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    Shipped disks

    2001-02-20T13:56:00Z

    DVD sales predicted to hit 50 million with in the next four years as worldwide popularity of the silver disk continues to grow

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    DVD: First Hand

    2001-02-20T13:38:00Z

    Paddy Morrison, Squash

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    DVD: The future of DVD

    2001-02-20T13:32:00Z

    DVD Video may be the format currently storming the battlements of the consumer market but there are actually four types of DVD - DVD Recordable (DVD-R), which records once

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    DVD: Expert Advice

    2001-02-20T13:08:00Z

    Jonathon Blyth, BBC'We've been releasing DVDs for just over a year,' says Jonathon Blyth, home video and DVD manager at the BBC. 'Because authoring is expensive, we can

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    Dale in driver's seat for Touch the Truck

    2001-02-20T11:37:00Z

    Channel 5 secures services of housewife's favourite for new and experimental five-day reality game show

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    Dale in driver's seat for Touching the Truck

    2001-02-20T11:29:00Z

    Channel 5 secures services of housewife's favourite for new and experimental five-day reality game show

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    Granada broadband lauches Wap first

    2001-02-19T17:07:00Z

    Award-wining mobile producer Distractions produces wirless Popstars spin-off quiz

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    Salmon leaps from BBC

    2001-02-19T16:14:00Z

    Birt appointed chief executive of BBC Resources - and former BBC director of personnel - in surprise departure less than two years into the job

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    C4 drives away with World Rally Championship

    2001-02-19T11:07:00Z

    Horseferry Road nabs rights from BBC in three year deal

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    US network extends two show BBC deal

    2001-02-19T08:46:00Z

    BBCWorldwide/Discovery Communications joint venture - BBC Sales Company - licenses Home Front and Bargain Hunt to Tennessee-based HGTV

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    Sambrook gets BBC news director role

    2001-02-19T08:46:00Z

    Deputy secures top news position after incumbent quits to become chief executive of Royal Opera House

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    Carlton Active goes interactive for Brits

    2001-02-16T17:37:00Z

    Enhanced service planned for next month's pop awards

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    IN MY VIEW - Sarah Thane.

    2001-02-16T00:00:00Z

    On bringing a little clarity to the current regulatory guidelines, as well as future plans.

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    RIGHTS NEAR TO SALE.

    2001-02-16T00:00:00Z

    BSkyB, ITV and the BBC are the only broadcasters left slugging it out for the rights to international and club rugby it emerged this week, writes Simon Ellery.

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    VIRGIN REVAMPS LOOK.

    2001-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Virgin Atlantic is to revamp its in-flight channel look. Thirteen new channel idents will be designed and produced by Jump Design & Direction to run across all the Virgin channels, which

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    SESAME WORKSHOP OPENS LONDON OFFICE.

    2001-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Sesame Workshop is to run its European operations from a new London office and has drafted in group vice-president Julian Scott to head it. He will be charged with overseeing and

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    INTERVIEW - Master of the scene.

    2001-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Drama executives wouldn't be drama executives if they didn't request vehicles for their stars. 'They will always try it on, on every single project. You know, 'can we just have a

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    OLIVER TO SET UP OWN INDIE.

    2001-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver wants to set up his own production company, after deciding that the third series of Naked Chef will be his last with Optomen Television, the indie with

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    STAR WARS TO HIT TV SCREENS.

    2001-02-16T00:00:00Z

    BSkyB has secured pay-TV rights to air the remastered Star Wars trilogy, including the latest instalment, Phantom Menace, writes Lucy Rouse. The films begin a four-week run on Saturday nights from

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    ITC issues interactive guide to protect viewers.

    2001-02-16T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission has this week issued new guidelines on interactive services to ensure that commercial opportunities brought about by new technology do not confuse viewers, write Simon Ellery and