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    Sky and BBC in talks over 'Freesat'

    2004-06-30T09:36:08Z

    BSkyB has said it is actively talking to the BBC about the corporation becoming a joint venture partner in its new free-to-air satellite offering.

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    BBC unveils Charter renewal plans

    2004-06-30T08:58:15Z

    The BBC yesterday (Tuesday) unveiled its manifesto for securing a new Royal Charter, pledging to be more accountable, more transparent and to introduce a new public service test for every BBC service.

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    BBC to air Scottish World Cup qualifiers

    2004-06-29T10:54:47Z

    Scotland's crucial away World Cup qualifying games against Norway, Slovenia, Belarus and Moldova have been signed up by BBC Scotland.

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    RDF expands Wife Swap format in USA

    2004-06-29T10:22:20Z

    RDF Media is expanding its Wife Swap franchise on US network ABC before the original format is even aired in a bid to combat a similar show being launched by rival broadcaster Fox.

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    R1 to air download chart

    2004-06-29T10:10:31Z

    The UK's first official music download chart is to be broadcast on BBC Radio 1 when it launches later this year.

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    BBC launches defence of Charter

    2004-06-29T10:01:16Z

    BBC chairman Michael Grade and director general Mark Thompson will this morning (Tuesday) launch the corporation's defence of the licence fee and spell out their plans for the future direction of the organisation.

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    Ofcom rejects complaints over séance

    2004-06-28T12:01:59Z

    Media regulator Ofcom has rejected the avalanche of complaints it received about the controversial Derren Brown Séance , saying the programme did not breach its programme code.

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    ITV set to sell-off non-core assets

    2004-06-28T11:40:13Z

    ITV is set to sell off a large number of its non-core assets in a bid to make further savings from the merger process, including post-production house The Moving Picture Company.

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    Gardner recovers in UK hospital

    2004-06-28T10:49:06Z

    BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, shot whilst on assignment in Saudi Arabia, has been transferred to a UK hospital where he is continuing to make good progress, the BBC has said.

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    DJ Fox picks up NTL radio award

    2004-06-28T10:39:39Z

    Capital FM DJ Neil Fox has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to radio broadcasting at the NTL Commercial Radio Awards.

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    Airey: I'm staying at Sky

    2004-06-28T09:13:50Z

    Sky Networks chief Dawn Airey today told Broadcast she is ruling herself out of the race to become the new chief executive of Channel 4.

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    Lloyd's crew member killed in firefight

    2004-06-25T11:21:38Z

    ITN has said new evidence indicates that a member of its news crew missing in Iraq since March last year died in the same firefight that killed reporter Terry Lloyd.

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    BBC unveils 'public value' test

    2004-06-25T10:51:14Z

    The BBC is to unveil plans to apply a 'public value test' to the launch of new services when it presents its Charter renewal submission next week.

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    Five expands Britain's Worst strand

    2004-06-25T10:47:43Z

    Five is to expand its Britain's Worst strand with four new one-hour specials to find the country's worst wife, teenager, neighbour and mother-in-law.

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    ITV snares Lewinsky for exclusive interview

    2004-06-25T10:05:31Z

    ITV has secured a world exclusive interview with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky following the publication on Tuesday (22 June) of former US president Bill Clinton's autobiography.

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    PEER POLL: Big Brother

    2004-06-25T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Has Big Brother gone too far?

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    Frasier finale pulls 2.4m to C4

    2004-06-24T12:49:55Z

    The last ever episode of Frasier in a double bill offering at 22.50 entertained 2.4 million (19.7%) and 1.7 million (20.5%) respectively.

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    The new law for indies

    2004-06-24T10:14:31Z

    After months of waiting, Channel 4 has become the first broadcaster to reveal its new terms of trade for doing business with independent producers. So has the indie sector got the deal it wants?

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    Mipcom names personality of the year

    2004-06-24T08:30:00Z

    Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five majority shareholder RTL, is to be given the personality of the year award at this year's Mipcom TV market. Zeiler, a former Austrian government press officer who has headed the German media group since March 2003, will pick up the award at a gala ...

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    Map time rolls out

    2004-06-24T08:30:00Z

    French developer Allegorithmic has designed Map Time, a plug-in for Adobe After Effects and Discreet Combustion. Map Time is a fully editable heterogeneous video filer designer that allows artists to create and manipulate complex animated patterns, effects and transitions. It features more than 350 preset visual effects.