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    Edinburgh TV festival lines up advisers.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (GEITF) has announced the line-up for its advisory committee for this year's festival, writes Jon Rogers.

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    BARB ADMITS DECLINE.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (Barb) has claimed that television audiences have fallen by an average of 5 per cent but added it was still evaluating its new data. Research has

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    GOLDEN SQ ADDS TO FX.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Golden Square Post Production has added to its effects department with the appointment of Inferno artist Yourick Van Impe who joins from Condor Post Production. Van Impe, who has worked regularly

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    CLEAR ADDS PRODUCER.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Clear has added a fourth producer to its team by taking on senior producer Fleur Hollis. Hollis joined after five years at Soho 601 and has also worked at FrameStore (now

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    BAFTA'S BIG AD.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Richard E Grant is to star in a big budget cinema trailer promoting the BBC's coverage of the Bafta Film Awards on 24 February, writes Leigh Holmwood. The ad, which hits

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    Abramsky slates Birt's bi-media strategy.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    BBC director of radio and music Jenny Abramsky has attacked former director general John Birt's decision to split the corporation into separate broadcast and production divisions, claiming the 'flawed' strategy left BBC radio staff feeling 'sidelined and

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    BBC set to launch 6 Music digital station in March.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has set a March launch date for its new digital radio service 6 Music - the corporation's first new national radio station in 32 years, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    C5 to aim for greater range.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has criticised the 'increasing homogenisation of the established broadcasters' and promised to have 'editorial ambitions that are consciously different' from other broadcasters, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    C5 BUYS LIVE UEFA RIGHTS.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has bought exclusive live rights to show the football Uefa Cup fourth round tie between Leeds United and PSV Eindhoven on 21 February.

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    C4 TO OFFER INTERACTIVE FIFTEEN TO ONE.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to launch its first fully interactive quiz show by allowing Sky Digital viewers to play its long-running general knowledge quiz Fifteen to One, writes Simon Ellery. Sky viewers

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    RDF wins #6.5m order from C4.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    RDF Media has started work on its biggest ever programme commission - a #6.5m project for Channel 4 and TLC billed as 'Scrapheap Challenge meets Robots Wars in hell'.UMC: Ultimate Machine

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    BURSARY WINNER GAINS RADIO 4 COMMISSION.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a five-part drama from the winner of BBC Northern Ireland's first Tony Doyle bursary, which encourages writing for television and radio. The thriller, Fraction of Zero,

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    SPECIAL: RAJARS - Radios 2, 4 and 5 hit record share.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The BBC trounced its commercial radio rivals in the latest set of Rajars, with BBC Radios 2, 4 and 5 Live all achieving record reach and share figures.The figures, released last

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    BBC 2 unveils factual series.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    A hard-hitting series charting the stories of three notorious crimes committed by young people is one of the highlights of BBC 2's new year current affairs output, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC 1 LOTTERY TO STAY.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The National Lottery draws will continue to be screened on BBC 1 at least until June, after the corporation secured an extension to its broadcasting rights contract with Camelot. Both parties

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    BBC 1 to drop cheesy celebs.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Mediocre TV turns will not get a look in on BBC 1, according to controller Lorraine Heggessey, who this week banned any celebrity who is not deemed 'credible' from fronting a programme, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    ON THE BOX - A direct hit for BBC 1.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The London Studios director of sales, marketing & development Penny Lent was up there with Night Flight but was brought down by Warhol.

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    Ex-Blue Peter editor attacks BBC's digital curriculum

    2002-02-07T17:13:00Z

    Lewis Bronze spearheads campaign to stop corporation's monopoly on digital educational content

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    BT confirms broadband price cuts

    2002-02-07T13:40:00Z

    New chief executive Ben Verwaayen says charges will be cut 'substantially'

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    Davies promises no political downgrade

    2002-02-07T13:29:00Z

    BBC chairman responds to joint letter from Labour and Conservative chairs insisting corporation remains committed to quality political coverage