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    Ulster TV disputes ITV1 charges.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    A row has blown up between Ulster TV and ITV over claims that the newly merged company is selling on hit shows such as Coronation Street to ITV2 too cheaply, writes Paul Revoir.

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    ITV puts£4.5m into peak science thriller.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    ITV is ploughing£4.5m into a science fiction thriller series about a government scientist who is called in to tackle disasters caused by modern science, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Comment - Year of the deal.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Deals and mergers are set to change the face of the indie sector as size becomes increasingly important, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.

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    Outhwaite poised to make ITV debut.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Former EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite has jumped ship to ITV to star in her first drama

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    C4 and Five in further talks.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Channel 4 executives and representatives from Five shareholders United Business Media (UBM) and RTL are set to hold further talks about a possible merger before the summer, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Office star aims to boost opportunities for disabled.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Actress Julie Fernandez, who played disabled character Brenda in The Office, has set up her own production company in a bid to get more work for disabled talent, writes Jon Rogers.

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    NUJ launches own inquiry into BBC editorial 'defects'.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has set up a committee to review the BBC's editorial guidelines in the wake of the Hutton report after it was left out of the corporation's own internal inquiry, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC to give whole street makeover.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    The BBC is to give residents of a whole street a lifestyle make-over, with tailored exercise and diet plans, as part of a major campaign on obesity, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Chambers defends Reality performance.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Five director of programmes Dan Chambers has said that Back to Reality, the channel's£4.7m reality

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    Silent Witness producer joins BBC NI.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    BBC Northern Ireland has appointed former BBC head of drama series development Patrick Spence as its

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    BBC4 to invite tenders for media series.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    BBC4's flagship new media series, announced last month as part of an£8m corporation-wide boost to

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    SMG divisions suffer fall in profits.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    SMG, the owner of Scottish TV, Grampian TV and Virgin Radio, has recorded a 28% slump

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    BBC checked for misleading advertising.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    The BBC has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for promoting six digital channels as

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    Post industry body given name.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    UK Post has been confirmed as the name for the trade body representing the UK's post-production

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    Lads' Army indie hires factual head.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Twenty Twenty, the indie behind shows such as Lads' Army and That'll Teach 'Em, has appointed freelance series producer Jamie Isaacs as its first head of factual, writes Glen Mutel.

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    Anglia factual hires Thomas.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Marie Thomas, the commissioning editor behind ITV's forthcoming reality co-production Desperately Seeking Sheila, is leaving Australian broadcaster SBS to become part of Granada's Anglia network factual team in Norwich, writes Glen Mutel.

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    Emap gears up for radio deals.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    Emap has handed its managing director of programming, Mark Story, a beefed-up pan-group role as it

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    Murdoch vetoes launching Channel 6.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has halted plans to set up a 'Channel 6' entertainment channel on the Freeview platform, writes Paul Revoir.

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    BBC debate draws solid ratings.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    BBC1's Panorama debate over the role of the corporation brought the current affairs programme a respectable 2.4 million (15%), writes Jon Rogers.

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    Top 10 Programmes on Sunday 7 March.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    ITV1 had a stranglehold over viewers last Sunday with the commercial broadcaster convincingly taking the top