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    BBC appoints new controller of daytime

    2002-03-04T17:04:00Z

    Current creative director of daytime factual entertainment Alison Sharman gets the nod

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    RTL earnings plunge 35 per cent

    2002-03-04T16:26:00Z

    Channel 5 owner reports overall loss of£1.52bn as goodwill write-off hits hard

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    MIPTV moves to March

    2002-03-04T16:20:00Z

    Organisers Red Midem re-schedule show following pressure from delegates

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    RTL earning plunge 35 per cent

    2002-03-04T16:08:00Z

    Channel 5 owner reports overall loss of£1.52bn as goodwill write-off hits hard

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    BBC 4 launch proves a BBC 2 turn-off

    2002-03-04T16:08:00Z

    Corporation's decision to simulcast BBC 4's opening night on BBC 2 backfires as Channel averages a mere 4.2 per cent share for the night

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    New BBC 1 comedy roughed-up by SAS

    2002-03-04T15:52:00Z

    Rescue Me starring Sally Phillips makes a poor start as BBC 2's SAS: Are You Tough Enough takes 4 million

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    Starkey lands£2m for Channel 4 handcuffs deal

    2002-03-04T10:46:00Z

    Historian becomes highest paid performer on British television with new£80,000 per hour contract

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    Telewest posts£2 billion loss

    2002-03-01T15:55:00Z

    £1.13 billion Flextech write-off plunges cable firm into the red but shares surge at 26 per cent rise in core earnings

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    RTS Television Journalism Awards

    2002-03-01T15:08:00Z

    Full list of winners from last night's event at the London Hilton

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    Bad Girls returns strongly

    2002-03-01T12:26:00Z

    Prison drama attracts over 7 million viewers as elsewhere Banzai's poor run continues

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    OFF THE RECORD - Shooting stars.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Skillset patrons pictured above after their meeting last week - Puttnam said as he opened the chinwag: 'Good thing no one knows about this meeting or else they could wipe us

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    OFF THE RECORD - Teething troubles.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Determined to milk its original content dry (to fill interactive space) the Beeb, or more specifically CBBC, is producing The Saturday Show Extra - which is a live backstage show that

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    TVYP SCHEME OPENS.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Edinburgh International Television Festival's educational arm, Television & Young People (TVYP), launches this Friday (1 March). It will be selecting 150 18 to 21-year-olds interested in a TV career to

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    PPV is normal for the young.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Younger Digital TV viewers are so schooled in the ways of digital TV that they now consider purchasing pay-per-view (PPV) events as a 'normal occurrence', according to a new study, writes Simon Ellery.

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    NEW VENUE FOR PROMAX.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Promax UK annual conference is moving to a new venue this year. Taking place on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 November, the conference will be held at the Queen Elizabeth

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    MTV UK splits up portfolio.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    MTV Networks UK is to inject a fresh sense of competition into its portfolio of channels by splitting output into three divisions to be run by separate general managers, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Teamtalk lines up launch shows.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Teamtalk 252, the new long wave radio station formed from the defunct Atlantic 252, has unveiled its schedule line-up ahead of its 11 March launch.The service, which will broadcast sports news

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    NEW SURVIVOR ON ITV.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    ITV is launching the second series of its reality gameshow Survivor on ITV 1 at 21.45 on Wednesday 13 March. Channel 4 cricket commentator Mark Nicholas replaces Mark Austin as presenter

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    ITV SOAP SOLD TO OZ.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Granada has sold its ailing ITV soap Night and Day to the Australian market. The show will be screened three times a week on national channel ABC with the late night

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    MIP-TV HOLDS ITS OWN.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Organisers of the Mip-TV programme market have claimed registration numbers amongst major broadcasters are holding up on last year, despite fears that the advertising downturn may lead many to stay away.