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    C4 takes BBC man Sutcliffe to Dispatches

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has raided the BBC's documentaries department to appoint a commissioning editor to its Dispatches strand, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Carphone Warehouse drops Celeb BB sponsorship

    2007-01-18T15:00:00Z

    The Carphone Warehouse has dropped its Celebrity Big Brothersponsorship deal with immediate effect. The decision is an about face from yesterday, when it said it had no intention of pulling out.

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    Orders abroad for Worldwide

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The Weakest Link frontwoman Anne Robinson is to be replaced by American actor George Gray when a daytime version of the hit quiz show airs in the US early next year, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Peers threaten Ofcom mutiny

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The campaign to bring the BBC under the full control of Ofcom moved up a gear this week as broadcaster Melvyn Bragg and other Labour peers threatened to back Tory MPs

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    WONDER STUFF

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is rolling out its pop music video production scheme to Wales later this month, writes Penny Hughes. 4 Minute Wonders, launched in Scotland in June, has already produced a

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    Discovery on ITV

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    ITV Digital has bolstered its channel line-up after finally striking a deal to carry leading factual specialist the Discovery Channel, writes Simon Ellery.

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    RATINGS - Buried Treasure proves gem of an ITV drama

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    ITV sank its nearest rival on Sunday (14 October) with one-off drama Buried Treasure, writes Molly Brech.

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    SWINGEWOOD CONSORTS

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Former BSkyB director of new media John Swingewood has emerged as part of a consortium that has paid£1.7m for failed consumer financial service The Money Channel. The consortium, Digital Interactive

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    SCORE HOPES TO SCORE

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority has received one application for the local digital multiplex licence for Inverness and the surrounding area. Score Digital, a wholly owed subsidiary of Scottish Radio Holdings, is proposing

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    TWO TELEWEST DEALS

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Telewest has struck two new carriage deals, including an agreement with Asian broadcaster Star for Star News and Star Plus, currently only available on Sky Digital. The deal provides a further

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    DAYTIME TV GOES ACTIVE

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Granada Broadband and Carlton Active have teamed up to produce an enhanced TV service for ITV 1's troubled daytime strand This Morning. Digital TV viewers will be able use their remote

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    TWO JOIN BFI BOARD

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    S4C chairman Elan Closs Stephens and documentary film-maker John Akomfrah have been appointed to the British Film Institute board. They join a 15-strong board chaired by writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell

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    SECOND SHOP AT SKY

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Home Shopping Europe, the shopping channel owned by USA Networks and Kirch, has launched on Sky Digital. It is the second shopping service to feature on Sky Digital and will broadcast

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    BAFTA UNVEILS KIDS LIST

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Bafta has revealed the shortlist for its sixth Children's Awards, with ITV dominating the nominations with 14 entries. The BBC has picked up 13 nominations while Channel 4 has garnered 11.

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    BBC signs£2m film deal

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has struck a£2m deal with the Film Council to develop and co-produce four new films, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Tories slam licence fee negotiations

    2007-01-18T15:00:00Z

    The Conservatives have labelled the BBC licence fee settlement as 'realistic' but launched a scathing attack on media secretary Tessa Jowell over how the negotiations were handled.

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    DCMS criticised over digital plan

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The Government's 'action plan' to speed up the switch to digital, launched last week, has come under fire for a perceived lack of commitment.The Department of Trade and Industry and the

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    NTL seeks 'terrestrial' coverage fee

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    NTL has called on the government to overhaul carriage obligations that force the cable operator to carry public service channels for free while its satellite competitors receive a fee, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Two Four TV to grow series funded by ads

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Two four TV is looking to grow its advertiser-funded programme output and has appointed Shout Television head of commercially funded programming Jason Langley to oversee the drive, writes Simon Ellery. As

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    NEW SATURDAY NIGHT LINE-UP FOR KISS 100

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Kiss 100 is launching a new line-up on Saturday nights. The station, which is owned by Emap, the publisher of Broadcast, kicks off Kiss Saturday this week (20 October) with three