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    Barb to rejig audience measurement

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (Barb) is on course to replace its TV audience measurement system with a new one from 1 January, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    ARTSWORLD ORDERS FILMS OF RECORD SERIES

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Cable channel Artsworld has commissioned Films of Record to produce a series about the transforming effects of the arts on prisoners. The 6 x 30-minute series, Artistic Convictions, commissioned by Artsworld

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    NEW APPOINTMENT AT EBU

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed DRTV managing director Bjorn Erichsen to the position of director of television. Erichsen joins on 1 January next year, replacing Gaetano Stucchi who left

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    LNN TO FILM HAMMOND IN ITV ANTARCTIC DOC

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    London News Network's factuals unit is to produce an ITV documentary on network weatherman John Hammond's secondment to the Antarctic Survey. Commissioned by ITV controller of news, current affairs, arts and

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    News Analysis - Friends in a crisis

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Broadcasters have been speculating about the extent to which TV viewers' tastes may have changed following the terrorist attacks in the United States while some old favourites have proved a popular refuge.

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    FREE TO AIR - Elliott must get Cold Feet

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Anyone looking for a potted history of ITV since the 1960s and an insight into what makes Greg Dyke tick would do well to read Nick Elliott's after dinner speech to

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    Elliott appeals against ITV cuts

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has appealed to ITV shareholders to safeguard the network's programming budget in the face of the looming recession and the downturn in advertising.Speaking at a

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    BBC MediaArc completes ads

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC Media Arc, the design arm of BBC Resources, has produced a cross-media advertising campaign for Wessex Water as part of its push into the commercials market, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    STUDIO ADDS THREE

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Telemagination has expanded its ink and paint studio with the addition of three compositors, writes Barbara Marshall. Senior compositor John McManus has joined along with compositors Alistair Beckett and Neil Harris.

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    RADIO AD PROFITS FALL

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Capital Radio, GWR and Scottish Radio Holdings last week issued trading statements revealing a decline in advertising revenues. Capital Radio's radio revenue for the 12 months to September 2001 fell 6

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    PCC urges action to protect royals

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) chairman, Lord Wakeham, has written to the Broadcasting Standards Commission and the Independent Television Commission to seek co-operation with broadcasters for the protection of Prince William's privacy from the TV

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    CHANNEL X FORMAT RIGHTS TO ACTION TIME

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Action Time has secured the rights to a raft of UK formats for the international market. The company has secured the worldwide rights to Channel X's quiz show Fan-o-rama, satirical panel

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    World of Wonder to gain C5 head Perry

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 controller of special events Adam Perry is leaving the broadcaster to take up the new role of creative director at indie World of Wonder, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Channel 4 in talks to buy stakes in indies

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is plotting to move away from its role as a dedicated programme commissioner with an ambitious plan to buy stakes in a number of independent production companies.C4, which was

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    4 Learning cuts budgets and puts orders on hold

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 Learning is understood to be slashing its budget by up to 50 per cent the week after its managing director, Karen Brown, left the channel, writes Penny Hughes.

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    E4 OPERATION MOVED

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has repositioned its digital youth channel E4 as a standalone operation separate from Film Four and has appointed C4 deputy managing director of pay-TV Dan Brooke as general manager.

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    C4 TO PLUG VIA TEXT

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has turned to text messaging in a bid to promote six of its forthcoming factual series. Viewers who sign up for the service, which will be advertised in the

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    Appointment strengthens C4 daytime

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is beefing up its daytime department with the appointment of Optomen Television's Ben Adler as deputy commissioning editor for daytime, factual programmes, writes Penny Hughes.

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    RATINGS - C4's Freddie Starr's doc eats BBC's Armadillo

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Both Channel 4 and BBC 2 pulled in larger audiences than BBC 1's Armadillo this week, writes Jon Rogers.

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    SECRET LIFE OF US SET FOR SECOND C4 SERIES

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, drama Lucy Richer has ordered a second series of The Secret Life of Us from Southern Star. The 22 x 60-minutes series will be produced by John