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BBC NABS RAP STAR.
Citizen Television is making a an unauthorised biography of rapper and record label owner Sean Combs (aka Puff Daddy), to coincide with the end of his current trial in the US, writes Ashley Davies.
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MTV sees off strike threat.
MTV has avoided strike action after the majority of its 100-strong broadcast services division voted against industrial action over new employment terms and conditions, writes Simon Ellery.
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LOCAL RADIO BOOST.
The BBC is to broadcast a follow-up to its groundbreaking millennium radio series The Century Speaks, which will again involve all 40 of its local radio stations. A Sense of Place
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SPORT GAPS UNFILLED.
Channel 4 and BBC 1 were still seeking to fill gaps left by the cancellation of all racing meetings and the Wales v Ireland Six Nations rugby due to the foot
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BEAT PICKS MURRAY.
Central Scotland radio station Beat 106 has appointed Hugh Murray as its new managing director. Murray, who has been acting managing director since October last year, was previously sales director at
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FOX KIDS PROFIT FALL.
Fox Kids Europe has reported earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $16.3m (£11.3m) for the six months to 30 November 2000 down from $26.2m (£18.2m) for the same
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BBC IN BOOKER TALKS.
The BBC has confirmed that it is in talks with the organisers of the Booker Prize ceremony to broadcast the 2001 event following Channel 4's decision to scrap its coverage. The
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C4's Durrance takes role in Big Brother 2.
Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor, night-time Zizi Durrance has accepted a post as joint editor of Big Brother 2, writes Ashley Davies.
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Head of news for BBC World.
Hard talk editor Caroline Howie has been appointed to the new position of BBC World head of news, as part of a broader strategy to push the channel into profit, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Carlton invests in south-west.
Carlton is thrashing out plans for further collaboration between its HTV and Westcountry franchises as part of a long-term strategy to turn its south-west ITV stronghold into a major supplier of
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Telegraph apologises to BBC NI.
The Daily Telegraph has been forced to apologise to BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper over references it made to the political views of the writer of controversial BBC 1 drama Rebel Heart, writes Ashley Davies.
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RATINGS - BBC's Kenyon washed away by ITV's soap.
BBC 1's new investigative series Kenyon Confronts found itself predictably exposed by ITV's top soap Coronation Street, writes Jon Rogers.
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LIVE & KICKING RENEWED.
BBC controller of children's Nigel Pickard has confirmed that BBC 1 Saturday morning kids show Live & Kicking has been re-commissioned and will run over the summer for the first time.
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BARBIE TV RIGHTS WON.
Entertainment Rights has landed the international television and distribution rights to the 75-minute Barbie film Barbie in the Nutcracker, produced by Mainframe Entertainment. The deal coincides with the promotion of Entertainment
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VIRGIN ONLINE A HIT.
Virgin Radio is the most listened-to music station on the internet, according to Arbitron, the US version of Rajar. The group, which monitors more than 2,000 internet-based radio stations from around
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SKY IN MOBILES DEAL.
Sky News has struck a deal to provide telecommunications outfit YAC's 300,000 customers with news via mobile phones. YAC, which provides a range of telecommunications services including audio conferencing, has signed
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EUNITE EXPANDING.
Interactive producer Eunite has appointed former Granada G-Wizz director of programmes Chris Pressley to sharpen the company's focus on enhanced TV for the broadcast and entertainment sectors. Pressley, who will head
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TWI GOES TO THE RACES.
TWI has been hired by French race course promoter France Galop to act as its global distribution agent for TV rights to all its events, including the Prix de L'Arc de
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MONEY IS CASH RICH.
The Money Channel is exploring 'strategic alliances and corporate transactions' with other broadcasters and internet service providers, after revealing that it has£2.6m cash in the bank. Directors of the channel
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BBC UPS TALENT DRIVE.
BBC Talent 2001 will seek talent in twice as many categories as last year's scheme and 46 contracts and commissions up for grabs. The initiative, details of which were unveiled last