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Pickard heralds kids golden age
CBBC controller Nigel Pickard has unveiled details of the BBC's two new digital children's channels, which he claimed herald a 'golden age in children's programming'.The corporation's pre-school network will be called
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Radio urged to enter data market
Chrysalis Radio chief executive Phil Riley has added his voice to the call for digital radio broadcasters to develop subscription-based data services, claiming the potential market could be worth billions, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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NewsProfile - Who does he think he is?
Profile of Ben Gale, the new BBC commissioner for features and factual entertainment
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Ratings - Sir Cliff and Robbie pull on Saturday evening
BBC 1 proved to be the popular choice in a light musical entertainment head-to-head this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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BRITS WIN AT EMMYS
British programmes walked off with half of the six awards available at the 29th International Emmy Awards in New York on Monday (19 November). Little Bird's production of Dirty Tricks for
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TELEWEST FIGURES
Telewest Communications has unveiled record third-quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of£83m, up from£74m the previous quarter. The cable outfit has clocked up a further 5,400 subscribers
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BBC WINS GRIERSON
BBC documentary Killers Don't Cry has won both the premier Grierson and the best documentary prize on a contempo-rary subject at this year's Grierson awards. Icon Films production Indian Journeys for
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PRIVATE BLUES DEAL
London-based channel producer Zone Vision has struck a carriage deal with NTL for its adult entertainment channel Private Blue. Launching this month, the channel, which is already on Sky Digital and
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RTS NAMES WINNERS
The Royal Television Society has named the winners of its North West awards with the BBC picking up eight gongs. The corporation's haul included best regional news programme, BBC North West
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NewsOn the Box - Teens triumph over history
You Don't Know You're Born 's twist on celebrity genealogy failed to engage Mat Steiner but youth drama Skinsoffered him just what he wanted - escapist fun
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - SHAH WINS AMIN AWARD
Freelance reporter Saira Shah scooped the Mohamed Amin award for her Channel 4 Dispatches programme, Beneath the Veil, which uncovered the plight of Afghan women under the Taleban regime. The award
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - STRESS DISORDER STUDY
CNN is giving financial backing to a new research project on post-traumatic stress disorder among journalists. Journalists in Disaster Zones: A Psychological Study is being carried out following the attacks in
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - SHORT SLAMS MEDIA
Secretary of state for international development Claire Short hit out at media organisations for their 'obsessive' tendencies to compete with each other, which has led to neglect of international news. Short
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - Collaboration key to winning news funds
News Organisations must be prepared to collaborate if they are to overcome increasing cost pressures facing TV news corporations in the current economic climate, according to CNN International networks president Chris
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - PRAISE FOR AL-JAZEERA
Western news organisations have praised Qatar-based news network Al-Jazeera for its 'refreshing' involvement in the coverage of the war on Afghanistan. The station, which has provided a continual stream of exclusive
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - Pressure for exclusives threatens news quality
Pressure on 24-hour news broadcasters to deliver exclusives is threatening the quality of broadcasts, according to BBC news deputy director Mark Damazer, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Ideal World gets raft of orders
Scottish Indie Ideal World Productions has secured commissions worth£5.5m across terrestrial and non-terrestrial channels.For BBC 1, the company is making Force 10 Rescue, dubbed '999 meets Police Camera Action'. The
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Bazal in major Discovery deal
Endemol UK production arm Bazal has clinched its first output deal with the Discovery Home & Leisure channel with a 65-programme deal, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 to look at European migration
October Films has landed a major commission for Channel 4 to be directed by award-winning documentary-maker Angus Maqueen, writes Simon Ellery.
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Cicada gets triple order
Cicada Films has scooped three commissions for Channel 4, Discovery and Carlton, writes Penny Hughes.