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    Ofcom finds its voice.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has filled another senior role, appointing former BBC reporter Matt Peacock as director of communications, writes Michael Rosser.

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    SINGER COMPENSATED.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    Former Telewest chief executive Adam Singer received #1.79m when he was ousted from the company in

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    BBC WORLD IN IRAQ.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    The BBC World Service has begun broadcasting health and safety information to the people of Iraq

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    NUJ BALLOT CLOSES.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    The National Union of Journalist's ballot of its 3,000 BBC members over strike action in response

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    CAMPBELL GOES INDIE.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    Ginger Media Group co-founder and former Virgin Radio chief executive David Campbell has joined indie Zenith

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    BBC COVERS ROMANS.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned two new computer generated factual series that will bring back

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    Living to bring back Miss Universe contest.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    Beauty pageant Miss Universe is returning to British television screens for the first time in what is believed to be a decade after Living TV picked up the UK rights to the event, writes Rosemary Gallagher.

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    International TV arms vie for Five rights.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    Five UK distribution heavyweights, including Channel 4 International (C4I), are understood to be vying for Five's secondary rights business following the closure of Five International in February, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Setanta takes Freeview slot.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    Freeview viewers could soon receive additional Uefa Cup football and Scottish Premier League games, after Eire-based

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    Doganis spins Greek show into book.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    The executive producer behind Kelly and Her Sisters, Carlton's Bafta-winning documentary about poverty in modern Britain, is leaving the ITV broadcaster to write a book about one of her latest programmes, writes Paul Revoir.

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    RATINGS - Millionaire expose gives ITV1 a major boost.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    ITV1's documentary charting Major Charles Ingram and his accomplices' attempt to defraud Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? drew a mammoth audience this week, writes Jon Rogers.

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    PRICE MEMORIAL AWARD.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    The BBC is to mark the first anniversary of the death of Liquid News presenter Christopher

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    ITV INTERACTIVE LAUNCH.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    Carlton and Granada have pooled their interactive TV departments under a new ITV branded business -

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    FRIENDLY TV ON SKY.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    A new interactive TV channel, Friendly TV, is being launched on Sky Digital on 12 May.

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    TWG BOOSTS WELSH BID.

    2003-04-30T11:10:10Z

    Kelvin MacKenzie's The Wireless Group (TWG) has strengthened its bid for the Carmarthenshire FM licence by

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    NEW NAME FOR TV25.

    2003-04-30T11:10:11Z

    The Edinburgh International Television Festival has renamed its TV25 scheme to Fast Track. The initiative will

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    ITN adds British Pathe to empire.

    2003-04-30T11:10:11Z

    ITN has swelled its archive division after signing a deal to take over the running of

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    Ideas Factory winners out.

    2003-04-30T11:10:11Z

    Channel 4 has unveiled the four winners of its Ideas Factory West Midlands short film scheme, which will air in the channel's early evening The Slot strand this summer, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Mentorn wins Fox deal.

    2003-04-30T11:10:11Z

    Mentorn has netted a major entertainment series commission from US broadcaster Fox, two months after seeing its American version of Robot Wars pulled off TNN, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    C4 SCRUBS UP AGAIN.

    2003-04-30T11:10:11Z

    Channel 4 has picked up the terrestrial rights to the second series of Disney's Emmy-winning medical