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    BBC general factual set for commissioning revamp

    2001-11-02T11:29:00Z

    Director of television Mark Thomson says department needs to bring production and commissioning process closer together

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    BBC takes digital to Wales

    2001-11-02T11:29:00Z

    Corporation says new English language service BBC2W is 'most significant development in Welsh broadcasting for decades'

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    Wise Buddah wakes up to former This Morning producer

    2001-11-02T11:29:00Z

    Lisa Perrin joins indie to oversee all radio and TV production

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    Communicopia hires

    2001-11-02T11:29:00Z

    Brighton-based interactive television specialist Communicopia Group, which provided programming for failed financial service the Money Channel, has hired four staff.Victoria Reel account director Steven Lamb has joined the business development

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    Hot Reels opens with cookie short

    2001-11-02T11:29:00Z

    Channel 4's animation zone to launch with eight-minute short Vinny

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    Nelmes criticises ITV documentary scheduling

    2001-11-02T11:29:00Z

    Controller of documentaries and features says post-Ten O'Clock News scheduling means documentaries now need to compete harder

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    Emmerdale's Roberts to refresh The Street

    2001-11-02T11:29:00Z

    Granada drafts in former Emmerdale producer ahead of move to take Coronation Street to 5-nights a-week

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    Hallmark head gets wider role

    2001-11-02T11:29:00Z

    Hallmark Channel UK managing director Jeff Henry to look after Europe, Middle East and South Africa

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    Rajar round-up

    2001-11-02T11:29:00Z

    BBC Radio 2 still out in front as corporation ups its overall share

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    Ministers to rebuff idea of joint committee debate on media ownership

    2001-11-02T11:26:00Z

    Suggestions from Tory and Liberal media secretaries that joint committee should debate forthcoming changes to cross-media ownership likely to be vetoed by the government

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    BSkyB trims losses

    2001-11-02T11:06:00Z

    Increased revenues per subscriber help digital satellite help company report narrowed pre-tax losses

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    RATINGS - ITV 1's My Uncle Silas tops this year's drama

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    ITV 1's adaptation of HE Bates' rural tale My Uncle Silas drew the highest audience so far this year for a new drama series, writes Jon Rogers.

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    BBC 1 WALES TO LOOK AT LIONS OZ RUGBY TOUR

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 Wales is to screen a 60-minute warts-and-all documentary on the recent British Lions rugby tour of Australia. The Lions Raw, filmed by Rob Finighan for Aspect Productions, will focus

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    BBC 1 shows confidence in Ross chat show

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Open Mike Productions has been asked to produce a second series of its Jonathan Ross-fronted chat show before the first series has even aired, writes Simon Ellery.

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    RATINGS ANALYSIS - ITV 1 losses cost it dear in daytime

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Both ITV 1 and BBC 1 are steadily losing daytime viewers - but it's the 16 to 34 year-olds that are leaving the commercial channel in droves. Adrian Edwards reports.

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    19 TV wins£25m funding

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    19 Group, the TV-to-music management outfit owned by pop svengali Simon Fuller, has struck a venture capital deal that will see up to£25m ploughed into the company, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Listeners flock to R2

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 2 has consolidated its lead over its more hip sibling Radio 1, after securing 20 per cent more listeners over the past 12 months.Rajar figures released last week for

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    AVID POSTS£27M LOSS

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Avid Technology has reported a $39.5m (£27.2m) net loss for the nine months to 30 September. This compares with a loss of $48.8m (£36.7m) for the same period last year and

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    COOKIE KID FOR C4 ANIMATION

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    An animated short set in 1950s America about a boy with a large appetite for cookies will open the first night of Hot Reels, Channel 4's animation zone, writes Penny Hughes.

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    C4 FILLS SCIENCE ROLE

    2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has appointed freelance producer/director Alex Sutherland as acting deputy commissioning editor, science and education, until a full-time replacement for Dan Chambers is appointed. Chambers leaves the channel this week