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    ETSI DEAL ON MHP

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    DVB has signed an agreement with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to make ETSI the distributor of the Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) test suite. Under the arrangements, ETSI will supply

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    IN MY VIEW - Damian Tambini

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    On how UK broadcasters must support rules to protect impartiality in political coverage.

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    ITV CUTS SURVIVOR

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    ITV has confirmed plans to screen its beleaguered reality show Survivor in a new one episode a week pattern from Monday.The new schedule will see it go out 21.00. ITV director

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    JOB CUTS TO FOLLOW ENDEMOL DUTCH DEAL

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Up to 82 jobs are set to go at European production giant Endemol, after the company received the go-ahead from the firm's work council to merge Joop van den Ende TV

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    CROWN TAKES ON KEATING AS DISTRIBUTION VP

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Hallmark Channel owner Crown Media Holdings has named Diane Keating as worldwide distribution senior vice-president. Keating, who will be based in New York, joins from New Line Cinema where she was

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    Molinare Sci-Fi contract loss fuels talk of sale

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Molinare has lost the Sci-Fi Channel transmission contract to Pearson TV, fuelling speculation that the post-production arm of the TV Corporation will be sold, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Comedy Unit orders

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Scottish indie The Comedy Unit is hoping to buoy up the UK's flagging sitcom scene with a brace of commissions for ITV and the BBC, writes Penny Hughes.

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    MINISTRY OF SOUND RADIO REMOVES ITS CHIEF

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Ministry of Sound Radio head David Dunn has left the company after being made redundant. His former brief is now being overseen by head of radio production Mark Ovenden, who becomes

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    OFF THE RECORD - News chief sunk

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    They're seafaring folk down in the west country. So Carlton Westcountry controller of news Brad Higgins leapt at the chance to fork out around£100 to get his name painted on

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    Hewitt set to join Cabinet

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce within the next 24 hours that e-commerce minister Patricia Hewitt will be the new media secretary if a Labour government is returned to

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    ON THE BOX - Sitting on silver lining

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Action Time's head of international and new business Caroline Beaton enjoys serious reality but balks at the nature of Greed.

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    'Bob' creator in Universal deal

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Bob the Builder creator Keith Chapman has struck a two-year TV and film first-look deal with the British division of Universal Pictures, Vision Video Limited (VVL).On the back of the agreement,

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    SKILLSET BOARD MOVES

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Carlton channels chief executive Clive Jones, Channel 5 finance director Grant Murray and Emap 21 - the training division of Emap Radio - managing director Lynne Wood have all joined the

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    DERRY JOINS ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS BOARD

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Entertainment Rights has named Link Licensing managing director Claire Derry as executive director to the main board. Derry, whose role at Link was scrapped after Entertainment Rights bought the company earlier

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    OFF THE RECORD - Big Bro boss too much for staff

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Imagine our surprise when during our weekend quest for nudity on E4's live Big Brother the contestants started discussing the show's head honchos Conrad Green and Ruth Wrigley. Apparently, being in

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    PRODUCER WARR TAKES BFM EXECUTIVE POST

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Steve Warr, producer of ITV's Police Camera Action series, has joined Bristol-based indie BFM as executive producer. Warr (left), who has worked on popular factual programmes such as the BBC's X

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    Leader - A risk to the BBC's good name

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Anyone faced with the prospect of spending a whole day at home and wanting to listen to the radio knows that the BBC is good value for money.As far as broadcast

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    BBC/ITV to go virtual for election night coverage

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    BBC and ITV are both turning to virtual reality to enhance their election coverage this week, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    BBC plans Saturday offensive

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has issued a desperate clarion call to producers in a bid to assemble an arsenal of programming for Saturday nights to fend off ITV's forthcoming football-focused autumn schedule.On top

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    BBC DENIES RUMOURS

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    A BBC spokesman has denied growing speculation that controller Andy Parfitt is understood to be leaving his post at BBC Radio 1. According to radio industry sources, Parfitt, who has held