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CBBC overhauls schools output.
The BBC is to further align its schools programming with its children's schedule by launching a new block of educational shows on digital channel CBBC, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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FOOTIE CAUSES CORONATION ST RESCHEDULE.
ITV is to shift the midweek edition of Coronation Street to a Tuesday to avoid moving it to a later slot for the duration of its Champions' League coverage. From Tuesday
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CAPITAL/UBC DEAL NEARS.
As Broadcast went to press, Capital Radio and UBC Media were believed to be on the verge of announcing a major new digital radio data service, supplying graphics and text. Capital
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Capital wants more celebrities.
Capital Radio is looking to bolster its talent roster and is understood to be circling Jonathan Ross and former SM:TV presenters Ant and Dec, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Technology & Facilities - Pinewood in Canadian studio venture.
Pinewood Shepperton Studios is leading a consortium to build the first purpose-built film studio complex in Toronto, Canada, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Technology & Facilities - Metro first to buy Sony Xpri.
As part of a #1m investment plan, Metro Broadcast is the first UK company to buy the Sony Xpri high definition (HD) non-linear editing system, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Brunson slams ITV meddling.
Former ITN political editor Michael Brunson has criticised ITV's increasing influence over the content of its news bulletins, writes John Plunkett.
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Redmond's Brookie plans.
Channel 4 flagship soap Brookside is to undergo a radical overhaul that will see it move away from sensationalist storylines to focus more on hard-hitting social issues.Phil Redmond, who created the
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BRITNEY'S TOTP SPECIAL.
American pop princess Britney Spears will be the first singer to appear in a series of 10 x 40-minute Top of the Pops specials planned for BBC 1 this year, which will concentrate solely on one artist, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ON THE BOX - Murders most foul.
Accomplice Television joint managing director David Collins was haunted by Crime and Punishment but not by the Wests.
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CBBC ORDERS NET DRAMA AND BOGEYMAN.
CBBC controller Nigel Pickard has commissioned a new comedy drama about a teenager hoping to make a fortune from the internet. Rude Boy will air later this year. Meanwhile, Raymond Briggs'
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Trade talk - A big ideas man.
Capital 95.8 FM looks set for a burst of creativity now that Ric Blaxill, creator of TOTP2 and SM:TV, has been made deputy programme controller.
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BETHELL JOINS CAPITAL.
Capital Radio has appointed former Ministry of Sound head of media operations James Bethell as a strategy consultant. Bethell, who left Ministry in October, is joining the radio group to advise
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Bennett to rejig commissioning.
BBC director general Greg Dyke has conceded the commissioning system in the general factual department is failing and has charged new director of television Jana Bennett with reviewing it as soon as she joins in April, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC governors face pre-Ofcom revamp.
BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies is attempting to reform the corporation's board of governors in a bid to head off calls for the BBC to be regulated by Ofcom.The corporation is considering
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BBC LAUNCHES TALENT SEARCH.
The BBC is launching its third Talent initiative next month with an extra six categories, writes Barbara Marshall.
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CLOSURE SET FOR SECOND RUN ON BBC CHOICE.
BBC Choice entertainment series Closure, in which people get the chance to say sorry for things they have done in the past, has been recommissioned for a second series by channel
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Leader - Time to forget Barb's troubles.
As the dust settles on the first six weeks of the year, one group of people in the industry is sighing with relief. The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, or Barb, has
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BANNISTER TO FRONT FIVE LIVE NEWS SHOW.
Former BBC Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister is to present a new weekend two-hour news programme on BBC Radio 5 Live along with presenter Caroline Feraday. The Weekend News, ordered by
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BAFTA TO GO GLOBAL.
The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2002 is to be distributed worldwide by Endemol UK after previously only being broadcast in the UK. The awards have already been bought by a