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    £16M LOSSES FOR PACE.

    2003-01-21T14:21:46Z

    Set-top box manufacturer Pace recorded a loss of£16m in its interim results for the period

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    'Sassy' women to front live Sky News show.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Sky News is understood to be planning a new talk show fronted by three 'sassy and brassy' women as a companion offering to the channel's new Littlejohn show, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Ofcom director wants more power.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    David Edmonds, one of Ofcom's most senior directors, has called for increased powers for the super-regulator to police public service broadcasting beyond those already outlined in the Communications Bill, writes Jon Rogers.

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    ITV NEWS CHANGES.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    ITN's editor of ITV news, David Mannion, has made a number of appointments designed to bolster

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    CBBC SHORTLIST DUE.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    The BBC is expected to announce the replacement for CBBC controller Nigel Pickard within the next

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    Morrison lobbies for regional cash.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison has called on the government to provide more support for regional production as he takes on a new role as chairman of media body North West Vision (NWV), writes Steve Aston.

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    TV director turns to begging.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a documentary in which a Granada TV director tries to earn more money begging on the street than he does making TV, writes Penny Hughes.

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    BBC scores with hit film deal.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Bend it Like Beckham, last summer's hit British movie featuring a wannabe female football star, has been snapped up by the BBC as part of a deal involving a string of movies, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC FILLS KEY ROLE.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    The BBC has appointed a new head of political and parliamentary affairs, who will take a

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    Louis Theroux comes back with US-set series.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Irreverent celebrity interviewer Louis Theroux is set for a comeback with a series set in America as part of an exclusive new deal with the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC AL-JAZEERA DEAL.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    The BBC has signed a newsgathering exchange agreement with Qatar-based TV channel al-Jazeera as a new

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    BBC's Turner Laing joins Airey at Sky.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Dawn Airey has made her first major appointment since joining BSkyB last week, poaching BBC controller

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    Research says UK TV afraid to try new things.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Broadcasters are 'playing it safe' and commissioning far fewer original programmes than they were 10 years ago, according to new ITV research, writes David Wood.

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    C4 acts on diversity.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Channel 4 has appointed former BBC producer Mary FitzPatrick to oversee cultural diversity at the broadcaster.FitzPatrick,

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    TELEWEST£2BN LOAN.

    2003-01-21T14:21:45Z

    Telewest has organised a new£2.15bn overdraft after securing a 'non-binding agreement' with groups of lenders

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    HBO and Shine to make male Sex & the City.

    2003-01-21T14:21:44Z

    US broadcaster HBO has turned to a British independent in a bid to develop a male version of its award-winning, but ending, New York-based sitcom Sex and the City, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Mentorn chief moves to TV Corp top spot.

    2003-01-21T14:21:44Z

    Mentorn chief executive Tom Gutteridge is to give up responsibility for the indie he founded 18 years ago in order to take up a new post as group creative director with parent company The Television Corporation, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC 1 tackles traffic chaos.

    2003-01-21T14:21:44Z

    BBC 1 is to follow up its critically acclaimed Your NHS and Cracking Crime themed programming days with another event - this time examining the state of Britain's transport system, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Jowell amends bill to protect indie sector.

    2003-01-21T14:21:40Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has handed independent producers a significant boost by accepting all but two of the recommendations in the Independent Television Commission (ITC) programme supply review, writes Luke Satchell.

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    Discovery scoops C4 factual output.

    2003-01-21T14:21:31Z

    Discovery Networks Europe has sealed a multimillion pound co-production and output deal with Channel 4, giving