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    Channel 4 to cut jobs as downturn bites

    2001-11-09T11:51:00Z

    Broadcaster to cut up to eighty jobs and halve investment in 4Ventures as economic slowdown continues

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    ?It all looks a bit grim for children's,' Grace warns

    2001-11-09T09:57:00Z

    ITV controller of children's and youth says network 'can't compete' with less than half the BBC's spend

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    Mortimer considered quitting over BBC factual job cuts

    2001-11-09T09:57:00Z

    BBC deputy controller of general factual says he will stay on despite accusations that under his jurisdiction commissions have 'nose dived'

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    BBC Online rebrands as BBCi

    2001-11-09T09:57:00Z

    Corporation attempts to boost new media offerings with name change

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    Health is focus of new landmark BBC drama

    2001-11-09T09:57:00Z

    Four leading screenwriters combine for Talkback-produced series Other People's Lives

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    Endemol re-enters Big Breakfast race

    2001-11-09T09:57:00Z

    Endemol subsidiary and ITVN team to produce self-funded pilot

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    Strickson in at Oxford

    2001-11-09T09:57:00Z

    Oxford Scientific Films appoints former United Wildlife producer Mark Strickson as head of natural history programming

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    NTL and Telewest sign 'broadband treaty of Rome'

    2001-11-09T09:53:00Z

    Two cable companies to develop broadband standards to boost interactive services

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    Liberty poaches Telewest's Shaw

    2001-11-09T09:47:00Z

    Cable company's head of content acquisitions and business development lured by major shareholder to join new Japanese TV venture

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    RATINGS - ITV 1's Shafted gets caught by BBC police

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    ITV 1's latest quiz show, Shafted, lived up to its name as it was soundly beaten by BBC 1's Monday night police drama this week, writes Jon Rogers.

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    Chowns quits ITV 2 for PIRS

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    ITV 2 commercial director Andrew Chowns has finally left the struggling channel to become chief executive of Producers' Industrial Relations Services (PIRS), the body that represents ITV's production arms and indie

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    KUMBH MELA 2

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to broadcast a 50-minute programme based on the rushes from its Kumbh Mela Hindu festival project that aired in January this year, writes Penny Hughes.

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    THE STANFORD EXPERIMENT TO AIR ON BBC 2

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have commissioned a controversial 4 x 60-minute series based on the Stanford prison psychology experiment that took place in

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    As Blair backs a 2010 switch-over

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted this week that the 2006-2010 target date to switch over to digital TV is achievable - but challenged broadcasters to encourage viewers to recognise its attractions, writes David Rose.

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    NEWSWORLD - The 24 hour task force

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    In the immediacy of the current conflict how are the UK's news providers meeting the demand for the latest frontline developments without compromising on accuracy or posing a threat to national security? By Georgina Lipscomb.

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    CHX WINS C4 COMEDY ORDER

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Entertainment and comedy specialist Channel X has changed its name to CHX Productions, hired three new senior staff and unveiled its first animation project, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Gardam unveils C4 restructure

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has unveiled an editorial restructure at the channel.The changes see the creation of a new C4 broadcasting group headed by Gardam which will include

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    C4 gives Ramadan order to SMG

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    SMG TV Productions has strengthened its relationship with Channel 4 after scoring two factual commissions, writes Steve Aston.

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    SHIER TO LEAVE ABC

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Australian Broadcasting Corporation managing director and former Thames Television boss Jonathan Shier has resigned, 20 months into his five-year contract at the Australian broadcaster. Shier joined ABC last year amid controversy

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    TVF boss lured to head RDF acquisitions

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    RDF International has lured TVF International head Lilla Hurst to become its first head of acquisitions, writes Penny Hughes.