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    LEADER - Davies buys time for governors.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Five months ago, when Gavyn Davies was appointed BBC chairman, Broadcast urged him reappraise the way the governors could work with Ofcom. This week, Davies revealed he had come up with

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    FREE TO AIR - Will art work for BBC 4?

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    So BBC 4, launched this Saturday with a simulcast on BBC 2, is 'the biggest innovation in cultural broadcasting for a generation'. The speaker is BBC 4 controller Roly Keating. He

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    TRADE TALK - World champion.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Tony Garnett has built up an enviable drama portfolio, including This Life and Between the Lines, but what's next for the maverick producer?

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    ON THE BOX - A Nazi piece of work.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Between the Lines and My Uncle Silas producer Peter Norris thought Hitler lacked something but had a ball watching Choice.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Professional foul.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is guilty of abusing its own terms of trade when dealing with independent production companies, says producers' alliance Pact, but is there a way for the BBC to satisfy both its own needs and those of indies?

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    LONG-RUNNING SERIES - That sinking feeling.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    This Morning and Big Breakfast are just the latest examples of ratings bankers that have gone off the rails. Jane Marlow reports on what happens when TV goes bad.

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    Interview - TWI's top batsman

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Bill Sinrich is passionate about the potential for sports channels - and keeping a healthy, positive cashflow.

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    CHANNEL REPORT - Discovering the winning formula.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Discovery has earned its place as a multichannel frontrunner with innovative themed nights and a willingness to try new approaches to programming, as well as a philosophy of trying to appeal to everyone.

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    TX - Coming out fighting.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    It's hard to imagine creatives tackling the sticky issue of homophobia in schools without a dark part of your mind flashing you back to the League of Gentlemen's Legs Akimbo educational

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    Pop Idol ends on a high note for ITV 1 and ITV 2.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Pop Idol lit ITV 1's fire again this week - the biggest audience came for the early evening six song shoot-out between Will and Gareth as 13.21 million warbled along with

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    OFF THE RECORD - Award comes too late to funnyman.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Banff TV Festival will this year award its Sir Peter Ustinov/Comedy Network Award to none other than actor, writer and comedy omnipotent John Cleese at a gala do on 10

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    OFF THE RECORD - Shooting stars.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Skillset patrons pictured above after their meeting last week - Puttnam said as he opened the chinwag: 'Good thing no one knows about this meeting or else they could wipe us

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    OFF THE RECORD - Teething troubles.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Determined to milk its original content dry (to fill interactive space) the Beeb, or more specifically CBBC, is producing The Saturday Show Extra - which is a live backstage show that

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    Bad Girls returns strongly

    2002-03-01T12:26:00Z

    Prison drama attracts over 7 million viewers as elsewhere Banzai's poor run continues

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    RTS Television Journalism Awards

    2002-03-01T15:08:00Z

    Full list of winners from last night's event at the London Hilton

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    Telewest posts£2 billion loss

    2002-03-01T15:55:00Z

    £1.13 billion Flextech write-off plunges cable firm into the red but shares surge at 26 per cent rise in core earnings

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    Starkey lands£2m for Channel 4 handcuffs deal

    2002-03-04T10:46:00Z

    Historian becomes highest paid performer on British television with new£80,000 per hour contract

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    New BBC 1 comedy roughed-up by SAS

    2002-03-04T15:52:00Z

    Rescue Me starring Sally Phillips makes a poor start as BBC 2's SAS: Are You Tough Enough takes 4 million

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    RTL earning plunge 35 per cent

    2002-03-04T16:08:00Z

    Channel 5 owner reports overall loss of£1.52bn as goodwill write-off hits hard

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    BBC 4 launch proves a BBC 2 turn-off

    2002-03-04T16:08:00Z

    Corporation's decision to simulcast BBC 4's opening night on BBC 2 backfires as Channel averages a mere 4.2 per cent share for the night