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    BBC 4 to take eyewitness view of the past

    2002-09-18T14:38:58Z

    BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a new strand of debates which feature witnesses of key events in contemporary history, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Men & Motors orders model car race

    2002-09-18T14:39:41Z

    A Grand Prix-style championship searching for Britain's top remote control car team has been commissioned by Granada Sky Broadcasting's Men & Motors channel, writes Paul Revoir

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    Family Affairs recommissioned

    2002-09-18T14:40:37Z

    Channel 5 has given its home-grown soap, Family Affairs, a major vote of confidence by commissioning it for another year, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    BBC 1 to relive Queen's jubilee

    2002-09-18T14:41:21Z

    BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have ordered a brace of royal programmes looking back at the Queen's golden jubilee year, including a five-part series presented by BBC news royal correspondent Jennie Bond, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Commissioning process damages regional indies

    2002-09-18T17:26:44Z

    Regional indies are being threatened by the unpredictability of the commissioning process, with many burdening themselves with the extra expense of opening a London office in order to get more business, according to a new report, writes Penny Hughes

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    Unions urged to recruit

    2002-09-18T17:27:26Z

    Respected think-tank the Fabian Society has urged trade unions to recruit more people in growth sectors, particularly in broadcasting and the media, in order for the movement to survive, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    ITV rolling news hit by sport plans

    2002-09-18T17:28:13Z

    ITV's ambition to become a bigger contender in the arena of rolling news could be undermined by plans to use the ITN News Channel for 'extra capacity' in screening other programmes, writes Steve Aston

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    Dyke calls on staff to stick with initiative

    2002-09-18T17:29:01Z

    BBC director general Greg Dyke has told staff he is committed to his 'making it happen' initiative which aims to boost creativity and innovation within the corporation, despite internal research which suggested that it does not have majority support, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Emap poised to pull Network Chart Show

    2002-09-18T17:29:42Z

    Commercial radio's Network Chart Show is set to suffer another major blow as it emerged Emap Performance plans to pull the flagship show from its eight Big City radio stations, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    DTT channels face struggle if tx signal receives boost

    2002-09-19T09:12:56Z

    New digital terrestrial television (DTT) channel operators could face a struggle to make ends meet if the Independent Television Commission (ITC) gives the go-ahead to switch the transmission mode from 64QAM to 16QAM, writes Paul Revoir

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    ITV piles cash into programming budget

    2002-09-19T09:16:28Z

    ITV 1's programming budget for 2003 is to be boosted by£50m to£825m in a bid to claw back viewers to the channel, writes Steve Aston

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    Indie pledge 'sets a precedent'

    2002-09-19T09:23:15Z

    The BBC has pledged to spend at least 25 per cent of BBC 3's programming budget in the independent sector, fuelling hopes for indie trade body Pact that the rest of the corporation could follow suit, write Katy Elliott and Jane Marlow

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    Bennett revamp to enrich BBC offering

    2002-09-19T09:32:02Z

    BBC director of television Jana Bennett is spearheading a rethink of the BBC's portfolio of television services in a bid to make them 'richer and more complex', writes David Wood

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    Auf Wiedersehen revolt over Barry's bumper pay deal

    2002-09-19T09:45:52Z

    Co-stars threaten to walkout as BBC offers Spall£250,000 for three weeks' work ...

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    Darren for EastEnders

    2002-09-19T09:46:21Z

    Darren Day claims that he has been approached to star in ...

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    TV flop Ross goes from SAS to SOS

    2002-09-19T09:54:04Z

    Star's new show misses target. ...

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    ITV vows£825m budget

    2002-09-19T09:57:37Z

    ITV yesterday pledged to plough a record£825 million into programmes next year in a desoerate bid to arrest its ra...

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    US snaps up 'I'm a Celebrity'

    2002-09-19T09:59:46Z

    American television chiefs have snapped up the rights to ITV's hit reality show, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of He...

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    Parky's right...our TV really is rubbish

    2002-09-19T10:02:17Z

    Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! Survivor. More Big Brother. Popstars, Pop...

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    15-to-none

    2002-09-19T10:03:38Z

    Axe for C4 quiz show. ...