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    C5 public service pledge

    2002-01-31T11:06:00Z

    C5 controller of factual Dan Chambers promises huge increase in arts, science and history programming

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    ITV head calls BBC arts 'pathetic'

    2002-01-31T10:25:00Z

    Chairman Leslie Hill slams corporation's 'pathetic' approach to the genre

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    Disney plans radio offensive

    2002-01-31T10:14:00Z

    Media giant in final stages of talks with Capital Radio which would see Capital's digital service The Cube relaunch as Radio Disney

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    Pact and C4 join row over indies' status

    2002-01-31T09:51:00Z

    DCMS lobbied to abolish rule that says UK production companies owned by foreign broadcasters must lose their indie status

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    Brass Eye wins best comedy at Broadcast Awards

    2002-01-30T22:35:00Z

    Controversial comedy show which attracted a record number of complaints is named best of its genre for last year as RDF Media walks off with four awards including best indie

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    Century's MD leaves Capital

    2002-01-30T15:55:00Z

    Julie Fair becomes latest senior figure to jump ship as she quits after 14 years with no job to go to

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    Third of ITV1 output to be repeats

    2002-01-30T15:47:00Z

    Budget freeze for channel means up to 30 per cent of output over next 12 months will be re-runs

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    Footballers' Wives loses more viewers

    2002-01-30T13:57:00Z

    Critically acclaimed drama draws 4.9 million and has now lost over a million viewers since its debut

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    Prebble slams Jowell

    2002-01-30T09:23:00Z

    ITV chief executive accuses media secretary of slowing up the UK's switch over to digital TV while BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball says ITV Digital management 'couldn't run a bath'

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    Frost hands ITV1 another notable victory

    2002-01-29T12:19:00Z

    Concluding part of new drama bags more than 11 million to give ITV 1 best Monday night peaktime share for four months

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    ITC to launch news and current affairs initiative

    2002-01-29T11:53:00Z

    Chief executive Patricia Hodgson says body will work with the Broadcasting Standards Commission to research what viewers want from coverage in bid to win younger viewers back

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    40 jobs to go at beeb.com

    2002-01-29T09:29:00Z

    Restructure sees e-tail portal's workforce halved as chief executive of beeb Ventures Julian Turner steps down

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    BBC 1 suffers second successive weekend whitewash

    2002-01-28T16:00:00Z

    Success for BBC 2's Conspiracy provides scant consolation for the BBC as ITV 1 wins peaktime shares across the board again and inflicts biggest defeat on BBC 1 since last July

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    NTL calls in advisers

    2002-01-28T12:52:00Z

    Cable company to announce that Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley will come on board to advise on£12bn debt pile

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    Virgin dumps Penk from breakfast

    2002-01-25T13:11:00Z

    DJ shunted back to drivetime amid rumours of rift with programme director Paul Jackson

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    Indiana Jones digs up 10m

    2002-01-25T12:00:00Z

    Final installment of classic trilogy starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery does it again for BBC 1

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    SOMETHIN' ELSE WINS RADIO 2 REGGAE SERIES.

    2002-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Indie Somethin' Else has been commissioned by BBC Radio 2 to produce an 8 x 60-minute series on the history of reggae. Island Rock will be broadcast in May to coincide

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    The highs, the lows and the gameshows of 2001.

    2002-01-25T00:00:00Z

    With the world of audience data in a Barb-induced state of suspended animation, this week we take the opportunity to look back with the top 50 and minority channels' top 30

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    Planet 24 wins back Sky News' Lazarus.

    2002-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Planet 24, WHICH recently lost the #10m Big Breakfast contract, has moved to shore up its entertainment output with the appointment of former Sky News producer Sheldon Lazarus as head of

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    24-HOUR SPORTS TEAM.

    2002-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Teamtalk Media Group has unveiled the management and production teams which will run 24-hour sports station Teamtalk 252, which launches next month. BBC Midlands Today sports editor Brendan Fatchett becomes managing