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MP appeals against Meridian cut
A Labour MP in the Meridian ITV region has lodged a complaint with the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after it emerged that Meridian owner Granada may axe one of the region's three newsrooms, writes Steve Aston.
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Soap viewer ratings reach record levels
The Resurrection of Crossroads, the launch of ITV's new early evening soap Night and Day and an additional weekly episode of EastEnders have pushed up soap viewing to record levels in 2001, writes David Wood.
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News review delayed
The Government has again delayed its planned review of BBC News 24 after deciding to use the current war on terrorism as a barometer for the channel's performance, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Zenith plans factual revival
Zenith Entertainment is looking to revive its mainstream factual output with the appointment of former Right to Reply series editor Ed Braman as executive producer, network factual programmes, writes Steve Aston.
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ITV SHIFTS SHAFTED
ITV has pulled new Robert Kilroy-Silk gameshow Shafted from its 20.30 slot after only three episodes. The move has been attributed to strategic scheduling at the network in order to provide
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MTV STILL IN TALKS
Telewest was still in discussions with MTV over carriage costs as Broadcast went to press. The two companies are struggling to agree on a pay structure for MTV's channels, for which
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ANCHOR QUITS TODAY
Sue MacGregor, presenter of the Radio 4 Today programme, is to leave at the end of February next year. She had been with the morning news programme for almost 18 years.
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SKY DEAL WITH RTE
BSkyB has signed an agreement with RTE for its RTE 1, Network 2 and TG 4 television channels along with four radio services to be carried on Sky Digital in Ireland
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VOD EASTENDERS IN US
BBC America is launching an EastEnders video-on-demand service for digital cable subscribers in the US. The soap currently airs two weeks behind the UK but the new service will enable viewers
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LOCAL TV IN DIFFICULTIES
Local Broadcasting Group (LBG), the UK's largest holder of local terrestrial TV licences, has gone into administration. LBG, which was set up a year ago by broadcast equipment hire company VFG,
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DISCOVERY/NTL DEAL
Discovery Networks Europe is set to launch its Kids, Health and Wings channels on NTL after agreeing a renewed carriage deal with the cable operator. The package, which also includes Discovery's
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News'We made the right decision'
With Channel 4 under fire for its handling of the CBB row, Kevin Lygo and Andy Duncan spoke exclusively to Broadcastabout the controversy.
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Rolling review set for media owners
The Government wants to make it easier for broadcasters to adapt to changing market conditions by reviewing media ownership rules every two years, but has ruled out allowing non-EU companies to
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BBC appoints first head of sponsorship
The BBC has appointed its first head of sponsorship in a bid to boost the amount of money it raises from its large-scale events, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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New slots for Open Uni
The BBC has appointed a new creative director with responsibility for its Open University (OU) output in order to push more programming into peaktime, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Challenge TV gets revamp
Flextech will revamp its gameshow channel Challenge TV early next year following a deal with interactive games specialist Two Way TV, writes David Wood.
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RATINGS - Richard & Judy failed to weaken Anne's hold
Channel 4's much-anticipated Richard & Judy debut lost out to BBC 2's Weakest Link on Monday (26 November), writes Jon Rogers.
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NEW ITV DIGITAL GAME
ITV Digital has launched a play along interactive game where viewers predict key events during live football games, such as the time of first goal. Called Predictor, the service launched on
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BBC COMMERCE PROBE
BBC director general Greg Dyke has appointed accountancy firm Arthur Andersen to investigate the corporation's commercial activities through BBC Worldwide in the light of the recent arrest of Worldwide board member
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C5 HIRES TOP MTV MAN
Channel 5 has poached MTV Networks, UK and Ireland marketing vice-president David Pullan to become the channel's new director of marketing and communications.Pullan replaces Jim Hytner and starts in the new