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    Is new TOTP a one-hit wonder?

    2003-12-12T16:22:53Z

    BBC1'S revamp of its 40-year-old flagship music show was a ratings success but it wasn't enough to get it to the top of the charts, writes Jon Rogers.

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    TOP OF THE POPS: REVAMPED SHOW WINS BIGGEST AUDIENCE FOR SEVEN YEARS.

    2003-12-12T16:22:53Z

    BBC1's chart show has been in need of a radical revamp for some time. Back in

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    JOBS FREEZE AT BBC.

    2003-12-12T16:22:53Z

    BBC news has instigated a recruitment freeze as it attempts to make budgetary savings, although job

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    FERRARI TO CAMPAIGN.

    2003-12-12T16:22:53Z

    Nick Ferrari, LBC's new breakfast show presenter, will introduce a series of public campaigns to the

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    ITV FILLS KEY POST.

    2003-12-12T16:22:53Z

    A Carlton executive has been appointed number two at the planned merged ITV sales division. Carlton

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    BECTU KEEPS OLD TIE.

    2003-12-12T16:22:53Z

    Bectu members have voted to keep the union's ties with the Labour party following the first

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    Broadcasters fight ban on junk food ads.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    Broadcasters have warned of 'severe consequences' for children's TV if the government slaps a ban on

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    ITV's Jones calls for tax cut to protect regions.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    ITV joint managing director Clive Jones has warned that ITV's regional offering could suffer if the government does not reduce the£250m 'supertax' it forces the company to pay each year, writes Jane Marlow.

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    BBC launches Working Lunch bullying inquiry.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    The BBC has launched an investigation into complaints of bullying of staff on its flagship business programme Working Lunch, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Comment - The age of dinner sense.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    Banning junk food advertising from children's television will only hurt the industry and do nothing for kids' health.

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    BBC looks serious for winter.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    The launch of new current affairs strands will be the focus of BBC2's winter slate while

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    Optimistic goes to World's End.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    Johnny Vaughan's indie, World's End, has secured a deal to be a key contributor to the portfolio of new digital channels being launched by David Brook's Optimistic Network, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Granada's Hunt to leave ITV.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    Granada controller of daytime and lifestyle James Hunt is leaving the company to work in the independent sector, after he was left without a role in the ITV merger restructure, writes Paul Revoir.

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    BSkyB and ITV in channel talks.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    ITV is in talks with BSkyB about launching its spin-off channels as joint-ventures, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Bectu warns BBC tech closure will cost jobs.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    Broadcasting union Bectu has warned that up to 350 jobs could be at stake following the BBC's confirmation that it is to sell its commercial BBC Technology arm, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    LWT puts The Good Life to test.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    LWT factual has been commissioned to make an eight-part series for ITV1, in which families give up their day jobs and live self-sufficient lives in suburbia like Tom and Barbara from classic sitcom The Good Life, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Silver to oversee Shine features.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, has poached Talkback head of factual John Silver to head a new

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    Arabic head quits BBC World Service.

    2003-12-12T16:22:52Z

    The head of the BBC World Service's Arabic service, Gamon McLellan, is to leave the corporation after 11 years in the role, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC lines up Widdecombe for boat race.

    2003-12-12T16:22:51Z

    A group of 18 celebrity Oxbridge alumni are to recreate the famous university boat race for a BBC reality show, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Radio Authority scotches Telford FM deal

    2003-12-12T12:04:14Z

    The Radio Authority has thrown out The Midland News Association's attempt to take over local radio station Telford Fm, claiming it is against the public interest.