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    BASHING CELEBS BANNED.

    2003-02-03T12:58:25Z

    The BBC has scrapped its BBC2 celebrity boxing show after the British Boxing Board of Control

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    Fame Academy exec given BBC formats job.

    2003-02-03T12:58:25Z

    The BBC has rewarded the executive producer behind its recent Fame Academy reality show with a permanent job as creative head for format entertainment, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC4 comeback for legendary After Dark.

    2003-02-03T12:58:25Z

    Controversial late-night live discussion show After Dark, in which actor Oliver Reed famously tried to give American feminist Kate Millett a drunken kiss, is to be resurrected by BBC4, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    TV ROLE FOR BB3'S ALEX.

    2003-02-03T12:58:25Z

    Nickelodeon has signed Big Brother 3's Alex Sibley to host a new mass phone-in gameshow called

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    What Not to Wear gets BBC1 outing.

    2003-02-03T12:58:25Z

    BBC2 makeover strand What Not to Wear, which features acerbic presenters Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine dishing out fashion advice to shell-shocked members of the public, is to transfer to BBC1 for a celebrity special, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC1 JOB FOR LIDDLE.

    2003-02-03T12:58:25Z

    Former Today editor Rod Liddle has been signed up as a team captain on the new

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    Ratings - BBC1's afternoon play gets off to sweet start.

    2003-02-03T12:58:25Z

    BBC1's gamble of putting big names in one-off daytime dramas appeared to have paid off this week, with the launch of The Afternoon Play on Monday, writes Luke Satchell.

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    TV prepares for war.

    2003-02-03T12:58:24Z

    The expected war with Iraq will be one of the most difficult conflicts ever covered by

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    Flextech's Lighting to head Five.

    2003-02-03T12:58:24Z

    Flextech chief executive of content Jane Lighting will be confirmed as the new chief executive of Five by a board meeting of the channel's shareholders today (Friday), writes Penny Hughes.

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    ITN in talks over cost of war coverage.

    2003-02-03T12:58:24Z

    Broadcasters are already weighing up the cost of war coverage with ITN holding talks with ITV, Channel 4 and Five about additional funding, write Steve Aston and Paul Revoir.

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    BBC lines up 'Iraq Day'.

    2003-02-03T12:58:24Z

    The BBC's day of programming devoted to transport issues - the third in its current affairs series following those on the NHS and crime - is to be postponed in order to make way for special programming on Iraq, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    ITV puts colour back into kids.

    2003-02-03T12:58:24Z

    ITV is set to revitalise its kids brand, CITV, after a period of budget cuts and stiff competition from the BBC, writes Steve Aston.

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    C4 to 'reinvent' Saturday night.

    2003-02-03T12:58:24Z

    Channel 4 and Five have committed to risk and experimentation in their 2003 statements of programme promise, writes Penny Hughes.

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    BBC cleans up at Broadcast Awards 2003.

    2003-02-03T12:58:24Z

    The BBC dominated this week's Broadcast Awards, winning a total of eight out of 16 awards

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    RAF grounds BBC2 pilot show.

    2003-02-03T12:58:24Z

    A major new BBC2 series following the training of a squadron of British fighter pilots has had to be postponed indefinitely as the Royal Air Force concentrates on preparations for a potential war in Iraq, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Endemol UK in tussle over Bar Wars format.

    2003-02-03T12:58:19Z

    Endemol UK is considering legal action against Action Time over concerns that its new reality show The Club may be a rip-off of its own format Bar Wars, Penny Hughes.

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    Digital curriculum boss forced to quit.

    2003-02-03T12:58:10Z

    Michael Stevenson, the driving force behind the BBC's controversial digital curriculum, has resigned after admitting he

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    Dohny Blair

    2003-02-03T10:06:47Z

    Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to appear with cartoon stars Marge, Homer and Bart in The Simpsons. ...

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    Vic dumps Bob to be Stupid with Nancy

    2003-02-03T10:05:34Z

    Bob Mortimer's a funny chap so we hope his sense of humour doesn't desert him when he discovers Vic Reeves is plann...

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    James plays tractor

    2003-02-03T10:04:02Z

    Cold Feet star James Nesbitt is taking on Bob The Builder with a new pre-school show called Tractor Tom. ...