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    Heartbeat enjoys healthy return

    2001-10-29T14:26:00Z

    ITV1's Sunday evening success continues as sixties police drama series returns with 11m viewers seeing-off BBC1's Monarch of the Glen

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    Murdoch and Sorrell to launch joint venture agency

    2001-10-29T11:01:00Z

    New company will combine skills of programme makers with needs of big-brand advertisers

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    EchoStar wins DirecTV

    2001-10-29T09:32:00Z

    Ergen beats Murdoch to control of US's largest satellite broadcaster

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    HIT to buy Pingu

    2001-10-29T08:25:00Z

    Bob the Builder and Barney owner to acquire new children's character as year-end profits rise by 53%

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    Peak Practice swamps Victoria Wood

    2001-10-26T12:59:00Z

    ITV's spiced-up drama pulls-in the viewers on its return

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    Del Boy to appear on Millionaire?

    2001-10-26T12:06:00Z

    David Jason character could get to sit in the quiz hot-seat as BBC plans collaboration over Christmas Only Fools and Horses

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    Del Boy to appear on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

    2001-10-26T12:02:00Z

    David Jason character to sit in the hot-seat as BBC and ITV collaborate over Christmas Only Fools and Horses

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    ITC appoints deputy chair

    2001-10-26T11:10:00Z

    Baroness Janet Whitaker to take up role in November

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    BBC Radio 2 more popular than ever

    2001-10-26T10:41:00Z

    Station's success story continues as an extra two million listeners are added bringing audience total to over 12m

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    ITV Digital adds subscribers but churn remains high

    2001-10-26T10:28:00Z

    ITV Digital subscriber figures come in at a higher than expected 82,000 but high churn rate for the service means outlook is still grim

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    RATINGS - ITV 1 one-off drama brings BBC Down to Earth

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    For the second Sunday in a row (21 October), ITV 1 beat the BBC with another one-off drama, writes Ross Hutchinson.

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    NTL ADDS 15 CHANNELS

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    NTL has bolstered its TV offering by adding a further 15 channels to its programming line-up. Set to go live on 1 November, the channels include two extra Disney channels -

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    BBC 2's Band of Brothers just misses the top 50

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The prize for outstanding achievement this week goes to the Friday opening of Band of Brothers which single-handedly gave BBC 2 a 16 per cent primetime share for the night. With

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    Discovery pairs with iTV outfit DI3

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Discovery Networks International (DNI) has brought in UK interactive TV developer DI3 as its technology partner in preparation for a global launch of interactive services, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    C4 stake plan slammed by indie Clark

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    One of the authors of a major review into Channel 4's licence three years ago has blasted the broadcaster's proposal to take stakes in indies, claiming the move would make independent production 'a business not worth being in', writes Penny Hughes.

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    TREVES TO STAY AT C4

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 chairman Vanni Treves' tenure at the broadcaster has been extended to the end of 2003. The decision, made by the Independent Television Commission this week, was approved by media

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    S4C International invests in factual

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    S4C International, the commercial arm of the Welsh-language broadcaster, is pumping£8m into a factual co-production initiative that is expected to generate£16m worth of output over the next five years, writes Penny Hughes.

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    C4 AND VICTORIA REAL FUND DIGITAL TV COURSES

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is pumping£12,000 into two bursaries for students on the new MSc in digital television management and production at the University of Brighton. The bursaries will cover the cost

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    Ideal C4 drama complete

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Ideal World Films has completed an eight-part drama serial written and directed entirely by new talent for Channel 4's independent film and video unit (IFVU), writes Simon Ellery.

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    BBC in talks about set-top box venture

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is holding tentative talks with technology companies which could see it launch its own digital set-top box as early as next summer, writes Simon Ellery.