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    TEAMTALK LAUNCH.

    2002-01-18T00:00:00Z

    New national radio station Teamtalk 252 will launch on 25 February. The station will be 100 per cent dedicated to sport. It replaces music station Atlantic 252 which was sold by

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    YOUNG NO LONGER.

    2002-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Veteran BBC Radio 2 broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young is to step down from his daily show at the end of this year, after 28 years. From the beginning of 2003 he

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    MENTORN MERGER.

    2002-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Mentorn International and the distribution arm of Sunset & Vine are to be merged under the name of their parent company, TV Corp. The new division will be headed up by

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    NATPE SPECIAL - A very special relationship?

    2002-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Despite a difficult economic climate and plummeting ad revenues in the US, a slew of British production companies are making moves across the water. Will they sink or swim? John Hazelton reports.

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    Talkback wins raft of orders.

    2002-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Talkback Productions has bagged its widest ever range of commissions, including a number of factual series for the BBC and a quiz show for Channel 4.Headlining the BBC slate is 6

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    RACISM IS PUT TO TEST.

    2002-01-18T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is to screen an innovative documentary series in which four people have the colour of their skins changed in order to find out if the way they are treated depends on their race, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    SSC ROLE FOR SKILLSET.

    2002-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Skillset, the National Training Organisation for Broadcast, Film, Video & Interactive Media, this month becomes one of the UK's five 'trailblazer' sector skills councils (SSCs). With enhanced remits and increased funding

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    Morrissey joins Royle star in BBC 1 modern drama push

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Ralph Little and Men Behaving Badly stalwart team up for drama from Where the Heart Is writer

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    BBC man gets C4 education role

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Trouble At The Top producer Simon Dickson replaces outgoing education commissioning editor Richard McKerrow

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    Bland back-tracks

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    BT chairman Sir Christopher Bland has moved to play down earlier comments of a move into broadcasting and programme production but not ruled it out.At a conference in Arizona last

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    BBC may yet be in Ofcom remit

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Broadcasting minister Howells hints that corporation would benefit from Ofcom regulation

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    BBC digital radio launches hit by delays

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    5 Live Sports Extra will now be first to launch in February

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    BBC plans TV debate for Queen's jubilee

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Pro and anti-monarchy speakers to take part in potentially controversial primetime show

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    Digital radio body chiefs are replaced

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Less than a year after being set up promotional organisation undergoes management restructure as digital radio enters crunch year

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    Broadcast conference changes

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    BBC director of public affairs Caroline Thompson is to address the Broadcast conference on the future of public service broadcasting in place of former BBC director of television Mark Thompson.The conference

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    Broadly Zack

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Channel 4 to webcast special edition of children's drama series The Zack Files

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    BSkyB digital prices criticised

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Satellite broadcaster under fire for more than doubling set-top-box price attached to free-to-air package

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    Wellbeing director goes to indie

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Simon Schofield becomes director of programmes at Leeds-based indie Real Life Media

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    Jack the Ripper faces interactive trial

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Discovery Channel to show Michael Grade-fronted examination of Ripper suspects

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    At The Races fills key job

    2002-01-17T15:04:00Z

    Former Westcountry controller of news and current affairs Brad Higgins becomes horse-racing TV group's head of programming