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    Spacemen walk on BBC1.

    2003-04-01T12:24:03Z

    The BBC is to use state-of-the-art computer technology to go where no man has gone before when it expands its hugely successful Walking with ... strand to space, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Strong showing for XFM in Sonys.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    XFM leads the commercial radio nominations at this year's Sony Radio Academy Awards, with six contenders including Ricky Gervais and breakfast host Christian O'Connell, writes John Plunkett.

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    QUIZBALL SET FOR OZ.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Avalon International is to resurrect the classic 1960s BBC football quiz show Quizball. The indie has

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    RDF plans new 'Swap' format.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    RDF Media has followed up the success of its Wife Swap series with two more 'swap'

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    Discovery's Thorogood gets wider role.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Discovery Channel director Katy Thorogood has been given an expanded role, taking control of both Discovery Travel & Adventure and Discovery Sci-Trek, writes Paul Revoir.

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    News Special: Covering the Conflict - War Ratings - Hungry for news from frontline.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    The war on Iraq has caused a predictable surge of viewers turning to news bulletins on both terrestrial and digital providers, with Sky News recording a massive 821% increase in audience share, writes Jon Rogers.

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    CAPITAL FIGURES DOWN.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Capital Radio, owner of 95.8 Capital FM and Xfm, said this week radio revenues from January

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    Zenith keen to buy up indies.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Zenith Entertainment, the indie behind ITV hits Inspector Morse and SM:TV, is in the market for production companies, according to managing director Ivan Rendall, who this week led a buyout of the 20-year-old company, writes Colin Robertson.

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    BOYS AND GIRLS MOVES.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Chris Evans' Channel 4 comeback show Boys and Girls has lost its primetime slot after it

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    Box's Neal returns to producing.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Gub Neal is stepping down from the day-to-day running of Box TV to take a more hands-on role as a producer for the indie, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Somethin' Else now leading BBC supplier.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Somethin' Else has scooped 600 hours of commissions on BBC Radio 1 following the closure of the broadcast division of Mark Goodier's Wise Buddah, writes John Plunkett.

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    BBC hit by ECM cash crisis.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    BBC Worldwide has been left #850,000 out of pocket after the company that distributes its shows in Asia - including Weakest Link - ran into financial trouble, writes Conor Dignam.

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    Series for No Going Back couple.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    The husband and wife team who quit their mobile disco business in the UK to run a 15-acre farm in Tuscany as part of Channel 4's No Going Back series have been given their own six-part show, writes Penny Hughes.

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    TYRONE APPOINTMENT.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Tyrone Productions has appointed a producer on ITV 1's Blind Date as its new head of

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    FLAK FOR GREEN AT AGM.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Carlton chairman Michael Green came under attack from shareholders at the ITV company's AGM this week.

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    Blair advisor gets Ofcom job.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    One of the main architects of the Communications Bill has been given a key role in

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    Labour peers press for open BBC accounts.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Pressure is mounting on the BBC to give way in the row over its refusal to open its books to MPs, writes David Rose.

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    News Special: Covering the Conflict - Abu Dhabi TV rivals Al-Jazeera's thunder.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    Last Friday evening at the start of the coalition's so-called 'shock and awe' bombing of Baghdad,

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    Celador to sell All American Girl for indie 19.

    2003-04-01T12:24:02Z

    WHO Wants to Be a Millionaire? distributor Celador International has teamed up with Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment to sell the Pop Idol creator's latest format, All American Girl, writes Jane Marlow.

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    News Special: Covering the Conflict - MTV issues war ban list.

    2003-04-01T12:24:01Z

    MTV has pulled a host of music videos from its playlists, fearing they may offend or upset viewers during the military conflict in Iraq, writes Paul Revoir.