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BARB switch causes ratings chaos
New system plagued with teething problems leaves broadcasters and advertisers in the dark
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Newsnight's Entwistle steps up to editor
Political programme's acting editor gets top job after former editor Sian Kevill's wider political role at the BBC is extended
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BBC1 is nation's most watched channel
Corporation's flagship service beats ITV1 in overall ratings for the year for the first time ever
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Broadcast and Produxion wish all our readers and users a happy Xmas break
The site will not be updated from Friday 21 December, but normal service will be resumed on 2 January. Until then, have a great holiday and don't forget to log in when you get back to catch up on what's been happening over the festive season
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Government announces structure of its digital TV action plan
Kim Howells and Douglas Alexander to head steering board as part of government's action plan for digital TV
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Wark Clements wins WW1 order
Glasgow-based indie Wark Clements has landed Channel 4's largest ever factual commission outside London with a£2.5m series on the first world war.The 10 x 60-minute run, The First World War,
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BBC1'S JUDGE JOHN DEED GIVEN ANOTHER SERIES
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have ordered a second series of courtroom drama Judge John Deed. The 8 x 60-minute series, starring Martin Shaw
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10 ALPS WINS MUSIC AND ARTHUR SMITH ORDERS
BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir has commissioned indie Ten Alps to produce a 4 x 60-minute history of Sun Records. A Whole Lot of Shakin' looks at the 50th anniversary
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Thomson buys GVG for $172m
French electronics group Thomson Multimedia has made yet another acquisition, buying broadcast equipment and software manufacturer Grass Valley Group (GVG) in a $172m (£118m) cash deal.The deal is expected to close
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NTL broadcast still seeking a£2bn buyer
Debt-ridden cable firm NTL appeared to be living on borrowed time this week after it confirmed it had not found a buyer for its broadcast division - the sale of which would have reduced its debt burden by around£2bn, writes Simon Ellery.
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Ratings: Week ending 2 December - A right royal knees-up gets ITV back on its feet
This week's data includes two new additions - firstly, the top 30 programmes now has the same multi-channel audience information as the top 50. Secondly, a regular primetime rolling graph showing
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FREE TO AIR - Highs and lows of 2001
As 2001 draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect on the lights - both high and low - of the broadcasting year. Having sat through the bum-numbing
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WINNERS AND LOSERS OF 2001 - Bucking the trend
In a year of gloom and doom, Broadcast showcases the handful of media players who have successfully swum against the tide and had a bumper 2001.
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C4 raids Initial for Raman
Channel 4 is to beef up its factual entertainment slate with the appointment of Initial executive producer Nav Raman as editor, factual entertainment, writes Penny Hughes.
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PERFECT MATCH ON AGAIN FOR C4
Channel 4 has ordered a further five instalments to RDF Media's dating show Perfect Match, as well as a one-off epilogue of series one, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 UPDATES IMAGE
Channel 4 has updated its on-screen look with the introduction of a narrative aspect to the 'moving bars' theme first introduced in 1999.The idents include vapour trails, flickering tube lights, a
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RATINGS - C4's Twin Towers doc proves ratings winner
CHANNEL 4'S documentary on the collapse of the World Trade Centre buildings on Thursday (13 December) secured the channel's second highest audience of the year so far, writes Jon Rogers.
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C4 GIVES NEW TALENT A GO
Channel 4 has launched an initiative to foster new talent and enable independent production companies that have yet to work with C4 to make a programme for them. Indies are invited
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Bjork to open for BBC 4
The BBC will launch its long-awaited highbrow channel, BBC 4, with the only televised performance in Europe of singer Bjork's current tour, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C5 opts for Sky's Sunrise News
BSKYB HAS finally secured a toehold in terrestrial television following Channel 5's decision to ditch the ITN News Channel as its early morning breakfast news feed in favour of Sky News, writes Simon Ellery.