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    Technology & Facilities - Creative gold for Mill.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    The Mill was awarded a gold honour for best visual effects on the Levi's 'Twist' ad at the Creative Circle Awards held last week. The commercial, which was shot on the

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    LEADER - How will the saga of BBC 3 end?

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Last week was not a good one for BBC chairman Gavyn Davies. No sooner had he learned that media secretary Tessa Jowell was again delaying a decision about BBC 3, than

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    FREE TO AIR - Scam to end all scams.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    It is, as Ron Manager would say, a compelling image. Spotty geeks poised, coiled spring-like, in front of a flickering screen. Those fascinating hacked details appearing as lines of code before

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    TRADE TALK - Funny farmer.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    It's Time Gentlemen Please for Mark Freeland at Sky, but will his role as head of comedy commissioning at the BBC be a barrel of laughs?

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    IN MY VIEW - Tony Stoller, chief executive of the Radio Authority.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    On how the world of US radio regulation compares to its counterpart in the UK.

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    ON THE BOX - Time is running out.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Company Pictures managing director George Faber thought 24 was a few minutes short of an hour but had lots of time for Dispatches.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Buck stops here?

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Does media secretary Tessa Jowell's reluctance to make a decision over whether or not to approve BBC 3 make her department look like a rabbit caught in the headlights, or is there a deeper strategy at work at the DCMS?

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    RADIO - Listening for signs of life.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Commercial radio is trailing woefully in the wake of the BBC's rejuvenated output. Is the market now so skewed that the commercial sector stands no hope of competing?

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    INTERVIEW - Open and shut case.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    On the surface, OpenTV may seem like just another technology company riding on the skirts of a successful pay-TV platform such as BSkyB. But chief executive James Ackerman has plans for

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    CITY WATCH - Telewest suffers mixed fortunes.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    On one hand, Telewest has a falling share price and huge debts; on the other it has fulfilled sales targets and its broadband internet service, Blueyonder, has performed well. So what does the future hold? James Curtis reports.

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    TX - Britney on the couch.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Although Britney Laid Bare includes archive footage and promos, Vernon Kaye's interview with the pop princess provides the show's defining moments.As a busy superstar, Britney could only spare one hour so

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    Crime pays for Channel 5 as CSI builds audience.

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    After so many weeks of must-watch Pop Idol entertainment, this week Saturday night offered a complete change of style as BBC 4 shared its opening night with BBC 2. Not surprisingly,

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    Bad Girls helps ITV 1 to news victory

    2002-03-22T12:19:00Z

    Commercial channel claims rare head-to-head news triumph thanks to strong performance from prison drama against BBC 1's Clocking Off

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    ITV Digital faces closure this weekend

    2002-03-25T11:51:00Z

    Granada and Carlton give Football League until Saturday to accept cut-price rights deal or they will pull the plug

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    ITV Digital facing closure this weekend

    2002-03-25T11:56:00Z

    Granada and Carlton give Football League until Saturday to accept cut-price rights deal or they will pull the plug

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    Millionaire Twins no match for Casualty

    2002-03-25T14:16:00Z

    Latest incarnation of ITV 1's flagship quiz show easily seen off by long-running medical drama

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    Hornblower returns to 6.7 million

    2002-03-25T14:36:00Z

    Seafaring drama based on C S Forrester's hero makes encouraging start as Tarrant's Millionaire spin-off goes 2.4 million viewers better than the night before

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    From Popstars to Tot Stars

    2002-03-25T15:18:00Z

    GMTV to launch under-11s version of the search-for-a-star hit show

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    Albert Walker sinks Hornblower

    2002-03-26T11:25:00Z

    BBC 1 thriller keeps ITV 1's maritime drama at bay as elsewhere BBC 2's Monday night comedy strand continues to do well

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    MUTV spreads to US

    2002-03-26T13:29:00Z

    New York Yankees TV channel YES to broadcast four hours of programming from United's service weekly