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NEWSWORLD - The 24 hour task force
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
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
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
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
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
RDF International has lured TVF International head Lilla Hurst to become its first head of acquisitions, writes Penny Hughes.
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BEEB TO AIR AFRICAN CUP
The BBC has won the rights to screen the African Nations Cup football tournament, due to be held in Mali in January and February next year, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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FREE TO AIR - CITV cuts are ill judged
In the week the British film world is celebrating the launch of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, British television broadcasters should need no reminding of the commercial value and cultural
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NEWS ANALYSIS - A difficult position
With a decision expected next month about the future of loss-making ITV Digital, how will the government be able to stick to its plan to convert us all to digital television if Carlton and Granada pull the plug on it?
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WALES ANIMATION EVENT
The Swansea Institute is hosting its second one-day animation event, to be held on 20 November at the Taliesin Theatre. The Swansea Animation Day is part of Swansea Bay Industry Week
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CNBC APPOINTMENT
London-based financial channel CNBC Europe has named Harry Fuller as executive producer of morning programming. Fuller will take charge of development of two CNBC Europe flagship shows Today's Business Europe and
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Indies reflect on US attacks
The rash of programmes being commissioned in the wake of the 11 September attacks grew this week after Wall to Wall unveiled a 60-minute piece on Muslims in the US for
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Robinson double wins Promax award
Anne Robinson's virtual-reality double scooped a gold gong at the Promax UK awards last Saturday (3 November), writes Jon Rogers.
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BAFTA AWARDS DATE
The Bafta children's awards will now take place on Sunday 2 December, after the original date which was fixed for last weekend was dropped because it clashed with the world premiere
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RTS TECH AWARDS
The Royal Television Society (RTS) credited Texas Instruments' digital light processing display technology as 'the engineer's dream' at the RTS Technical Innovation awards, held last Monday (5.11.01), and gave it the
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Initial back in Breakfast race
Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial has re-entered the race for the Big Breakfast slot less than two months after dropping out of the bidding, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Bain moves to 'bold' Shine
Mentorn Barraclough Carey (MBC) head of entertainment Rosetta Bain has become the latest senior industry figure to defect to Elisabeth Murdoch's fledgling indie, Shine, writes Steve Aston.
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BBC may be ITV Digital's saviour
A deal between the BBC and ITV Digital to make their services available through cut-price set-top boxes could be concluded before the end of the year, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC tx service is delayed
The BBC has been forced to postpone the launch of its new commercial television transmission service after it emerged that the White City building set to house it will not be ready in time, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC FINDS TREASURES
More than 100 long-lost radio programmes and over a dozen television shows have been restored to the BBC archive after the corporation made an appeal for missing recordings. Among the haul