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    ENT RIGHTS RESULTS.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    Entertainment Rights, the company that owns the rights to Postman Pat and Basil Brush, has reported

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    NEW MUSIC CHANNEL.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    A free-to-view music channel produced in the same style as the former ITV Saturday favourite The

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    BOOTCAMP IS NEXT FOR CELEBS.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    Granada is believed to be looking to make a celebrity version of its Bootcamp format, which

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    BBC deems PBS link-up success.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    BBC head of current affairs Peter Horrocks says he is hopeful the corporation will undertake more co-productions with US public service broadcaster PBS after the success of a show based on the recent Earth Summit, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Lib Dems to save BBC from Ofcom.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    The BBC is set to be saved from being brought under the immediate control of Ofcom

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    Barrymore's ITV future at risk.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    Granada has moved to distance itself from former ITV star Michael Barrymore after the 'terrible publicity' surrounding details of the inquest into the death of a man at his house, writes Steve Aston

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    Radio Authority stops short of news hubs ban.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    The Radio Authority is to keep its rule that local news operations must remain within a radio station's catchment area, despite calls from some radio companies to create 'local news hubs', writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Granada appointment shows commitment to Oz.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    Granada has renewed its commitment to its Australian production business after poaching a senior executive from leading station Channel Nine, writes Steve Aston

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    Willis says majority of American TV is 'dross'.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    Former United Productions chief executive John Willis has hit out at suggestions that the US is leading the way in the creation of quality TV programmes, claiming American TV schedules are a 'cultural desert' filled with a 'huge amount of dross', writes C

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    ITN aims to build business.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    ITN has laid out plans to expand its programme-making side and grow its commercial business in

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    C4'S EMMY TRIUMPH.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    Channel 4 scooped three gongs at the 23rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards, held in New

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    BBC 3 to look at extreme lives.

    2002-09-13T17:17:12Z

    THE BBC has commissioned Outline Productions to produce a major series for digital youth channel BBC 3, in spite of DCMS sources saying media secretary Tessa Jowell could turn down the channel again, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Dyke leads lobby for spectrum tax review.

    2002-09-13T17:17:11Z

    BBC director general Greg Dyke led calls this week for the government to review the amount of spectrum tax it levies on the corporation's commercial rivals ITV and Channel 5, writes David Wood

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    Confusion hinders Freeview roll-out.

    2002-09-13T17:17:11Z

    The BBC/Crown Castle digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform Freeview is set to miss its expected launch

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    New Setanta channel

    2002-09-13T17:17:00Z

    The Setanta Sport channel, which shows Gaelic football and hurling on Sky Digital, has expanded to

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    Keating commissions historical strand

    2002-09-13T14:57:02Z

    BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a new strand of debates which feature witnesses of key events in contemporary history, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Thomson Grass Valley Goes Wireless

    2002-09-13T12:22:13Z

    Thomson Grass Valley is expected to cause a bit of a stir at IBC as it shows for the first time a digital wireless camera system, writes Barbara Marshall

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    New moniker for Thomson Grass Valley

    2002-09-13T12:17:19Z

    Thomson Grass Valley revealed at IBC yesterday (Thursday 12 September) that its entire product range will soon be rebranded under the 'Grass Valley, a Thomson brand' moniker, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Family Affairs re-commissioned

    2002-09-13T10:57:06Z

    Channel 5 has given its home-grown soap Family Affairs a vote of confidence by re-commissioning the show for another year, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Street turns corner

    2002-09-13T10:07:30Z

    Coronation Street topped the TV ratings charts 20 times this year - twice as many times as rival EastEnders, new fi...