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    SOMETHIN' ELSE TALENT.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Indie Somethin' Else has launched its own talent agency, Somethin' Else Talent. The outfit will be

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    CENSUS SET FOR JUNE.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    The third annual census of the audiovisual industries including TV and radio will take place on

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    GUARDIAN BUYS JAZZ FM.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Jazz FM has been bought by the Guardian Media Group for£44.5m after board members agreed

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    BROADBAND ON RISE.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    The number of UK's broadband subscribers has now exceeded 600,000 and new connections are being added

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    NEW BBC WEBSITE.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    The BBC has launched a new website aimed at giving disabled people a forum for their

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    BBC extends interactive tennis service.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    The BBC's flagship Wimbledon interactive service will be available across all digital platforms this year, after its limited availability last year led to a public spat between former ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble and BBC director general Greg Dyke,

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    TEN ALPS MAKES BIG GAIN.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Ten Alps Communications, the TV and radio indie backed by Bob Geldof, has announced a turnaround

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    C5 offers novel spin on history.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Channel 5 controller of factual Dan Chambers has unveiled his first strand for the broadcaster, which includes a documentary examining whether Hitler was gay, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    NTL TO CARRY S4C 2.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    S4C's digital channel S4C 2 will be available on NTL's digital cable TV platform following a

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    WEST 175 HIRES CHAIR.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Former Mirror Group chief executive David Montgomery has been appointed chairman of production company West 175

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    MacKenzie rallies the little guys.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    Kelvin Mackenzie, the outspoken chairman and chief executive of The Wireless Group (TWG), has moved to reinforce his argument that the Rajar audience measurement system is flawed, forming a trade association to lobby for changes, writes Jon Rogers

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    RDF to make Faking It for US market.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    RDF Media is to make a US version of its hit show Faking It which is expected to feature a member of the public passing himself off as a wild west cowboy, writes Penny Hughes

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    Saga wins east midlands FM licence.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    Saga Radio has increased its reach in the midlands after beating off 14 other applicants to win the hotly contested east midlands FM radio licence, writes Jon Rogers

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    COUPLING HAS US PARTNER.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    Hartswood Films, producer of Men Behaving Badly, is developing a pilot based on its BBC sitcom

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    Chaos engulfs Freeco plans.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    Terrestrial Broadcasters appeared to be in a state of total confusion over plans to create a

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    NTL's VOD hit by tech blow.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    NTL'S Video-On-Demand (VOD) strategy appeared to have suffered a blow this week as the company lined up to provide the technology for its service filed for bankruptcy protection, writes Paul Revoir

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    Robinson to take on latest BBC talkshow.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson is adding another string to her ever-widening bow, by hosting a new alternative chat show for the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Play goes to wire as UKTV cuts back.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    UKTV has decided to axe music and comedy channel Play UK at the end of the year, blaming the knock-on effects of ITV Digital's demise for the decision, writes Paul Revoir

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    C4 tackles Brookie crisis.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    Channel 4 is understood to be holding crunch talks over the future of its ailing soap

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    Planet 24 loses Lazarus to Fox.

    2002-06-13T16:53:19Z

    Planet 24 HAS lost it's new head of entertainment Sheldon Lazarus after just five months to children's channel Fox Kids Europe, writes David Wood