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    OFF THE RECORD - Digital project takes the biscuit

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    The great and the good were out in force this week as the government dished out cash from the National Lottery's New Opportunities Fund to worthy causes. The aim? To build

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    BBC Resources in red

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    BBC Resources made a loss of£11.5m last year, its biggest since it was granted limited status three years ago, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    BBC beefs up religion

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is to broaden its coverage of theological issues with the creation of a dedicated 'multi-faith' reporter position, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC E-SCHOOL OFFER

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has said it will commission around half the content for its planned£130m online national curriculum service from outside the corporation if the project is approved by the Department

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    BBC TO RECREATE MOSES

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is set to recreate the life and times of Moses as part of a new landmark follow-up to its acclaimed Son of God series, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    BBC DENIES NEWS MOVE

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    BBC director of television Mark Thompson has strongly rebuffed suggestions that current affairs flagship show Panorama is to be shunted to BBC 2. Responding to the leak of a dummy schedule

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    BBC pinpoints blackout cause

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Faulty circuit-breakers were the cause of the BBC's 20-minute black-out last Saturday (30 June).A spokesman said the circuit-breakers, which take power into and out of the corporation's un-interruptable power supply (UPS),

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    BBC should look to itself for cash

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    As the BBC strategists prepare for the lengthy run-up to charter renewal in 2006 its refreshingly frank director of new media, Ashley Highfield, has given them something to think about.He has

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    Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC Director General

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    MONDAYStuart Prebble should be getting a very impressive letter from me, right about now. To be fair, I didn't see the finished article, but I wrote, as ever, a witty little

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    ON THE BOX - Batting for Britain

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    M2 Television md Bill Cullen is bowled over by the Englishness of Botham's Ashes while World of Pub leaves him feeling sick.

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    SKARAMOOSH BUYS AVID

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Skaramoosh is the second UK facility to buy an Avid DS HD system. The real-time conforming and finishing system will be installed later this month by Tyrell and will be used

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    ITV plans autumn offensive

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    ITV has gone on the offensive over its flagging audience share and the downturn in advertising spend with a new package of measures, including dedicated nights for the young and affluent.The

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    Radio Authority sets out revised wish list

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority this week submitted its revised proposals for new rules on local radio ownership to the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).The proposals, developed following detailed discussions with

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    CBBC to show art spin-off

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller of children's Nigel Pickard has ordered a raft of new pre-school series for CBBC, including a spin-off of popular art show SMart, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Archives given lottery payout

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Wildscreen, British Pathe and the British Film Institute (BFI) have each won huge lottery hand-outs to convert their analogue archives into next generation online content.The awards, part of the£50m National

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    SCREENSHOP APPOINTS NEW BOSS

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Screenshop, the former Flextech channel now owned and managed by auction outfit bid-up.tv, has named Lee White as its new head, replacing S'an Ellis-Thomas, who is being promoted within Flextech owner

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    TX - The animal rescuer

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    When presenter/producer Mark Jordan started filming Cruel World, he soon realised it was not going to be an easy ride. In his attempt to expose cruelty to dogs in South Korea,

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Ready to pounce?

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Granada chairman Charles Allen last week warned that his company faces being gobbled up by a European media company unless the government acts. Broadcast assesses who the potential buyers could possibly be.

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    RATINGS ANALYSIS - Sitcom loses out to quiz and chat

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Terrestrial channels vary widely in their strengths and weaknesses in each genre, with none of them seemingly able to find the next classic sitcom.

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    GRANADA TO AIR FAME

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) has bought the rights to the entire series of cult drama series Fame, writes Simon Ellery.