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    BBC safety fears put Saudi plans on hold

    2004-10-21T07:50:10Z

    The BBC has shelved plans to open a news bureau in Saudi Arabia amid concerns that the region is too unsafe.

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    TWG and GMG in radio clash

    2004-10-21T07:50:08Z

    the Wireless Group (TWG) and the Guardian Media Group (GMG) are to go head-to-head in a bid to launch Manchester's first commercial speech radio station.

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    Indies offered£5,000 prize

    2004-10-21T07:50:06Z

    Indies attending this year's Broadcast Commissioning Conference will get the chance to win£5,000 development money for a programme idea.

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    C4 scoops Fox teen drama

    2004-10-21T07:50:04Z

    Channel 4 is rumoured to be paying around£1.5m for a new supernatural teen drama that could be scheduled in its T4 strand or on E4.

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    ?Live' comedy returns to C4

    2004-10-21T07:50:02Z

    Channel 4 is returning to comedy entertainment on Fridays with a new Saturday Night Live-style show fronted by Jimmy Carr, writes Maria Esposito.

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    Sky One pays homage to chavs

    2004-10-21T07:50:00Z

    Chavs, the British tribe characterised by a love of fake Burberry and chunky gold costume jewellery, are to be profiled by controversial columnist Julie Burchill in a Sky One documentary.

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    Teachers' TV fills executive line-up

    2004-10-21T07:49:50Z

    Teachers' TV, the government-backed digital TV service for education professionals, has completed its line-up of top-level executives with a string of appointments.

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    UK producers dominate Wildscreen awards

    2004-10-20T15:01:14Z

    UK produced wildlife programmes dominated last week's Wildscreen Festival Panda awards picking up 13 of the 19 awards.

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    Indies spend£31.5m on training

    2004-10-20T10:50:36Z

    The indie sector spent£31.5m on training in 2003 and the majority of this took place 'on the job', according to a new report.

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    Dyke nemesis quits BBC governors

    2004-10-20T09:47:22Z

    BBC governor Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, who former director general Greg Dyke branded a 'posh lady' who helped force him out, is to leave the corporation a year before her tenure is due to end.

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    BBC considers film channel

    2004-10-20T09:41:38Z

    The BBC could launch a channel dedicated to UK film, according to director general Mark Thompson.

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    BBC Radio should open archives to rivals says Gardam

    2004-10-19T11:20:40Z

    The BBC's huge radio archive should be made available to commercial buyers, a government-backed report has said.

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    Ex-Carlton commercial chief joins TWI

    2004-10-19T10:37:04Z

    Martin Baker, the former commercial director for Carlton, has resurfaced with a new job at indie TWI.

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    Geldof indie sign US production deal

    2004-10-19T10:30:43Z

    Ten Alps, the indie co-founded by Sir Bob Geldof, has signed a development deal with FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) in a bid to break into the US.

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    Express launches TV shopping channel

    2004-10-19T10:28:13Z

    Daily Express owner Richard Desmond's first shopping channel is to launch tomorrow (Wednesday), billed as the first outlet to mix commerce with entertainment.

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    Airey slams 'formulaic' ITV

    2004-10-19T10:18:14Z

    Sky Networks managing director Dawn Airey has criticised ITV, claiming it is 'misguided' in its strategy of showing less diversity in its programming in a bid to be more commercial.

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    Big Brother rapped by Ofcom

    2004-10-18T13:14:52Z

    Channel 4 has escaped with just a slap on the wrist from regulator Ofcom over the 'fight night' brawl that erupted during this year's Big Brother.

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    Amatt quits Sky News

    2004-10-18T12:05:12Z

    Reporter Rachel Amatt, whose reports from the Beslan school siege were widely praised, is quitting Sky to join Channel 4 News as its North of England correspondent.

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    Gavin eyes BBC's commercial assets

    2004-10-18T10:59:45Z

    Rupert Gavin, the former chief executive of BBC Worldwide, has taken a step closer to bidding for the corporation's commercial assets with the creation of a new company.

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    BBC and C4 dominate Promax shortlist

    2004-10-18T10:47:56Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 have dominated the shortlist for this year's Promax UK awards with half of the nominations split between them.