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    Hi, it's Tony calling

    2003-02-17T09:57:46Z

    BBC fly-on-the-wall documentary on Cheriegate tells of a midnight message to Carole aplin. ...

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    Is there life after television?

    2003-02-17T09:58:13Z

    Can a family with three children survive without a TV for two weeks? ...

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    No 10 shrugs off BBC conman film

    2003-02-17T09:58:44Z

    Downing Street last night brushed aside attempts to reignite the controversy over Cherie Blair's property dealings...

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    The neverending story

    2003-02-17T09:59:04Z

    What really happened when Oliver Reed dropped in on ...

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    Funny business

    2003-02-17T09:59:28Z

    The brains behind The Office and Goodness Gracious Me have set up a new company ...

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    Queen blown out of TV ad

    2003-02-17T09:59:40Z

    A comedy sketch showing the Queen breaking wind has been axed from a TV ad for Comic Relief. ...

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    A hands-on City will haunt ITV

    2003-02-17T09:59:50Z

    Both Carlton and Granada are trying to dispel City fears over their proposed merger ...

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    The BBC's not very PC success

    2003-02-17T10:00:10Z

    BBC Online has once again been dragged into the mire over the use of the licence fee ...

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    Corrie Dicky gets up the Beeb's nose

    2003-02-17T10:01:15Z

    Corrie killer Tricky Dicky Hillman is set to commit one final murder - he'll butcher the ratings of rival BBC's Com...

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    UKTV risks backlash with new channels.

    2003-02-17T10:53:53Z

    UKTV is set to risk a further backlash from its commercial rivals - already smarting over

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    Sky in challenge to BBC.

    2003-02-17T10:54:02Z

    BSkyB has thrown down the gauntlet to the BBC to convince it that it deserves to

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    C4 hires BBC's Yorke to fill top drama role.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    Channel 4 has appointed BBC head of drama series John Yorke to boost popular, long-running series following the demise of C4 soap Brookside, writes Penny Hughes.

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    C4 viewers to vote on 100 worst Britons.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    Channel 4 is hitting back at the BBC's Great Britons extravaganza with an irreverent two-hour special on the 100 worst Britons, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Cilla cohort O'Dell departs Granada.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    The after-effects of Cilla Black's departure from Blind Date rumbled on this week with Granada head of entertainment series Chris O'Dell announcing his decision to quit after 14 years, writes John Plunkett.

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    Talkback and Thames in tie-up.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    Fremantle Media has merged the operational departments of Talkback and Thames to create one company which will be known as Talkback Thames, writes Jane Marlow.

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    BBC LAUNCHES ULTIMATE SEARCH TO NAIL NESSIE.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    The BBC is to conduct a hunt for the Loch Ness monster with a major new

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    Tough times for ITV chiefs.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    This has been a tough week for Charles Allen and Michael Green as they await the

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    CBBC drops humans for 'toons.

    2003-02-17T10:54:07Z

    CBBC channel presenters are to be replaced by a new interactive animated host in a bid to pull in more viewers, as director of drama, entertainment and children's Alan Yentob admitted that the one-year old digital channel still has more work to do, writes

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    5 Live gears up to air rolling news from war.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    BBC Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan has turned to Julian Worricker and Peter Allen to front the station's coverage of the expected war against Iraq, writes John Plunkett.

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    Archer takes over from Moody at BBC.

    2003-02-17T10:54:08Z

    The BBC has appointed senior executive producer Mark Hill as the new head of general factual programmes in Bristol after confirming that incumbent Tom Archer will take over from Nicola Moody as controller of factual commissioning, writes Leigh Holmwood.