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MPs in call for 'toddler TV' ad ban.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is facing a demand to ban TV advertising during programmes targeted at under-fives, writes David Rose.
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C5 public service pledge.
Channel 5 controller of factual Dan Chambers has pledged to boost the amount of public service programming on C5 as the broadcaster continues to drive upmarket, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RA's Hooper wants new rule.
Radio Authority chairman Richard Hooper is lobbying for a new cross-media ownership rule which could lead to a national newspaper being allowed to own a national terrestrial TV channel, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC looks at online options for indies.
The BBC is exploring the creation of minimum output guarantees for indies across its online operations, similar to those that already exist for television and radio, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Thompson does about face on BBC 3.
Channel 4 has launched a bitter attack on the BBC's revised plans for new youth channel BBC 3 with a strategy that is understood to have been greenlit by former BBC director of TV and incoming C4 chief executive Mark Thompson, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NTL pulls Eurosport off air in Ireland.
NTL has stopped broadcasting Eurosport in Ireland after failing to agree terms for digital carriage, writes Simon Ellery.
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BARB UNDER FIRE AGAIN.
The Broadcasters' Audi-ence Research Board (Barb) has come in for renewed criticism following research from media buying agency Carat that suggests the new Barb system is inaccurate. The research claimed the
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BBC DOCS RESHUFFLE.
The BBC's political documentaries department is to be incorporated into a new BBC 2 structure for special programmes under an as yet unnamed senior executive producer reporting to head of current
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NATPE CHANGES AFOOT.
Natpe organisers are understood to be considering plans to split the event into three - separating out domestic syndication and international syndication with a third event for the advertising community. The
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C5 BUYS IN FOOTBALL.
Channel 5 has spent some of this year's increased programming budget on acquiring exclusive rights to broadcast live England's bid to win the European 2002 Under-21 Championship, beating off competition from
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PLUG AND PLAY TRIAL.
Cable companies NTL and Telewest are starting trials of new technology from set-top box maker Pace MicroTechnology that will allow wireless broadband connection throughout the home. The new technology dubbed 'plug
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Disney TV set to broadcast after bedtime.
The battle for pre-school viewers is in danger of being taken way past the traditional 20.00 bedtime with Walt Disney set to extend the running time for its Playhouse Disney channel to 23.00, writes Simon Ellery.
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Digi viewers flock to BBCi.
Over 40 per cent of digital TV viewers have accessed BBCi interactive services, according to figures from the corporation, writes Steve Aston.
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Virgin U-turn is blow for Penk.
Virgin Radio programme director Paul Jackson has made an embarrassing volte face, shunting DJ Steve Penk off the breakfast slot only a week after telling Broadcast there was 'no motive of
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NTL refinancing could aid merger.
The imminent restructure of debt-laden cable outfit NTL could accelerate a merger with its UK rival Telewest, according to investment bank Merrill Lynch, writes Simon Ellery.
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R2 CELEBRATES BEATLES AT 40.
Howlett Media Productions is producing a four-part series for BBC Radio 2 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Beatles. The series has been commissioned by R2 controller Jim Moir and
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RATINGS - ITV 1 has best ratings weekend in six months.
BBC 2's docu-drama about the Nazi planning of the 'final solution' in 1942 attracted twice the channel's normal audience share this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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NEWS VIEWERS STUDY.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has teamed up with the Broadcasting Standards Commission to launch a new initiative on news and current affairs to determine what coverage viewers want. University of
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MCCALL IN TARRANT SLOT.
TV presenter Davina McCall is to stand in for Capital 95.8 FM DJ Chris Tarrant for a week while he is on holiday. McCall, host of Channel 4's Big Brother, will
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INTERACTIVE PANORAMA.
BBC 1 current affairs strand Panorama is to launch its first live interactive TV debate when its new series starts on Sunday (3 February). Digital satellite viewers will be able to