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    DTT opens third rights window

    2002-10-17T15:58:40Z

    Programme-makers and distributors are to create a third rights window for digital terrestrial television (DTT), writes Paul Revoir

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    Unions kick off BBC pay talks

    2002-10-17T15:56:51Z

    Trade unions have entered into negotiations with the BBC over a new pay and reward structure for corporation staff after a dispute over pay earlier this year, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Development boss quits GWR

    2002-10-17T15:55:37Z

    One of GWR's most senior executives, group development director Ian Rufus, is leaving the company after eight years to go it alone, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Brookie set may live on in sitcom

    2002-10-17T15:53:40Z

    The unfeasibly hazardous Liverpool cul-de-sac which plays host to Channel 4's now departing soap Brookside could be used as a set for a new sitcom as part of an ambitious plan by Mersey Television to diversify into comedy and multimedia drama, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Music chart will be budget alternative

    2002-10-17T15:51:40Z

    Capital Radio, Chrysalis Radio, GWR and Scottish Radio Holdings are in talks to create a number of new chart rundowns to provide a 'cheap and cheerful' alternative to the network chart, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Buying rival works for Hit

    2002-10-17T15:50:13Z

    Bob the Builder creator Hit Entertainment has announced its annual pre-tax profits have soared from£7.5m last year to£27.3m two months after completing its purchase of competitor Gullane, writes Steve Aston

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    ITV 2's airtime to be boosted

    2002-10-17T15:48:44Z

    ITV is extending the hours of ITV 2 to build on its success in multichannel homes, writes Steve Aston

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    LBC to target younger listeners

    2002-10-17T15:47:19Z

    Chrysalis Radio is repositioning its newly acquired radio station LBC to focus on a younger profile and plans to plough 50 per cent more cash into programming, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Nick hopes teletext will make kids stick

    2002-10-17T15:45:57Z

    Nickelodeon is preparing for a big push into interactivity but has singled out the relatively low-tech merits of teletext as its key focus, writes Paul Revoir

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    Asian Network goes national

    2002-10-17T15:44:26Z

    The BBC has unveiled launch details of its final digital radio station, the Asian Network, which will see a mixture of English and regional Asian language programmes available across the country for the first time, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Huff is tipped as next NTL chairman

    2002-10-17T15:42:38Z

    NTL board member William Huff is being tipped to become the company's new chairman when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection next month

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    Sky bullish about Ball's millions

    2002-10-17T15:41:41Z

    BSkyB has defended its decision to pay chief executive Tony Ball£7.5m, despite the fact that the company reported a£1.2bn loss and suffered a large fall in its share price, writes Paul Revoir

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    Broadband Tweenies deal is first of kind

    2002-10-17T15:40:37Z

    BBC children's show Tweenies will soon be available on-demand via broadband after BBC Worldwide signed an unprecedented deal with telecommunications company One.Tel, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Thompson reveals C4 shake-up plans

    2002-10-17T14:09:38Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson today outlined a major shake-up of the channel's senior management and internal structure with the number of executive board directors being reduced from seven to five, writes Penny Hughes

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    The meaning of greatness

    2002-10-17T10:25:21Z

    The series about the 10 greatest Britons tells a desperate story about the BBC's vision ...

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    Granada and Carlton 'must separate sales houses' to seal deal

    2002-10-17T10:18:54Z

    Carlton and Granada must offer to separate both their advertising sales houses from the main ITV company if their p...

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    Channel 4 had too much money - and blew it

    2002-10-17T10:18:32Z

    C4 will soon be 20 years old but it seems that it is not in much of a mood to party ...

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    'EastEnders' gives a negative view of families, says study

    2002-10-17T10:18:13Z

    A more negative picture of family life is show by ...

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    BBC children's chief aims to revive ITV fortunes

    2002-10-17T10:17:48Z

    Nigel Pickard has been named as the successor to David Liddiment as ITV director of programmes ...

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    ITV's odd couple in united front for doubters

    2002-10-17T10:17:19Z

    Green and Allen turn on the charm to show they'll get on ...