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    New BBC indie champion to face stiff test.

    2003-02-25T10:44:25Z

    THE BBC is on the verge of appointing its much-vaunted 'indie champion' just days after it emerged the corporation would miss its independent quota for the second year running, writes John Plunkett.

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    MTV prepares to square up to Sky.

    2003-02-25T10:44:25Z

    MTV is beefing up its original production in anticipation of the forthcoming battle with Sky's three new music TV offerings by setting up a new development unit committed to cultivating at least three new formats and 20 pilots this year, writes Paul Revoi

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    MacKenzie takes on Rajar.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    THE Wireless Group (TWG) is set to trigger one of the biggest splits in the history of radio audience measurement by launching a nationwide rival to Rajar, writes John Plunkett.

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    RDF has second shot at regions.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    RDF Media has formed a joint programming venture with Manchester-based entertainment specialist Multi Media Arts (MMA)

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    Digital tsar admits switch off now likely to be 2014.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    Digital 'tsar' Barry Cox, the TV executive figure entrusted with steering the broadcasting industry towards analogue switch-off, has admitted that it is 'unlikely' that the government will hit its target window of 2006 to 2010, writes David Wood.

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    CAMPBELL TONIGHT.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    Alastair Campbell has become the latest big-name interviewee signed up by ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonald.

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    ABC BUYS EVANS SHOW.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    Channel 4 entertainment show Boys and Girls, made by Chris Evans' UMTV, has been picked up

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    WORLD SERVICE REJIG.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    BBC World Service has reshuffled its four regional heads in Africa, Eurasia, the Americas and Asia

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    BBC WINS FA CUP MOVE.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    The BBC is free to show live FA Cup ties in peaktime after the police abandoned

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    NUJ SUPPORTS PAIR.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    The sacking of two producers from the BBC World Service Arabic section has been condemned by

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    BBC acts on Lambert report into News 24.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    The BBC's News 24 channel is to increase its coverage of regional and world news and

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    Disney moves past 5 million.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    THE Disney Channel, the UK's only subscription-based kids channel, has been taken up by half of the multichannel market, the company claimed this week, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Smithson buys Darlow's share.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    Indie Darlow Smithson Productions has undergone a restructure following the departure of co-founder David Darlow, writes Penny Hughes.

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    RATINGS - BBC2 tops previous ratings for cult import 24.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    THE second series of US import 24 pulled in a higher audience for BBC2 than any of the last series' episodes, writes Jon Rogers.

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    TOP RTL JOB VACANT.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    RTL, the Europe-based broadcaster which owns 65% of Five and production powerhouse Fremantle, is looking for

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    FREEVIEW APPOINTMENT.

    2003-02-25T10:44:26Z

    NTL product marketing director Matt Seaman has been appointed as general manager for DTV Services, the

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    C4 INVESTIGATES NASA SHUTTLE DISASTER.

    2003-02-25T10:44:27Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned a fast-turnaround investigative piece looking into the recent Columbia space shuttle tragedy.

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    C4'S BROWN JOINS INDIE.

    2003-02-25T10:44:27Z

    Former Channel 4 deputy commissioner of history and religion Gill Brown has moved to Welsh indie

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    BBC MARKET NEXT WEEK.

    2003-02-25T10:44:27Z

    BBC Worldwide expects to generate sales of around #50m from its annual Showcase programme market, which

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    AD-FUNDED-TV SEMINAR.

    2003-02-25T10:44:27Z

    Bafta has joined forces with twofourtv to host a seminar on advertiser-funded programming, bringing together broadcasters,