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    Ealing Studios set for revival

    2001-06-20T17:49:00Z

    Owners of historic studios get go ahead for£70m redevelopment

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    Government delays cross-media change

    2001-06-20T15:16:00Z

    Queen's Speech OK's Ofcom, but government delays publication of wider communications bill meaning crucial changes in cross-media legislation unlikely until 2002

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    Murdoch closes in on DirecTV

    2001-06-20T11:26:00Z

    Media mogul shifts assets out of holding company Sky Global in bid to reduce General Motors' tax liability as deal over subsidiary DirecTV enters final phase

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    Go Racing back in the saddle

    2001-06-20T10:52:00Z

    Consortium's media bid survives Monday's fall with new agreement over 'key commercial terms' with pre-race data rights holders the British Horseracing Board

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    Bush Internet posts loss as web-TV fails to take-off

    2001-06-19T16:19:00Z

    Interactive TV firm posts£18 million loss after admitting subscriber numbers are less than half what it originally predicted

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    NTL and BBC strike interactive deal

    2001-06-19T15:48:00Z

    BBC's interactive services, including forthcoming Wimbledon Championship service, to be available to NTL digital subscribers

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    Video compression: The big squeeze

    2001-06-19T14:38:00Z

    As UK broadband connections struggle to pass the 20,000 mark, Adrian Pennington looks at the myriad technologies of offer to content producers who want to push video out over exisiting narrowband channels

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    EPGs - the key to the real broadband revolution

    2001-06-19T12:41:00Z

    James Curtis investigates the growing influence of electronic prgramme guides and their increasing impact on the dynamics of television viewing

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    C4 confirms Big Breakfast's demise

    2001-06-19T11:57:00Z

    Broadcaster ends months of speculation by admitting that early morning show will come off air next year

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    Channel 4 Big Breakfast statement

    2001-06-19T11:52:00Z

    CHANNEL 4 VIEWS ALTERNATIVES FOR BREAKFAST SHOWChannel 4 announced today (19.6.01) that it is considering fresh programme ideas as potential alternatives to its flagship breakfast programme, The Big Breakfast.The process does

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    Big Brother viewers use remote vote

    2001-06-19T08:58:00Z

    Sky Digital claims enhanced TV a success after more than 35 per cent of Big Brother viewers on E4 vote via its TV remote control

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    Wilkie moves in at 601

    2001-06-18T16:12:00Z

    Commercials facility Soho 601 lures former Creative Partnership director to head post-production house

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    Alma's demise ups Corrie's Sunday night average

    2001-06-18T15:51:00Z

    Close to 14 million tune in to Alma's final breath compared to spring/summer average of 12.8 million

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    ITV bids to improve sitcom rep with raft of commissions

    2001-06-18T15:17:00Z

    ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam has moved to bolster the channel's ailing sitcom reputation with a bundle of commissions, including a full series of satirical animation show 2DTV.Billed as a

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    Go Racing falls at final hurdle

    2001-06-18T11:23:00Z

    Almost two years after it began bid for media rights for UK horse racing, broadcaster-backed consortium says failure of negotiations with BHB has resulted in lapse of offer

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    Go Racing rights deal heading for the knacker's yard

    2001-06-18T10:38:00Z

    Broadcaster-led consortium admits 10-year media deal 'likely to founder' on race-data impasse as consortium leader Arena Leisure suspends shares

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    Channel 3 News plans to undercut ITN

    2001-06-18T10:31:00Z

    BSkyB and Chrysalis-led consortium expected to bid significantly lower than ITN for ITV news contract

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    B+ Trade Secrets: Pitching

    2001-06-18T08:43:00Z

    There's more to pitching an idea than screaming 'Show me the money!' Howard Webster finds the best and worst ways.

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    B+ Trade Secrets: Training

    2001-06-18T08:43:00Z

    Joel Meadows takes in two very different seats of learning to see how much TV training has changed over the years

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    Capper takes helm at Rushes

    2001-06-15T16:58:00Z

    Facilities director promoted as former managing director leaves to become European president of parent company Liberty Livewire