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    MCR directorships

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    The Machine Room has made four of its senior managers directors. David Clarke, Wendy Field, Simon Brigg and Darryl Huxley have been with the company for between two and five years

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    Farm ups non-linear

    2002-03-07T12:00:00Z

    The Farm group is doubling the size of non-linear facility The Shed with the addition of six rooms.Due to open at the beginning of April, the new rooms will include

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    Titschmarsh loses viewers

    2002-03-07T14:21:00Z

    BBC 2's How to be a Gardener drops 800,000 but still gives BBC 1's lottery a run for its money

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    Pop Idol company finds role for Eyre

    2002-03-07T14:21:00Z

    Former Pearson TV chief executive joins Pop Idol creator in non-executive role

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    C5's Newman boosts indies with first slate

    2002-03-07T14:21:00Z

    New controller of entertainment puts faith in independents with commissions for Radar TV, Princess and Monkey Productions

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    BBC political head moves to Blakeway

    2002-03-07T15:31:00Z

    Anne Tyerman joins London office as indie's new programme director

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    BBC and C4 'should lose free spectrum'.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 face having to pay 'tens of millions of pounds' to continue broadcasting, as part of a government drive to improve the efficiency of UK digital and

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    ITV Digital should be frozen, says City.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    ITV Digital should stop marketing to new subscribers and shareholders Carlton and Granada should freeze the troubled business, senior City sources said this week, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Single plays at risk, warns drama head.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    The current trend for long running populist dramas and soap operas is in danger of killing off one-off specialist films, according the head of BBC Northern Ireland drama, Robert Cooper, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Savage brings BBC 3 gravitas.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is backing up its commitment to produce more serious-minded programmes for BBC Choice by appointing a new head of current affairs for the digital youth channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    C5's Newman boosts indies with first slate.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 controller of entertainment Andrew Newman is championing new indies with his first raft of commissions for the broadcaster since his arrival last year, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    BOB BOOST FIXES HIT.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Hit Entertainment has seen half-year profits jump fourfold following the global roll-out of Bob the Builder and Barney the Dinosaur, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Thompson: C4 new broom.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    New Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has kicked off a review of editorial output but has promised executives there will be no sweeping changes for at least two months.Thompson, who

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    Ex-media sec Smith heats BBC Ofcom row.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies' move to reform the BBC board of governors was this week roundly criticised by MPs, commercial broadcasters and consumer bodies who reiterated calls for the corporation to face the same regulation as other broadcasters, writes Da

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    Pop Idol company finds role for Eyre.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Former Pearson TV chief executive Richard Eyre has taken up a non-executive role at Pop Idol creator 19 TV, writes Steve Aston.

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    Carlton recalls Clemmow to UK.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Carlton is recalling Richard Clemmow from its US operation to head its factual department in the UK, writes Steve Aston.

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    BBC World Cup trials interactive content.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Telewest has teamed up with the BBC to produce enhanced content for this summer's football World Cup tournament and has already begun a trial of the new technology, write Simon Ellery

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    ITV pilots boost comedy output.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    ITV has shaken off its poor reputation for sitcom and is now attracting writers and comedy talent back to the network, according to ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam.Unveiling a series

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    BBC orders Box TV dramas.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    The writer of acclaimed Channel 4 legal drama North Square, which was ditched by the broadcaster after just one series, has scripted a new drama for the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    SPL FOOTIE SHORTLIST.

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    TWI/Wark Clements and Granada Sport have made the second shortlist for the contract to run the Scottish Premier League's (SPL) planned new channel.The two candidates will submit their final presentations to