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    TOON FESTIVAL DETAILS.

    2003-03-07T16:06:28Z

    More than 50 films will be showcased at this year's Animated Encounters Festival, which will include

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    SMG PROFITS FALL.

    2003-03-07T16:06:28Z

    Virgin Radio owner SMG has posted a 28% fall in annual profits for 2002, citing a

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    BBC PUBLICATION DATES.

    2003-03-07T16:06:28Z

    The BBC is to split the publication of its yearly statement of programme policy and its

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    SKILLSET STARTS SURVEY.

    2003-03-07T16:06:28Z

    Skillset, the skills council for the audio-visual industries, has embarked on the biggest ever workforce survey

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    Freeview homes up to 1.4 million.

    2003-03-07T16:06:28Z

    Freeview boxes are now selling at more than four times the rate of its predecessor ITV

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    History Channel and S4C sign two-series deal.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    A documentary on Irish political party Sinn Fein is part of an output deal signed between The History Channel UK and S4C International (S4CI) for 10 hours of co-produced programming, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Murphy commissions new BBC3 strand Pure.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    BBC3 is to launch a new long-running strand called Pure which will provide an interactive forum for fans of popular subjects such as soaps and cult series and sit next to the Liquid spin-offs as one of the fledgling channel's key brands, writes Leigh Holm

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    Royle writing team reconciled.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    The lucrative creative partnership between Royle Family writers Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne - which broke up amid recriminations last year - could be rekindled following a reconciliation between the two, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC spotlights high-end factual.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    High-end documentaries such as the recent controversial Hunt for Britain's Paedophiles are to be given greater prominence on the BBC's main television channels following the shake-up of the BBC's factual commissioning structure, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Airey hunts Sky scheduling head.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    Sky Networks managing director Dawn Airey is set to shake-up the broadcaster's programming department further by

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    Five orders art deco V&A tie-in.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    Five is backing its cheeky claim to be the 'home of arts programming' with a 3 x 30-minute series on art deco, writes Penny Hughes.

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    BELLENS REPLACED.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    RTL Group, the Luxembourg-based broadcaster that owns 65% of Five and Fremantle, has appointed Bertelsmann board

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    LATEST BBC TALENT.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    The BBC has launched its annual BBC Talent initiative with seven new schemes that aim to

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    GRAMPIAN JOB LOSSES.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    Grampian Television has told staff it is looking for 14 redundancies in its resources department, which

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    CLARK GETS R4 SHOWS.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    BBC home news editor Richard Clark has been appointed editor of BBC Radio 4 shows The

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    QVC could be put up for sale.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    Shopping channel QVC could be sold following the announcement that John Malone's Liberty Media was planning to sell its 42% stake in the business, writes Paul Revoir.

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    BBC eyes C4's Bell for doc job.

    2003-03-07T16:06:18Z

    Hilary Bell, the Channel 4 commissioning editor behind hit shows Faking It and Wife Swap, has

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    Blair says yes to MTV but no to Al Jazeera.

    2003-03-07T16:06:17Z

    Prime minister Tony Blair will this week be interviewed by MTV as part of a PR drive to justify war in Iraq - but has turned down a request for an interview with the Al Jazeera news channel, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Sky film boss moves to Fox Kids.

    2003-03-07T16:06:17Z

    Former general manager of Sky Movies Paul Taylor has been appointed as Fox Kids Europe (FKE) managing director of channels and executive vice-president, writes Paul Revoir.

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    UK reality TV tops Rose d'Or shortlist.

    2003-03-07T16:06:17Z

    The UK's strength in reality programme formats was reflected in the shortlist published this week for the prestigious Montreux Rose d'Or awards, writes Jon Rogers.