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    Too much soap won't wash, warns outgoing TV watchdog

    2003-04-09T09:52:18Z

    Broadcasting regulators were warned yesterday that they risk creating a bleak television landscape of 'stripped dow...

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    ITV soaps 'threaten peak-time diversity'

    2003-04-09T09:52:42Z

    Soap operas such as Coronation Street and Emmerdale are a threat to diversity in ITV's peak evening schedule, the I...

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    Millionaire cheats face tricky£50,000 question

    2003-04-09T09:53:02Z

    The major and his wife who tried to defraud the show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? quiz show have gone into hiding...

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    News Corp bid for DirecTV expected today

    2003-04-09T09:53:30Z

    News Corporation was last night believed to be putting the final touches to a bid for control of DirecTV in an agre...

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    Fury at US as attacks kill three journalists

    2003-04-09T09:53:54Z

    Al-Jazeera quits Iraq as Americans accused over deaths ...

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    Miss Marple to get 'yoof' makeover

    2003-04-09T09:54:20Z

    Noddy revs up too as Lord Alli rides to Chorion rescue ...

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    Real IRA team conviceted of plotting BBC bomb blast

    2003-04-09T09:54:35Z

    Three real IRA terrorists were found guilty yesterday of planning three car bombs, including one that exploded outs...

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    BBC takes Sky row to regulator

    2003-04-09T09:54:42Z

    The BBC's status as the first broadcaster to appear on BSkyB's electronic programme guide is in the hands of the in...

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    Soft on soaps

    2003-04-09T09:56:59Z

    You've too many at peak time, watchdog tells ITV. ...

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    Soap overdose

    2003-04-09T10:01:34Z

    ITV watchdog: No variety at peak time. ...

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    Ark crew fury over BBC 'bias'

    2003-04-09T10:04:59Z

    BBC TV news was switched off aboard HMS Ark Royal after its crew complained reports were biased towards Iraq. ...

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    BBC nominated for 13 Rockies

    2003-04-09T11:32:39Z

    The BBC has picked up 13 nominations in this year's Banff Rockie Awards, writes Luke Satchell

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    Banff Rockie Award Nominees 2003

    2003-04-09T11:37:47Z

    ANIMATION PROGRAMS / ÉMISSIONS D'ANIMATIONSponsored by: TELETOON Canada Inc.About a Fisherman and a FishSoyuzmultfilm Film StudioRussiaGreen (Verte)France 3/Les Films de l'arlequinFranceHenry's World: Darwin for a DayAAC Kids/Loonland UK Ltd. in assn. with Cuppa Coffee Animation/Family Channel Inc.Canada, England, USAThe Little Polar Bear: The Big HarbourCartoon-FILM/Warner Bros. Film GmbH/WDR in assn. ...

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    Fergie's flops score for ITV1

    2003-04-09T12:47:42Z

    ITV1's coverage of Manchester United's Champions League quarter final against European giants Real Madrid last night (8 April) gave the channel its highest Tuesday night peaktime figures since October last year, with 9.1 million viewers (37% share) watching the match, writes Luke Satchell

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    Fergie's flops come up trumps for ITV1

    2003-04-09T13:03:34Z

    ITV1's coverage of Manchester United's Champions League quarter final against European giants Real Madrid last night (8 April) gave the channel its highest Tuesday night peaktime figures since October last year, with 9.1 million (37% share) viewers watching the match, writes Luke Satchell

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    C4 shores up US imports deal

    2003-04-09T13:04:54Z

    Channel 4 has extended its deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution for a package of high profile shows including Friends, ER and the new drama from the makers of Five's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, writes Penny Hughes

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    End in sight for tape-based VTRs

    2003-04-10T08:30:00Z

    Manufacturer Thomson Broadcast has introduced a digital VTR at NAB that threatens to make tape-based mechanical VTRs obsolete, writes Will Strauss.

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    PC editing gets power boost from Avid

    2003-04-10T08:30:00Z

    Avid Technology has developed a set of Digital Nonlinear Accelerator (DNA) boards that the company claims have the capability to increase the processing power of an editor's PC by as much as 30 times, writes Sam Espensenat NAB in Las Vegas.

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    Microsoft bids to join pro market

    2003-04-10T08:30:00Z

    Software giant Microsoft will try yet again to tap into markets beyond the personal computer by proving that its digital video and audio format is a standard for professional broadcasters, writes Will Strauss.

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    Servers to replace tape at BBC sport

    2003-04-10T08:30:00Z

    All BBC sport programming will be produced without the use of video tape within three years, thanks to BBC post-production's decision to move to a totally tapeless service, writes Will Strauss.