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    Chris Smith's former spin-doctor to head BSC

    2001-06-11T18:09:00Z

    Civil servant brought in to defend outgoing Culture secretary against 'lightweight' allegations to guide TV watchdog through to creation of single regulator Ofcom

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    BBC backs a winner with the Derby

    2001-06-11T16:40:00Z

    BBC's coverage beats last year's C4 figures by more than a short head as crowds flock back to Epsom Downs

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    Sky Pictures to close

    2001-06-11T15:40:00Z

    Film production unit shut down but broadcaster claims it will persevere in film with new Pathé deal

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    Kent police look on as BBC and Elite reach libel deal

    2001-06-11T14:53:00Z

    Corporation's libel action against county's chief constable and others continues despite BBC being forced to agree to out-of-court settlement over model management's 'similar' allegations

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    BBC Online regenerates The Doctor

    2001-06-11T12:07:00Z

    One-off 30 minute webcast sees Sylvester McCoy return as the Timelord, 12 years after final TV episode

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    July malaise heightens TV's ad woes

    2001-06-11T12:07:00Z

    Granada shares fall 3% as bigger than expected drop in ITV revenues for July compounds fears that lacklustre ad market will continue beyond expected Q4 revival

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    Big Brother website producer goes it alone

    2001-06-11T11:02:00Z

    Baynes sets up own business after restructure at Victoria Real sees 20% of staff laid off

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    TWG sells Scot FM for£25.5m

    2001-06-11T10:02:00Z

    Mackenzie negotiates sale of Scottish radio station at a valuation of 13 times historic turnover

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    BBC claims landslide victory

    2001-06-08T14:13:00Z

    ITV suffers big election night defeat with viewers as BBC romps home with more than 5 million viewers and even Channel 4's Big Brother attracts higher ratings

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    Rolling news channels fail to return

    2001-06-08T13:30:00Z

    Less than 250,000 tune in to Sky News, News 24 and ITN News Channel as BBC1 romps home with viewers

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    NUJ and Bectu call lobby for Sky employees

    2001-06-08T09:28:00Z

    Unions call for better terms for 36 Sky News employees facing redundancy after radical restructure

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    Chrysalis appoints ex-Emap man to top Heart post

    2001-06-08T09:28:00Z

    Francis Currie to be new programme director amid rumours that Capital's Clive Dickens had first refusal

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    Parfitt departure rumours denied

    2001-06-08T08:54:00Z

    A BBC spokesman has denied growing speculation that controller Andy Parfitt is understood to be leaving his post at BBC Radio 1.According to radio industry sources, Parfitt, who has held

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    BBC Factual staff face crunch meeting next week

    2001-06-08T08:54:00Z

    Wednesday showdown to precede major re-evaluation of up to 200 staff though BBC denies massive job cuts on the agenda

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    TREMOR AT SKARAMOOSH

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Skaramoosh has bought Nothing Real's high-end compositing tool, Tremor.Supplied by Tyrell, this is the second system to be sold in the UK since its premiere at NAB earlier in the year.

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    TX. - Seeking the survivors

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    From his time as series producer of Sky's pan-European entertainment show, Showbiz Weekly, Sheldon Lazarus has developed a nose for a good story. But three times in as many years, his

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    Satire returns

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) has struck a deal with Carlton International to screen the first 10 series of satirical puppet show Spitting Image on Granada Plus, writes Steve Aston. The 83

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    REILLY RETURNS

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Inferno operator Crawford Reilly has quit VTR after only six months to rejoin Glassworks. Reilly will be reunited with former Rushes colleague Ludo Fealy who moved to Glassworks at the same

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    WORLDWIDE PROFITS

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    The BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is expected to announce record profits of around£95m when it releases its results on 4 July.A BBC spokeswoman re-fused to comment on specific figures,

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    ULSTER PROFITS RISE

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Group operating profits at Ulster Television have jumped 13 per cent to£13.4m according to its end of year results. Pre-tax profits stood at£27m, boosted by the sale of its