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    BBC makes Big Impression for World Cup and Jubilee

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    Comedian Alistair McGowan to make new editions of popular show to coincide with summer's festivities

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    Bragg honoured

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    LWT controller of arts Melvyn Bragg has been presented with a special award by the Prix Italia to mark his contribution to quality programming through more than 25 series of The

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    NTL moves to prop up sports business

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    Chief executive Barclay Knapp makes Premium TV joint managing director Jonathan Sykes the firm's chief executive

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    Chair role for Cicada

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    Cicada Films managing director Frances Berrigan is to chair the nomination panel for the Wildscreen 2002 Panda Awards. Previews will be held in June in Bristol with finalists announced in early

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    Community media move

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    A new MPs all-party media group met for the first time on Tuesday (12 March) to promote community media ahead of new proposals expected to be outlined in the forthcoming draft

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    DCMS open to indie ideas, says Howells

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    Broadcasting minister tells indies to approach department with ways of improving trading conditions

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    Rory Peck Trust help for freelancers

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    Body moves to establish dedicated insurance scheme for freelancers

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    Windfalls for Scots indies

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    Channel 4 and Scottish screen reveal recipients of£200,000 cash gift

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    Jowell keynote speech

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has agreed to give a keynote speech for the second year running at the Radio Festival, which this year will be held from 1 to 3 July

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    C4's royal fare finds loyal subjects

    2002-03-20T11:50:00Z

    Profile of the Queen's grandfather The Real George V attracts 2.8 million as Louis Theroux loses viewers on BBC 2

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    BBC 2's Techno Games fails to put up a challenge

    2002-03-19T17:02:00Z

    The third year of the 'Olympic Games for robots' fails to rival C4's Hollyoaks

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    BBC dominates the Sony Awards shortlist

    2002-03-19T12:46:00Z

    BBC Radio is nominated for a total of 88 awards with Radio 4 being shortlisted for 26 awards, including station of the year

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    Olympians and Shooting Stars: BBC 2's top team.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    There's only one place to start this week and that's curling. The sport's finest hour was featured in Olympic Grandstand on BBC 2 on Thursday at 23.20 and 4.98 million fans

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    BBC 3 decision delayed again.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has once again delayed her decision on new BBC digital youth channel BBC 3 after new research showed the channel would have a far greater impact on

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    4 Learning seeks #3-4m.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4's loss-making educational department, 4 Learning, has launched a hunt for a commercial partner to sponsor all of its output. 4 Learning has appointed specialist sponsorship agency EPR to find

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    C4 backs Midlands executive.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 and producers' alliance Pact are backing a new initiative to install a commissioning executive in the Midlands to broker programme deals with broadcasters on behalf of regional indies, writes Penny Hughes.

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    BBC 4 to tell heroine's story.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Diverse is making a one-off film for digital channel BBC 4 about the Booker prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy who was sentenced to prison and fined 2,000 rupees ($42) after being found guilty of contempt of court last week, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Ratings - Pitting Brad against Angel gives E4 the edge.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Brad Pitt's guest appearance on E4's Friends gained the channel its highest audience for an individual programme to date, writes Jon Rogers.

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    C4 to look at race relations.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, multicultural Yasmin Anwar has ordered an autobiographical strand, Made in Britain, that confronts issues of race, sexuality and paternal consent.Kes Films' Sperm Bandits presents journalist and broadcaster

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    Bjork fails to attract crowds to BBC 4

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Just 16,000 viewers tune in to the BBC's new digital arts channel for exclusive coverage of the Icelandic pop queen's concert