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    TWO WAY ADDS TO BOARD.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    NTL managing director Stephen Carter has been appointed to the board of interactive TV outfit Two Way TV as a non-executive director. Carter, who joined NTL from J Walter Thompson, replaces

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    Police voice concerns about investigations.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has voiced concerns that current affairs programmes are increasingly encroaching on police territory, writes Rebecca Evans.

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    C5 lines up endurance gameshow.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 is to air an endurance show in which contestants have to keep touching a stationary truck for up to five days without sleep in order to win it, writes Ashley Davies.

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    US imports to replace C4's TFI.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has abandoned plans to find a direct replacement for TFI Friday and will instead run acquired ratings winners like Dawson's Creek in the axed show's early evening slot, writes Ashley Davies.

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    DfEE FAVOURS C4.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 and its partners Oracle and Intuitive Media have beaten off competition from the BBC and Granada Television to produce a£6m mixed media education service for 7 to 11

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    Laughs run out for C4's Dotcomedy.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo has axed Princess Productions' Friday night internet series Dotcomedy, but the indie has sold the format to five different countries, writes Ashley Davies.

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    RATINGS - Number One Singles gives C4 record ratings.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4's The 100 Greatest Number One Singles went straight to the top of the charts, making all other channels one-hit wonders writes Jon Rogers.

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    Sky set to air E4.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is on the verge of signing an 11th hour distribution deal with Sky Digital for E4.As Broadcast went to press, The two parties were thrashing out last-minute details of

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    C4 extends ITN contract.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has extended ITN's contract to produce the Channel 4 News until the end of 2003, writes Ashley Davies.

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    Planet 24 and CNN extend ITN contracts.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    ITN has had its existing contracts extended to provide Channel 4's Big Breakfast news bulletins and UK news footage to CNN, writes Colin Robertson.

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    BBC 2 sheds viewers as BBC 1 and ITV wage peaktime war.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 has emerged as the victim of the autumn ratings war between ITV and BBC 1, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    New report predicts second internet 'revolution'

    2001-01-11T17:17:00Z

    DSL set to supercede cable once unbundling is complete

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    Swepson steps-up at Complete

    2001-01-11T16:27:00Z

    Head of bookings to become managing director of Covent Garden commercials facility

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    Bectu recommends Resources veto

    2001-01-11T16:27:00Z

    Union says members should vote against last week's revised offer from management

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    422 sets up new creative arm

    2001-01-11T16:27:00Z

    Bristol-based facilities group targets corporates with creative consultancy unit 422 Vision

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    NBC buys The Weakest Link

    2001-01-11T15:48:00Z

    BBC signs deal for thirteen peak-time shows with American broadcaster as part of£4m deal

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    Popstars debuts at number one

    2001-01-11T14:17:00Z

    ITV's latest reality show, which stars LWT controller of entertainment and comedy Nigel Lythgoe, pulls in last night's largest non-soap audience share

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    Hall resigns, Sambrook waits in the wings

    2001-01-11T13:16:00Z

    Deputy director of news expected to take over as Tony Hall is confirmed as executive director of Royal Opera House

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    Partridge founder takes flight

    2001-01-11T09:18:00Z

    Rosenberg quits company he launched 25 years ago

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    Canal+ hatches sports channel plan

    2001-01-11T09:18:00Z

    Loss of Eurosport shares forces French pay-tv outfit to look at organic sports growth