Small MPU – Page 1997

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    Poor me!

    2002-10-31T10:12:58Z

    Adam Faith is declared bankrupt afer he loses£32m in digital TV crash. ...

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    Will thirty free channels save digital dream

    2002-10-31T10:15:40Z

    The BBC yesterday launched its digital revolution amid criticism at the billions of pounds it will cost licence-pay...

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    How can I help you?

    2002-10-31T10:21:40Z

    Shamed presenter offers to talk to police. ...

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    Deayton: I was knifed by Hislop and Merton

    2002-10-31T10:24:33Z

    Angus Deayton is furious with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and blames them for his downfall. ...

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    30 chanmnels. Free. For ever.

    2002-10-31T10:27:22Z

    Digital TV was reborn at 6am yesterday with at least 30 channels free for life. ...

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    Axed Leslie goes to police

    2002-10-31T10:29:02Z

    Shamed TV star John Leslie has told police he is ready to be quizzed about the sex storm which has engulfed him, it...

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    Free digital TV is relaunched

    2002-10-31T10:31:39Z

    Telly's new Freeview service was officially launched yesterday ' plugging the gap left by the ITV Digital fiasco. ...

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    Axed. And now John Leslie could even go down

    2002-10-31T10:45:37Z

    TV bosses yesterday sacked shamed presenter John Leslie - as a fourth woman complained to police she had been assau...

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    Ronson on C4 paranoia trail

    2002-10-31T11:06:56Z

    Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has ordered four new series including the latest investigative project from journalist and broadcaster Jon Ronson, writes Penny Hughes

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    Palin backs factual core values

    2002-10-31T11:18:41Z

    Producers of travel programmes should hold on to traditional film-making techniques and not yield to pressure to be 'innovative', according to writer and presenter Michael Palin, writes Penny Hughes

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    Celador beefs up expansion with Marks and Gran deal

    2002-10-31T11:26:57Z

    Celador Productions has boosted its commitment to comedy output with an exclusive first-look deal with the writing partnership behind comedies such as Birds of a Feather, writes Jon Rogers

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    BBC 4's success 'down to independent producers'

    2002-10-31T11:28:26Z

    BBC 4 controller Roly Keating praised the indie sector's contribution to the channel, claiming it has been 'quicker off the mark' than the corporation's in-house producers, writes Penny Hughes

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    Thompson rejig claims multicultural division.

    2002-10-31T11:34:51Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has taken the axe to the broadcaster's multicultural department at

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    Prebble joins Wonfor's new indie.

    2002-10-31T11:35:12Z

    Stuart Prebble, the former ITV chief executive who was forced to shoulder the blame for the collapse of ITV Digital, is to make a return to programme-making as a partner in former Granada creative director Andrea Wonfor's new indie, writes Steve Aston

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    SHINE DOCS GET SERIOUS.

    2002-10-31T11:35:18Z

    Elisabeth Murdoch's indie Shine Entertainment has unveiled two major long-form documentaries on the emotive subjects of the death penalty and female circumcision, writes Leigh Holwmood

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    Radio chief calls for global outlook to develop digital.

    2002-10-31T11:35:18Z

    UBC media chief executive Simon Cole has called for the global radio industry to set aside its 'parochial mentality' and work together to build a digital future, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Granada regions fear job losses.

    2002-10-31T11:35:18Z

    Granada staff are braced for more job cuts as the company continues to rationalise production of regional programmes in the wake of job cuts at its Meridian franchise, writes Steve Aston

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    BBC raises stakes in BSkyB row.

    2002-10-31T11:35:18Z

    BSkyB could face a stand-off with the BBC over the amount it charges for putting its channels on its Sky Digital platform, writes Paul Revoir

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    Indies rap BBC over rights.

    2002-10-31T11:35:20Z

    The BBC has come under attack from independents, following accusations that its drama department is forcing

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    Fremantle pushes for indie status.

    2002-10-31T11:35:20Z

    Fremantle Media, the production company owned by Channel 5 majority owner RTL, has launched a campaign to regain its independent status in spite of criticism from producers' alliance Pact, writes Jane Marlow