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    WALKER BACK ON R2.

    2004-02-19T16:17:33Z

    Johnnie Walker is returning to his Radio 2 drivetime show next month after taking nearly a

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    VOID FILM WINS BAFTA.

    2004-02-19T16:17:33Z

    Touching the Void, the docu-drama from indie Darlow Smithson, this week scooped the Alexander Korda award

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    THIS MORNING SHIFT.

    2004-02-19T16:17:33Z

    Granada has promoted Simon Greenwood to the role of senior specials producer on ITV1 daytime show

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    DISNEY REJECTS HOSTILE BID BY COMCAST.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    Walt Disney this week rejected a hostile $66bn (£37bn) takeover bid from US cable giant Comcast

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    CBM FOUR AIM TO LAUNCH FREESPORT.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    Four members of CBM Media - the company that made an aborted attempt to launch a

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    TORIES NOT TO BE ON PANEL TO FIND BBC CHAIR.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    The Tory party has said it will not sit on the scrutiny panel to oversee the

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    ENDEMOL UK PROMOTES PARADISE MAN.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    Endemol UK has promoted David Flynn to deputy head of its creative unit. Flynn, who joined

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    Wark Clements in SPL co-pro with Setanta.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    Scottish indie Wark Clements will co-produce 38 Scottish Premier League matches each year for the next four years if its production partner Setanta Sports succeeds in securing exclusive rights to the games next week, writes Glen Mutel.

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    Kerrang! tests in Manchester.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    Emap is to test Kerrang! Radio in Manchester on a restricted service licence (RSL) in preparation for the next swathe of FM licence bids, writes Michael Rosser.

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    BBC learning cuts jobs in bid to refocus.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    The BBC is to cut 12 posts in its learning division as part of a restructure that will see it put more money into fewer projects, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Endemol attacks reality 'rip-off'.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    Dutch indie Endemol has fired off a letter to Five, branding its new Back to Reality

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    Root eyes Discovery job.

    2004-02-19T16:17:28Z

    Jane Root, BBC2's controller, is considering quitting to take a senior executive role at The Discovery Channel in the US, write Leigh Holmwood and Glen Mutel.

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    Women still lagging, says Skillset survey.

    2004-02-19T16:17:28Z

    Low pay and poor job prospects are endemic among women working in broadcasting, with the majority earning below£20,000, writes Lisa Campbell.

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    COMMENT - Back to reality with a bump.

    2004-02-19T16:17:28Z

    Five may pay the price for attempting 'event' TV instead of sticking to what it does best, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.

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    Digital debate hots up.

    2004-02-19T16:17:28Z

    Broadcasters this week stepped up their call on the government to give a precise date for

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    ITV to retain news presence in Nottingham.

    2004-02-19T16:17:28Z

    ITV will maintain a regional newsroom in Nottingham, in spite of plans to close down its 17-acre Carlton Studios complex in the city, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Tait to sit on BBC news panel.

    2004-02-19T16:17:28Z

    Former ITN editor-in-chief Richard Tait is to join an internal BBC panel that will look into the corporation's editorial systems following Lord Hutton's assertion that they were 'defective', writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Mark and Lard part ways after 10 years.

    2004-02-19T16:17:28Z

    BBC Radio 1 duo Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley are to split after 10 years on-air together, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Hislop comedy wins peak slot.

    2004-02-19T16:17:28Z

    My Dad's the Prime Minister, the BBC1 comedy written by Private Eye editor Ian Hislop, has been commissioned for a second run and promoted to a peaktime slot, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Miriam prepares to bare all in doc about 'her' life.

    2004-02-19T16:17:28Z

    Brighter Pictures has been commissioned to make a documentary about Miriam - the star of its controversial Sky One reality series There's Something About Miriam, writes Glen Mutel.