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    BBC shuts more websites

    2004-12-20T10:56:12Z

    The BBC is to close more websites and reduce funding to others in a bid to make£6m in savings from its new media budget, although it has said no job losses will result from the cuts.

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    Dame Judi reprises As Time Goes By

    2004-12-20T10:17:52Z

    The BBC is to reunite the team behind long-running sitcom As Time Goes By for two new specials.

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    Telewest dumps Nickelodeon

    2004-12-20T10:14:18Z

    Nickelodeon is calling on viewers to drop Telewest and sign up with Sky, after the cable operator pulled its four channels off air.

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    Pact attacks BBC Christmas

    2004-12-20T10:09:39Z

    Producers' alliance Pact has slammed the BBC for including only three recent British films in a festive line-up of 2000 movies this Christmas.

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    Sky buys DreamWorks animation

    2004-12-20T10:05:54Z

    Sky One has picked up exclusive UK rights to Father Of The Pride the first CGI animation project from Shrek-producer DreamWorks.

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    BBC fleshes out job cuts

    2004-12-17T08:05:02Z

    The BBC has unveiled further details of where the huge job cuts announced last week will occur.

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    MPs call for independent BBC board

    2004-12-17T08:05:00Z

    An influential group of MPs has called for the BBC to be regulated by a new independent board - filled with media savvy professionals.

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    TWG secures Edinburgh FM licence

    2004-12-17T08:01:00Z

    The Wireless Group has fought off fierce competition to launch a new FM station in Edinburgh just hours after chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie lost his legal battle against radio ratings body Rajar.

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    Tennis legend Connors signs to BBC

    2004-12-17T08:00:04Z

    BBC Sport has signed up tennis legend Jimmy Connors to join its commentary team for next year's Wimbledon Championships.

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    RDF sues Fox

    2004-12-17T08:00:02Z

    RDF has filed an $18m suit against US network Fox and producer Rocket Science Laboratory claiming the pair have ripped off its hit format Wife Swap.

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    PEER POLL: Christmas TV

    2004-12-17T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Christmas TV getting worse every year?

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    Off the Record - 30 second guide - Christmas TV.

    2004-12-16T16:40:24Z

    Ah, Christmas time, isn't it? Presents wrapped, turkey ordered, Sky+ programmed to the hilt?We're having goose,

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    Off the Record - Gloom at the BBC.

    2004-12-16T16:40:24Z

    Mark Thompson sat in a studio at Television Centre last week to announce his bold new

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    Production - A school for scandal.

    2004-12-16T16:40:22Z

    Post-Harry Potter, the time seemed right for an adaptation of Tom Brown's Schooldays, writes Rory O'Donnell.

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    Ratings - BBC could benefit from the drama of Manchester.

    2004-12-16T16:40:22Z

    Ripley, the hero of BBC1's Blackpool on Thursday at 9pm, dreams of a Vegas-style hotel in

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    Ratings - Week ending: 28 November.

    2004-12-16T16:40:22Z

    5 North and South Sun 21.00

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    Production - Scoring in the studio.

    2004-12-16T16:40:21Z

    In a turbulent year that saw many regional ITV production centres close their doors and the future of even the famous Elstree complex put in doubt, Richard Dean reviews the work which kept the studios ticking over.

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    Production - Measuring the ups and downs.

    2004-12-16T16:40:18Z

    Broadcast technology editor Will Strauss looks back on a year that saw fresh confidence among facilities houses and the creation of a UK post trade body.

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    Opinion - Horribly Wright - That festive feeling ...

    2004-12-16T16:40:13Z

    For those in the business, as well as everyone else, rubbish TV is an essential part of a traditional Christmas, says Steven D Wright.

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    Interview - Biting on the Big Apple.

    2004-12-16T16:40:13Z

    Against the odds, Granada America's Charles Tremayne has won a place in the US market for the factual outfit with output ranging from a dating show to a US version of Airline. It's a long way from World in Action.