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    Bolt quits BSC in favour of Olympics role.

    2003-11-05T10:26:01Z

    Broadcasting Standards Com-mission (BSC) director Paul Bolt is leaving the watchdog two months before it is officially absorbed into Ofcom, to spearhead the government unit responsible for the 2012 Olympic Games bid, writes Michael Rosser.

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    XFM next in queue for Eire.

    2003-11-05T10:26:01Z

    XFM has become the latest UK radio company to set its sights on the Irish market with plans to launch an FM station in Dublin, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Teen Big Bro gets peak slot on C4.

    2003-11-05T10:26:01Z

    A teenage version of Big Brother, which captured two contestants having sex during recording, will be

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    BBC1 is an early winner with kids.

    2003-11-05T10:26:01Z

    The BBC's new Saturday morning flagship kids show Dick and Dom in da Bungalow got off to a promising start at the weekend, beating its ITV rival, SM:TV Gold, according to unofficial overnight figures, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    TV VIOLENCE WARNING.

    2003-11-05T10:26:01Z

    Broadcasting watchdogs are calling for more warnings before soaps and news bulletins before the watershed to

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    C4 WINS PRIX ITALIA.

    2003-11-05T10:26:01Z

    Channel 4 scooped two awards at the prestigious Prix Italia awards in recognition of its artistic

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    DACRE IN INDIE MOVE.

    2003-11-05T10:26:01Z

    Former ITV News editor Nigel Dacre has resigned from the London College of Printing, where he

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    TV execs knock 2010 target.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    The government will not meet its 2010 analogue switch-off target, key broadcasting figures have predicted.Executives attending

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    Docherty puts forward switch-off solution.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    Former Telewest new media chief David Docherty is seeking government backing for a new set-top box service that he claimed will help the government achieve analogue switch-off by 2010, writes Colin Robertson.

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    MAVERICK SEEKS£2M TO FUND FRESH MUFFIN.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    Maverick Entertainment Group is looking for£2m of outside investment in order to beef up its

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    New BBC satellite puts third 24 series in doubt.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    Plans for the BBC to air the third series of hit thriller 24 are under threat, following US studio Fox's concerns over the BBC's decision to change satellite and broadcast its services unencrypted, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Celebs to feign facial disorders in C4 show.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    Birmingham indie Maverick Television is to follow its con-troversial Channel 4 shows Celebrity Blind Man's Buff and Celebrity Wheelchair Challenge with a third programme working titled Celebrities Disfigured: In Your Face, writes Rosemary Gallagher.

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    Terrestrials plan new Solus card.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    Terrestrial broadcasters are devising a plan to resurrect the free viewing cards that allow viewers to watch ITV, Channel 4 and Five on satellite without subscribing to Sky, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Battle over for Design Wars.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    ITV has again wielded the axe on Saturday night and pulled Design Wars after only two

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    Thumbs up for Pact/Bectu freelance deal.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    Members of broadcasting union Bectu have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a package of changes to the Pact/Bectu Freelance Production Agreement, which will mean employers contributing to freelance pensions for the first time since the 1980s, writes Will

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    BBC BEEFS UP MANCHESTER ENTS DIVISION.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    The BBC has bolstered its Manchester entertainment department with the appointment of two new executive producers,

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    RIGHTON QUITS CARLTON FOR OWN VENTURE.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    Carlton Westcountry controller of features and programme development Caroline Righton is to leave the company next

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    MASON VACATES MD POSITION AT AVAGO.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    Managing director of gambling channel Avago Debbie Mason is to leave her role following a management

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    EX CENTRAL CONTROLLER JOINS INDIE TOUCH.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    Former Central controller of factual programmes Eric Harwood has joined Dorset-based independent producer Touch Productions as

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    GREGORY MEMORIAL DATE CONFIRMED.

    2003-11-05T10:26:00Z

    A memorial service for Granada Entertainment deputy head of production John Gregory, who died suddenly on