its commercial activities on the web came under the spotlight again this week, at the first of the culture, media & sport select committee's sessions taking evidence
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Independents win renewed deals with Channel 4 News.
Channel 4 News has renewed the contracts with all of the independent production companies that supply it with news, writes Ashley Davies.
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SAY PANTS TO POVERTY.
BBC creative services is behind the promotional launch film for the BBC coverage of Comic Relief 2001, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Government to act on agent payment abuse.
The government is to impose new rules on agents to ensure that production staff and talent are paid on time, writes Simon Ellery.
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EM.TV POSTS LOSS.
Children's television property specialist EM.TV - which bought the Jim Henson Company last April - posted a loss of EUR135,268 (£85,260) for the period 1 January to 30 September 2000, against
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THOMSON RAISES STAKE.
Publisher DC Thomson this week raised its stake in Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) to almost 9.6 per cent. The publisher of The Beano bought a further 431,000 shares in the radio
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NTL RULES OUT MERGER.
NTL is to step up its joint working with Telewest but has again ruled out talk of a merger. The two largest UK cable outfits could start working more closely on
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CAPITAL REVENUE UP.
At its annual general meeting last week (24 January) Capital Radio announced increased revenue for October to December 2000 of 12 per cent - an increase of 4 per cent year
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BLOOMBERG SIGNS DEAL TO SUPPLY UNIQUE.
UBC Media Group has signed a deal with Bloomberg in which the business channel will be the exclusive supplier to UBC production arm Unique Broadcasting of business bulletins and market reports
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DIGITAL RADIO BUREAU APPOINTS FIGUREHEAD.
The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) has appointed Angel Trains managing director Haydn Abbott as its chairman. Abbott will now look to appoint a new chief executive for DRDB, which will
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SEX AND VIOLENCE INCREASED THROUGH DECADE.
The amount of violence, sex and bad language shown on the television has increased throughout the 1990s. According to the latest Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) report for 1999, the number of
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IRVINE OPENS DOOR TO TV COURT COVERAGE.
High-profile appeal court cases such as the recent battle involving Siamese twins Jodie and Mary could be televised within five years, according to Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine. Speaking to the Commons
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HARDING PROMOTED TO WORLD SERVICE ROLE.
BBC controller editorial policy Phil Harding has been appointed BBC World Service English networks and news director. Harding, who has been in his current role since 1996, takes up his new
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BBC FACES C4 COMPETITION FOR RALLY RIGHTS.
The BBC faces competition from rival broadcasters, including Channel 4, for broadcast rights to the 2002 World Rally Championships. Negotiations started in December for the rights, which are held by the
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Big Brother heads indie prize triumph.
Endemol Entertainment UK arm Bazal's reality TV hit Big Brother scooped two awards - including best new programme - at the Broadcast 2001 Awards.In a change from last year, indies scooped
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Whish to review BBC fair trading.
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has announced the terms of reference for the independent review of the BBC's fair trading policies, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Pinewood finds Silver Lining.
Pinewood Studios has made its first move into production and rights ownership by taking a majority share in children's specialist Silver Lining, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Brit news wins in New York.
British broadcasting outfits won a cluster of prizes at the New York Awards on Friday (19 January), writes Ashley Davies.
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CHANNEL 5 CHARTS RISE AND RISE OF IKEA.
Channel 5 senior programme controller Michael Attwell has commissioned a new arts show, as the channel continues its drive towards more mainstream programming. Ikea Mania is a 4 x 30-minute series