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    GRANADA'S ITALIAN JOB.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    Granada has struck a production deal with Italian producer Einstein Multimedia Group to develop three new

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    Emap signs Park in Magic deal.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    Former Capital Radio group programme director Richard Park is joining Emap Radio as a consultant for its London-based station Magic 105.4, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Wall to Wall film to look at crisis in transport.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    The BBC is set to air another of its hypothetical reality docu-dramas, with a film covering what might happen if Britain's transport infrastructure was paralysed, writes Jon Rogers

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    Five International to close.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    Five is to shut down its international distribution arm next year after only three years in operation, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Granada rejig claims exec.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    One of Granada's most senior production executives is to leave as a result of the company's ongoing restructure into genre-driven departments, writes Steve Aston

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    CHINESE ROBOT WARS.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    China is set to get its own version of Robot Wars after a dubbed version of

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    BBC faces criticism over indie champion.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    The BBC was put on the defensive this week as independent producers voiced fears that its 'indie champion' was little more than a token gesture, writes Jane Marlow

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    BBC CONTRACT PLEDGE.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    The BBC has pledged to cut the number of people working on fixed-term contracts from 20

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    4Learning to study workings of mother ship.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    4Learning has ordered a fly-on-the-wall series exploring the internal workings of Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes

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    OZZY WIFE IN C4 XMAS.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    Sharon Osbourne, the wife of rock star Ozzy Osbourne, is to present Channel 4's Alternative Christmas

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    NTL resets Chapter 11 deadline.

    2002-12-09T09:49:59Z

    NTL has set a new target of the end of the month for emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after it missed its November deadline, writes Paul Revoir

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    Performance gets Sky Digital lifeline.

    2002-12-09T09:49:58Z

    The Daily Mail's struggling arts channel Performance is to be given a new lease of life, appearing on satellite for the first time, writes David Wood

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    Sky's charges for electronic guide to soar.

    2002-12-09T09:49:58Z

    BSKYB is set to almost triple the amount it charges some free-to-air channels to appear on its onscreen electronic programme guide (EPG), in a move that could put a number of smaller channels in jeopardy, writes Paul Revoir and David Wood

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    Trigger Happy indie axes staff.

    2002-12-09T09:49:58Z

    Absolutely Productions, producer of Trigger Happy TV, is undergoing a dramatic restructure, cutting its overheads and moving out of scripted comedy, writes Penny Hughes

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    Lipsey admits Dyke slur was 'over the top'.

    2002-12-09T09:49:53Z

    Labour peer Lord Lipsey has apologised to Greg Dyke after admitting the personal attack he made on him in a magazine article - in which he described the BBC director general as lacking in 'emotional intelligence' - was 'over the top', writes Leigh Holmwoo

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    Jowell orders BBC to reform News 24.

    2002-12-09T09:49:44Z

    The department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has set the BBC a deadline of April

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    Filmy evidence

    2002-12-09T09:48:33Z

    Two TV journalists making a Channel 4 documentary are in jail in Bangladesh ...

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    Why we must wed

    2002-12-09T09:48:01Z

    Objections to the big ITV merger have to be lodged this week ...

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    Anyone want the Muppets for Xmas?

    2002-12-09T09:47:38Z

    They are for sale ...

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    NTL's Knapp wants regional focus

    2002-12-09T09:47:34Z

    Debt-laden cable firm NTL is set to step up its marketing activity in the new year, but will restrict its campaigns to the regions after chief executive Barclay Knapp admitted the company had wasted money selling the service to people who could not get it, ...