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    Keating to drop dual role.

    2002-07-15T09:52:52Z

    BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has confirmed he is to give up his dual role as controller of arts commissioning as the BBC gears up to place added emphasis on the genre, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    ITV lines up pilots for daytime.

    2002-07-15T09:52:52Z

    ITV is attempting to draw more viewers to its troubled daytime schedule by launching a new dating show for single mums, writes Steve Aston

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    League threatens ITV duo with 'direct action'.

    2002-07-15T09:52:52Z

    The Football League has dramatically upped the ante in its battle with former ITV Digital shareholders

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    GAELIC SPORTS LAUNCH

    2002-07-15T09:52:00Z

    A new pay-per-view sports channel offering coverage of less mainstream games launched on Sky Digital this week with Gaelic football and hurling. Setanta Sport will show the games every Sunday for the next 10 weeks for a trial period before buying in more sports coverage in the future

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    Pop Idol's yank kids are fakes. They don't have a sense of humour

    2002-07-12T10:43:14Z

    Pop Idol baddie Simon Cowell has threatened to pull out of the next series - because he's hated judging a US versio...

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    TV swears by Ozzy

    2002-07-12T10:39:50Z

    Ozzy Osbourne's hit family show is to go out uncut on Canadian TV despite the Brummie rocker's X-rated language. ...

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    Soph's kiddin'

    2002-07-12T10:36:59Z

    Pop babe Sophie Ellis Bextor could follow in her mother's footsteps after an impressive debut as a children's TV pr...

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    Behr gets the boot

    2002-07-12T10:34:14Z

    TV beauty Dani Behr has been kicked off a kids' show - because she's too adult. ...

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    Behr: I'm quitting

    2002-07-12T10:29:59Z

    Children's TV presenters Dani Behr and Jo Mace are to quit The Saturday Show. The duo will leave the ailing BBC1 p...

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    Emmerdale Ma'am

    2002-07-12T10:27:51Z

    The Queen stood just feet from a huge explosion on the set of Emmerdale yesterday - but didn' flinch an inch. ...

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    Hello, Mr Chips

    2002-07-12T10:25:26Z

    Bad behaviour could not be further from Martin Clune's mind in his new role as Mr Chips. ...

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    Emm-ER-dale

    2002-07-12T10:23:14Z

    When the Queen saw Windsor Castle go up in flames almost 10 years ago it was a national catastrophe. Yesterday she...

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    Kid seeks a TV date for mum

    2002-07-12T10:16:31Z

    A new dating show will ask childen to pick partners for their single mothers, ITV announced yesterday. ...

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    Emmerdale explosion leaves the Queen unmoved

    2002-07-12T10:14:11Z

    As royal visits go, they don't come much more explosive than this. The Queen toured the set of the ITV soap Emmerda...

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    End of an era

    2002-07-12T10:11:58Z

    The demise of Film Four this week leaves a large hole in the landscape of the British film industry, How could suc...

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    BBC doubles Dinosaur budget

    2002-07-12T10:10:45Z

    The BBC announced last night it is to double its investment in 'landmark' documentaries, such as the Blue Planet an...

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    Time to take risks at the BBC

    2002-07-12T10:07:58Z

    Jana Bennett, the new director of television, tells Matt Born that viewers can expect more variety and complexity....

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    BBC spends£266m to make more Blue Planets

    2002-07-12T10:01:01Z

    The BBC is to double its investment in 'landmark' documentaries such as ...

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    So what is channel 4 for?

    2002-07-12T09:58:25Z

    Mark Thompson, the chief executive of Channel 4, regards himself as lucky with his sense of timing on new jobs. ...

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    Back to the wilder frontier

    2002-07-12T09:57:26Z

    Murder, incest, gossip, and no lawyers? Caitlin Moran is turned on by two TV history shows. ...