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One group to study new bill
The Government is set to rebuff demands for forthcoming media ownership rules to be debated by a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament, writes David Rose.
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Heart beats rivals with share hike
Chrysalis Radio's Heart 106.2 FM saw both its share and weekly reach jump in the latest set of Rajars, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC unifies world divisions
BBC World Service director Mark Byford moved a step nearer to realising his vision of better co-operation between the World Service and its sister BBC companies, after his division was pooled
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BBC reviews factual commissions policy
The BBC is set to overhaul the commissioning system at its beleaguered general factual department after executives admitted it was suffering problems.Director of television Mark Thompson told Broadcast that changes would
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BBC lines up Welsh service
The BBC is set to launch a new digital service for Wales which the corporation claims is the biggest broadcasting advance in the country since the launch of Welsh language channel S4C 20 years ago, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Ragdoll quits CBBC battle
Indie Ragdoll has pulled out of the race for the new CBBC commission to replace Teletubbies after securing another, unspecified, major project, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BEEB BAFTAS
The BBC put in a good performance at last week's Bafta Interactive Entertainment Awards, netting two gongs for Walking With Beasts and BBC News Online, writes David Wood.
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Glassworks/Passion strike gold at Bafta
Glassworks and Passion Pictures last Monday (29.10.01) scooped two of the gongs at the British Television Advertising Craft Awards, held in association with AFM Lighting, writes Barbara Marshall.
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This Morning cut back
ITV is slashing the running time of its struggling daytime show This Morning by a quarter, in a further attempt to shore up its plunging ratings, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RIMA TO AWARD SPORT
The Race in the Media Awards (Rima) has introduced a category for sport. Football Association chief executive Adam Crozier and BBC World Service sport editor David Coles will judge the new
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Artem in motion capture launch
Special effects firm Artem has launched motion capture division Artem Digital.Based in west London, the new division offers two motion capture studios: one based on Vicon's optical system, the other on
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PROMAX UK - Making a science of an art
The aim of promos is to drive ratings - and yet when it comes to creativity they often overshadow the show they seek to promote. So how should the Promax UK awards panel go about judging them?
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Hit boosts kids arm with Pingu
Hit Entertainment has moved to beef up its portfolio of children's characters, after scooping the rights to BBC pre-school hit Pingu, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC appoints first interactive executive
The BBC has appointed its first channels executive for interactive TV to bridge the gap between the corporation's interactive and TV arms, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC entertainment hit by another senior loss
The crisis engulfing BBC entertainment deepened this week as BBC senior commissioning executive, entertainment John McHugh, one of two people charged with running the department, quit to join Channel 4.He will
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LEADER - Another lifeline for ITV Digital
With the heat turned up to roast on ITV Digital shareholders Carlton and Granada, even the slightest prospect of relief would be welcome.The government is officially tight-lipped about the potential for
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Two-headed monster
A year on from the introduction of the BBC's double-tick commissioning system, BBC executives claim it is an improvement on the past, yet programme-makers say ideas are being vetoed more often than before.
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SECOND ORDER FOR AIR
Television presenter Donna Air's fledgling indie, Airhead & Money, has scored its second commission after bagging a 20 x 12-minute series for satellite channel Play UK, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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FREE TO AIR - A glimpse of life at the top
Stories about personality clashes liven up any industry and particularly the world of television where personality is so abundant. Sections of the broadcast industries were agog, therefore, to read Lord Hussey
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US quirks probed after terrorism
The BBC has commissioned a controversial documentary exploring the way young Americans are turning to sex as they fear for their future following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, writes Georgina Lipscomb.