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    BBC to give whole street makeover.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    The BBC is to give residents of a whole street a lifestyle make-over, with tailored exercise and diet plans, as part of a major campaign on obesity, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Chambers defends Reality performance.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Five director of programmes Dan Chambers has said that Back to Reality, the channel's£4.7m reality

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    Silent Witness producer joins BBC NI.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    BBC Northern Ireland has appointed former BBC head of drama series development Patrick Spence as its

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    BBC4 to invite tenders for media series.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    BBC4's flagship new media series, announced last month as part of an£8m corporation-wide boost to

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    SMG divisions suffer fall in profits.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    SMG, the owner of Scottish TV, Grampian TV and Virgin Radio, has recorded a 28% slump

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    BBC checked for misleading advertising.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    The BBC has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for promoting six digital channels as

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    Post industry body given name.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    UK Post has been confirmed as the name for the trade body representing the UK's post-production

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    Lads' Army indie hires factual head.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Twenty Twenty, the indie behind shows such as Lads' Army and That'll Teach 'Em, has appointed freelance series producer Jamie Isaacs as its first head of factual, writes Glen Mutel.

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    Anglia factual hires Thomas.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Marie Thomas, the commissioning editor behind ITV's forthcoming reality co-production Desperately Seeking Sheila, is leaving Australian broadcaster SBS to become part of Granada's Anglia network factual team in Norwich, writes Glen Mutel.

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    Emap gears up for radio deals.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    Emap has handed its managing director of programming, Mark Story, a beefed-up pan-group role as it

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    Murdoch vetoes launching Channel 6.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has halted plans to set up a 'Channel 6' entertainment channel on the Freeview platform, writes Paul Revoir.

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    BBC debate draws solid ratings.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    BBC1's Panorama debate over the role of the corporation brought the current affairs programme a respectable 2.4 million (15%), writes Jon Rogers.

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    Top 10 Programmes on Sunday 7 March.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    ITV1 had a stranglehold over viewers last Sunday with the commercial broadcaster convincingly taking the top

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    ITV closes sales arm.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    ITV is closing its multichannel sales arm as part of the merger process, with up to

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    Ideal hiring from RDF.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    Ideal World has strengthened its factual team with the appointment of RDF series producer/director Patrick Holland.

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    ITV let off over Lydon.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    ITV has escaped censure from Ofcom over John Lydon's four-letter outburst on I'm a Celebrity ...

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    Blaxill to 6Music.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    Capital Radio creative director Ric Blaxill is quitting to take up the head of programmes position

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    79 apply for BBC Chair.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    The government has confirmed 79 applications have been received for the BBC chairmanship - significantly more

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    Talent group opens.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    The Stellar Network, a US-based talent agency, is to launch in the UK. BBC Films head

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    MPs slam Ofcom for failure on ITV.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    Ofcom is investigating ITV plc's plans to slash 400 jobs from its Central franchise as MPs