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    Alibi in post for Safe House drama.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Alibi Productions has gone into post-production on a 2 x 75-minute thriller for ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott, writes Ashley Davies.

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    TX - Nero's alchemists.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Seventh Art Productions sets out to dispel the myth that Nero fiddled while Rome burned in this Timewatch documentary by ambitiously reconstructing the extravagant Domus Aurea, the Golden House that the

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    FREE TO AIR - Here comes Suburban TV.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    The scheduling of the main evening news bulletins on ITV and BBC 1 has become, for most people, almost as boring as having to watch them.To hear the respective sides smarming

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    ITV DISTRIBUTORS AFTER TEMPTATION ISLAND.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Carlton International and Granada International are among a number of distributors seeking to secure the rights to controversial reality format Temptation Island. The two ITV companies are both said to be

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    RTL wins court row over C5 film deal.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    RTL Group won a Christmas-time High Court battle against fellow Channel 5 shareholder United Business Media to plough more money into C5 programming, it has emerged.The two companies were involved in

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    CNN to lose 400 US jobs.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    CNN has confirmed it is to axe around 400 jobs in the US, following the news channel's global review, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Friends holds up for E4 but Sky One beats ER.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4's new digital entertainment channel, E4, and Sky One locked horns last week in their first, and much anticipated, ratings skirmish, writes Jon Rogers.

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    C4 and Smith balk over Tory sell-off proposals.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 and media secretary Chris Smith have hit out at Tory plans to sell off the broadcaster if the party wins the next general election, write Ashley Davies and John Lewis.

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    C4 unveils major history commissions for peaktime.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to air a four-part season of primetime history programmes about the 17th century later this year.Head of history, arts and religion Janice Hadlow described the commissions as an

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    Low BBC 3 and 4 budgets a blow for indies.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    The BBC's plans to launch BBC 3 and 4 this year are being supported by minimal programme budgets, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    NEWS CORP SELLS TM3.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    News Corp is selling out of the German broadcast market by handing over its TM3 channel to the Kirch Media Group. As a result of the deal, News Corp's German subsidiary

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    Bristol facility is reborn as Bart 211.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    A new company has been set up by the directors of Broadcast Film & Video (BFV) which went into liquidation last week.BFV chairman Roger Heise will chair Bart 211, which incorporates

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    ITV AND ITV2 TO AIR AUSTRALIAN POPSTARS.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    ITV2 is set to screen the original Australian version of Popstars after agreeing a deal with rights holder ITV, which will itself screen the show later in the year. The Australian

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    RTE'S GLENROE TO END IN MAY AFTER 18 YEARS.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Irish broadcaster RTE has announced plans to scrap drama series Glenroe from this May. The show, which launched in 1983, is one of RTE's longest running dramas. RTE director of television

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    ITV IN TALKS ABOUT INSIDE FORMULA 1 SPECIAL.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    London-based indie Inside Line Entertainment is to produce a behind-the-scenes special on the 2001 Formula 1 motor racing season. In a deal brokered with Bernie Ecclestone's Formula 1 Administration, Inside Line

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    Bland bullish about 22.00 News.

    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z

    BBC Chairman Sir Christopher Bland has dug his heels in over the corporation's 22.00 News, telling the all party Parliamentary media group that ITV would back down first in the scheduling clash, writes John Lewis.

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    ETV targets 'streamies' as Dinner Party kicks off

    2001-01-25T16:39:00Z

    Interactive dining soap launches first two-weekly schedule

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    NTL forecasts increased earnings

    2001-01-25T15:26:00Z

    Says rising revenues, better margins and falling capital expenditure will lead to pre-charge earnings of£825 million next year

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    BSkyB signs distribution deal with Digital Island

    2001-01-25T13:48:00Z

    Sky.com internet content will now be streamed across DI's global Footprint Network

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    Live athletics returns to Sky

    2001-01-25T13:09:00Z

    Sky Sports signs two seasons deal with IAFF covering seven international track and field meetings