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    BBC denies Mayer harassment claim

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has defended claims from its former newsreader Laurie Mayer that he was 'harassed' out of his job because he highlighted 'bullying and intimidation' in the newsroom, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Bectu takes Novel off 'ask first' list

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Novel Entertainment is to be taken off Bectu's 'ask first' list of companies alleged to have failed to pay employee wages, after one of the union's members this week received an outstanding payment following settlement of negotiations.

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    Animal Planet in major relaunch

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Animal Planet International is relaunching and has overhauled its commissioning and acquisition strategy in a move that could give UK indies better access to the channel in 70 countries, writes Rosemary Gallagher.

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    Little Airplane deal gives Granada wings

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Granada has struck an exclusive deal with a US production company to co-produce all its future pre-school television series, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Gilligan admits mistakes in Today report

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan yesterday (Wednesday 17 September) admitted he had made a number of mistakes in his original report on the Iraq dossier but told the Hutton inquiry that he stood by the essential facts of the broadcast, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Liverpool indies get£6m boost

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Indies in Liverpool have been given a major fillip following a£6m cash injection into the city's local television and film businesses, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Sky poaches C4 music head

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    BSkyB has poached Channel 4's head of music, youth and T4, Jo Wallace, to head its music channels following the sudden departure of Lester Mordue last month, writes Rosemary Gallagher.

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    C4 gets Dirty from MTV

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    MTV UK & Ireland has sold a domestic production to a UK broadcaster for the first time, shifting its stunt series, Dirty Sanchez, to Channel 4, writes Rosemary Gallagher.

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    ITV1 grease tribute

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Stars from the world of pop music will join together for a one-hour celebration of the hit musical Grease in the latest Maniaoffering from Granada for ITV1 this autumn. Amanda Holden will present Greasemania, which will feature Gareth Gates, Girls ...

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    Byrne steps into Lloyd's shoes at C4

    2003-09-17T17:53:29Z

    Channel 4 head of news and current affairs David Lloyd has stepped down from his role owing to a prolonged illness. Dorothy Byrne, who has been acting head of news and current affairs since May, will now take on the position full time and becomes what is believed to be ...

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    BBC2 hunts for best Brit sitcom

    2003-09-17T17:38:57Z

    BBC2 is to undertake a Great Britons-style search to find the nation's favourite sitcom in a major television event to air next year, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Autumn start for Lygo at C4

    2003-09-17T14:35:01Z

    Kevin Lygo will replace Tim Gardam as Channel 4 director of television on 3 November.

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    Heat to move into digital radio

    2003-09-17T14:15:03Z

    Celebrity gossip title Heatis being launched as a digital radio station - the fifth Emap magazine to make the transition, writes Michael Rosser.

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    The Key (BBC2) - Gerard O'Donovan, Daily Telegraph

    2003-09-17T10:08:00Z

    'The opening episode of Donna Franceschild's three-part series following the hard lives and political struggles of ...

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    Rapture to sell-off 52%

    2003-09-17T10:05:15Z

    The new owners of digital youth entertainment and clubbing channel Rapture TV are looking to sell-off 52% of the business only four months after it was re-launched, writes Rosemary Gallagher

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    The Key (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times

    2003-09-17T10:05:00Z

    'The Key is the dramatic equivalent of chewing a particularly robust blend of muesli: you know it means well, and i...

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    The Key (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail

    2003-09-17T10:03:00Z

    'Indeed, to judge from the first episode, Donna Franceschild's story comes across as a mixture of Our Friends in th...

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    Return to Jamie's Kitchen (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2003-09-17T09:59:00Z

    'Jamie swore at kitchen staff and called them 'old slappers', which is the sort of thing that could land him in fro...

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    Zein to head Pact

    2003-09-17T09:58:07Z

    Tiger Aspect managing director Andrew Zein is to take over from Shed Productions co-owner Eileen Gallagher as chair of producers' alliance Pact, writes Jane Marlow.

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    Return to Jamie's Kitchen (C4) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror

    2003-09-17T09:56:00Z

    'Disillusion and boredom have set in - not just for the viewers but the participants themselves.'...