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OFF THE RECORD - Perfect mismatch.
How's this for the perfect mismatch - Graham Norton and Kelvin MacKenzie. Unfortunately for the world at large, these two ego worlds are about to collide. At the beginning of February
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NEWS VIEWERS STUDY.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has teamed up with the Broadcasting Standards Commission to launch a new initiative on news and current affairs to determine what coverage viewers want. University of
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TX - Nightmare scenario.
Surprisingly, BBC 2's Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon, a starkly realistic docu-drama examining the likely consequences of a major bio-terrorism attack in the US, was made before 11 September 2001.'It seemed ironic
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PLUG AND PLAY TRIAL.
Cable companies NTL and Telewest are starting trials of new technology from set-top box maker Pace MicroTechnology that will allow wireless broadband connection throughout the home. The new technology dubbed 'plug
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AND THE WINNERS ARE ...
Channel 4's controversial Brass Eye Special (right), the show that targeted the media's coverage of paedophilia, picked up the award for best comedy at Broadcast's annual awards on Wednesday night (30
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Granada kids chief asks public for ideas
Kids director of programmes Steven Andrew advertises for 'fresh and distinctive' pre-school ideas in national press
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BBC ups radio share
Corporation extends lead over commercial sector with Radio 2, Radio 4 and Radio Five Live all returning record figures
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Report says ITV1 will bounce back
Channel set to win back daytime ratings as BBC 1 is warned against becoming 'less varied and predictable'
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Digital target may be too low
NCC says governments target of 95 per cent coverage could leave 1 million homes unable to receive a signal after switch off
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Industry weighs up media plans
PACT calls for Code of Practice on Broadcasters' Commissioning of Content while broadcasters agree ownership rules should be relaxed
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Home & Leisure focuses on men
Discovery Home & Leisure has ordered 130 hours of programming to help shore up its position in the men's lifestyle market, writes Simon Ellery.Commissioned by Discovery Home & Leisure director of
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BBC NI lines up Catholic drama
BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper has ordered a controversial film for BBC 1 examining the attitude of the Catholic Church towards unwanted pregnancies during the 1960s, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Sky to offer interactive F1
Sky Sports is to challenge ITV's dominance of Formula One by offering live interactive pay-per-view Grand Prix weekends, writes Simon Ellery.From the beginning of the new F1 season in March, Sky
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BBC claims 40% of digital viewers have used BBCi
8.1 million people alleged to have accessed the service last year
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Richard Harris to explore Arthur myth
The team behind the BBC's award-winning Son of Godseries are to turn their attention to King Arthur and his legendary court of Camelot, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Snoopy rights deal
Cartoon Network has secured rights to air The Charlie Brown Show and Peanuts for its classics service Boomerang, writes Simon Ellery. The channel has bought the 18 x 30-minute series of
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UK horizons to make illegal boxing doc
UK Horizons has commissioned Flame TV to make 15 x 30-minute boxing series Born to Fight. Described as a 'gritty, real-life documentary', the series is fronted by model and boxing enthusiast
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C5 to air wise and wonderful animal stories
Pilgrim Productions Canterbury, co-producer of ITV series Ultimate Questions, has bagged a 13 x 10-minute children's animation series for Channel 5. Ordered by commissioner for daytime, arts and religion Kim Peat,
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Disney TV to go on after lights out
Playhouse Disney Channel extends broadcasting hours to 23:00
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Pesky wins online children's commission
Indie Pesky has been commissioned by CBBC controller Nigel Pickard to produce a 10 x 2.5-minute children's animation for the forthcoming digital channel CBBC and online. The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers, which