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    MPs slam Ofcom for failure on ITV.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    Ofcom is investigating ITV plc's plans to slash 400 jobs from its Central franchise as MPs

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    Talent group opens.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    The Stellar Network, a US-based talent agency, is to launch in the UK. BBC Films head

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    Ideal hiring from RDF.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    Ideal World has strengthened its factual team with the appointment of RDF series producer/director Patrick Holland.

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    ITV let off over Lydon.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    ITV has escaped censure from Ofcom over John Lydon's four-letter outburst on I'm a Celebrity ...

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    NTL and Sky make up.

    2004-03-12T16:26:22Z

    Cable operator NTL has resolved its dispute with BSkyB over the cost of carrying the satellite

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    Ulster TV disputes ITV1 charges.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    A row has blown up between Ulster TV and ITV over claims that the newly merged company is selling on hit shows such as Coronation Street to ITV2 too cheaply, writes Paul Revoir.

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    ITV puts£4.5m into peak science thriller.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    ITV is ploughing£4.5m into a science fiction thriller series about a government scientist who is called in to tackle disasters caused by modern science, writes Paul Revoir.

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    C4 and Five in further talks.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Channel 4 executives and representatives from Five shareholders United Business Media (UBM) and RTL are set to hold further talks about a possible merger before the summer, writes Colin Robertson.

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    BBC4 to invite tenders for media series.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    BBC4's flagship new media series, announced last month as part of an£8m corporation-wide boost to

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    BBC checked for misleading advertising.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    The BBC has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for promoting six digital channels as

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    Office star aims to boost opportunities for disabled.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Actress Julie Fernandez, who played disabled character Brenda in The Office, has set up her own production company in a bid to get more work for disabled talent, writes Jon Rogers.

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    Anglia factual hires Thomas.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Marie Thomas, the commissioning editor behind ITV's forthcoming reality co-production Desperately Seeking Sheila, is leaving Australian broadcaster SBS to become part of Granada's Anglia network factual team in Norwich, writes Glen Mutel.

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    Lads' Army indie hires factual head.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Twenty Twenty, the indie behind shows such as Lads' Army and That'll Teach 'Em, has appointed freelance series producer Jamie Isaacs as its first head of factual, writes Glen Mutel.

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    NUJ launches own inquiry into BBC editorial 'defects'.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has set up a committee to review the BBC's editorial guidelines in the wake of the Hutton report after it was left out of the corporation's own internal inquiry, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC to give whole street makeover.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    The BBC is to give residents of a whole street a lifestyle make-over, with tailored exercise and diet plans, as part of a major campaign on obesity, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Silent Witness producer joins BBC NI.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    BBC Northern Ireland has appointed former BBC head of drama series development Patrick Spence as its

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    Post industry body given name.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    UK Post has been confirmed as the name for the trade body representing the UK's post-production

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    Chambers defends Reality performance.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Five director of programmes Dan Chambers has said that Back to Reality, the channel's£4.7m reality

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    Comment - Year of the deal.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Deals and mergers are set to change the face of the indie sector as size becomes increasingly important, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.

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    Outhwaite poised to make ITV debut.

    2004-03-12T16:26:21Z

    Former EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite has jumped ship to ITV to star in her first drama