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    Record six year lead for BBC Radio

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio has recorded its biggest lead over its commercial rivals in terms of audience share since the beginning of 1994, writes John Plunkett.

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    BBC radio lead is highest for years

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has recorded its biggest lead over commercial radio in terms of audience share since the beginning of 1994, according to the latest Rajar figures.The corporation attracted a 51.3 per

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    Lynx Digital post-produces BBC children's talent show

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Lynx Digital has post-produced new BBC 1 children's talent show Steps to the Stars. The show includes music from the group and features two of its members as presenters, Claire and

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    BBC develops detector for home digital equipment

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has developed a handheld device to pinpoint precisely the location of digital television receivers - to within a yard inside people's homes, it is claimed. It is suggested this

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    Opinion - White paper may offer hope to BBC

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    There is hope for the BBC yet, as the Murdoch camp (incarnate in The Times and the Sun) ramps up its campaign against Greg Dyke and just about everything the corporation

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    Trade Talk - Steve Barnett

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    On why recent Rajar figures for radio share reveal what a durable beast the BBC really is.

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    South Bank makes first peaktime show on Corrie

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Departing ITV controller of documentaries, features and arts Grant Mansfield has agreed to a primetime episode of LWT's The South Bank Show dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Coronation Street. The

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    Bafta starts indie strand

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Bafta is to launch a new interview strand dedicated to the independent production sector, writes Tim Dams.

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    EC backs Bectu on paid leave

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The European Commission (EC) is backing Bectu's legal challenge against the UK government over paid holiday rights for freelancers, writes Tara Conlan.

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    Brit Comedy Awards may desert ITV

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The broadcast rights to the British Comedy Awards have come up for grabs, which could see the event leaving ITV for the first time in 10 years, writes Tara Conlan.

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    Radio Authority to consult on taste and decency

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority is to launch a wide-ranging consultation into standards of taste and decency following a string of complaints against broadcasters.The RA will consult the industry and listeners about what

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    Miramax pulls out of Aukin and Leventhal's Hal Films

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Miramax is pulling out of HAL Films, the UK film company it funded two years ago that was set up by Channel 4 head of film David Aukin, C4 director of

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    Lion opens drama arm with McNeill

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Factual indie Lion Television is pumping£500,000 into the launch of a new drama division and has poached veteran drama producer Gillian McNeill and two EastEnders scriptwriters to head the unit.Managing

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    Avid stands by Softimage arm

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Avid Technology has denied any intention of selling the Softimage business it bought from Microsoft, claiming it will be putting more into developing and marketing the division's products, especially its DS

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    Animal Planet prepares first UK-based output

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Discovery Animal Planet has commissioned its first UK-based programming with a weekend of shows devoted to keeping wild animals in the wild. The Born Free Weekend will feature the channel's first

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    News Analysis - A regulation tie?

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    This autumn, a white paper will cover both broadcasting and telecommunications. David Wood and Katy Elliott look at the road ahead to new 'communications' legislation.

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    BSkyB drops analogue film channels in drive to digital

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    FilmFour and Sky Box Office will be dropped from BSkyB's analogue satellite service in April as the broadcaster continues its drive to convert more customers to digital, writes John Plunkett.

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    Allan takes flight with Seagull Corporation

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Former Carlton Television director of programmes Andy Allan has joined the board of new entertainment outfit The Seagull Corporation as non-executive chairman. The company is planning to announce the opening of

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    ITC agrees Anglia licence commitment changes

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission has agreed to a change in Anglia Television's regional programming licence commitments for its 17.30 slot.Regional factual output will rise by 24 minutes a week to a

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    Dee plays against Happy Double in BBC stand-up show

    2000-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Jack Dee is to star in a new 8 x 30-minute stand-up series for BBC 1, Jack Dee's Happy Hour, in which the comic does verbal battle with a computer-generated 'cheerful'