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    ITV Digital subscriber growth rate slips for second quarter in succession

    2001-07-19T11:31:00Z

    Beleaguered digital terrestrial platform adds just 48,000 new subscribers this quarter compared to 75,000 in the previous three months and admits 30,000 contracts still to be activated

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    Wam!Net to cut jobs

    2001-07-19T15:03:00Z

    High-speed network operator to axe 130 ahead of negotiations for final round of funding

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    Broadcast Letters - Issue: 5 January 2007

    2007-01-04T08:00:00Z

    The letters that featured in the 5 January 2007 issue of Broadcast.

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    Avid makes two senior appointments

    2001-07-19T15:05:00Z

    Avid Technology Europe has made two further management appointments following recent changes to its sales and marketing department, writes Barbara Marshall.The company has promoted Avid DS product marketing manager Richard Craig-McFeely

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    BBC plans raid on This Morning

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    The beeb seizes Richard and Judy's departure as an opportunity to increase its ratings share

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    GSB Hazzards Bo and Luke 'stunt' special

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    Behind-the-scenes programmes on The Dukes of Hazzard, Magnum and Fame are orderd by Granada Sky Broadcasting

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    UK horizons to focus on vets in Hong Kong

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    Attaboy TV has been commissioned by UK Horizons to produce 13 x 30-minute docusoap Hong Kong Vets.To be transmitted later this year, it will follow the work of ex-pat vets in

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    Somethin Else wins MTV radio orders

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    Indie Somethin Else has been commissioned by MTV Radio to produce 5 x 54-minute and 1 x 120-minute radio programmes to coincide with MTV's summer coverage of Ibiza's music scene.Presented

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    Nickelodeon announces autumn slate

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    Line-up includes home-grown interactive music show and three pilots

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    Extreme Sports Channel Debuts With Surfing

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    The Extreme Sports Channel (ESC) has commissioned its first UK production with a one-off documentary on the UK's biggest surf event, the Rip Curl Newquay Boardmasters Festival.ESC head of production

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    On the box - Walks on the wild side

    2007-01-04T08:00:00Z

    Nick Curwin was impressed by the good intentions of the youngsters going on Mission Africabut found Ray Mears' Wild Foodrather harder to swallow.

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    C4 to look at designer vaginas

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    A Glasgow-based indie is producing two films on extreme plastic surgery for the broadcaster.

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    Flashing image review

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission is hoping to make TV safer for epileptics by revising the guidelines on flashing TV images.

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    ITV2 starts movie run

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    ITV2 has secured a 21 film deal to bolster its weeknight output with a weekly film season that launches next week.The deal has been struck with major US studios MGM, Columbia

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    Profile - Elisabeth's time to Shine: Elisabeth Murdoch

    2007-01-04T08:00:00Z

    Profile of Shine chief executive Elisabeth Murdoch

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    CNN highlight the horrors of Sierra Leone

    2001-07-19T16:07:00Z

    CNN has commissioned Insight News TV to produce a third episode in a trilogy of Sorious Samura documentaries, the first two of which were commissioned and broadcastby Channel 4.Filming of Playground to Battlefield

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    Nixon out as Lygo arrives at Channel 5

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon is to leave the broadcaster at the end of August, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Lords to press for Ofcom to cover BBC

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell will come under pressure from the House of Lords to ensure the BBC is regulated by Ofcom when the bill to create the regulator gains a second

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    Worldwide to seek new partners

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    The BBC finally announced the results of a much delayed review of its Worldwide subsidiary on Tuesday (17 July), calling for more private sector partnerships to raise further revenues, although it failed to specify which areas of business would be opened

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    Oftel chief calls for competitive reform

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Oftel director general David Edmonds this week expanded his vision for Ofcom, suggesting broadcasters should be allowed greater competitive freedom, writes Georgina Lipscomb.