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IN MY VIEW - Angus Fletcher.
On why children's television should be seen as an integrated part of the media industry.
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ANSON ON BROADBAND.
Former Channel 4 head of business planning and interactive Andy Anson has resurfaced as joint head of a government-funded scheme to study the development of content for broadband networks. Anson will
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Jowell to move quickly to appoint Ofcom chairman.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is to move swiftly to appoint the first chair of Ofcom even though the media regulator will not take up its full powers until next summer at the earliest, writes David Rose.
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BBC/CBS ARCHIVE DEAL.
BBC Worldwide has struck a major deal with CBS News to commercially exploit the US broadcaster's archive. The footage will be marketed alongside that of the BBC through the library sales
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ITV unions up in arms over Granada fund.
ITV Unions this week averted action over a #124m write-off in Granada's pension fund, writes Steve Aston.
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CONSULTANT FOR ARRI.
Arri has taken on Mick Mason BSC as consultant to the group's rental activities. Working across the camera, lighting and grip operations of Arri Lighting Rental and Arri Media, Mason will
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LWT ASKS INDIES FOR LONDON PROGRAMMES.
LWT managing director Lindsay Charlton is to commission half of the 12 x 60-minute programmes for the next series of the London Programme from independents. He claimed the decision to look
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BRITISH TOON AWARDS.
The British Animation Awards has announced the finalists for its fourth biennial awards. In the best children's series, Cartoon Network's The Cramp Twins is up against Cosgrove Hall's Albie and their
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MEDIAARC GOES BAA.
BBC MediaArc's 3D CharacterShop has produced the opening film for the British Animation Awards (BAA) to be held in London on 15 March, writes Barbara Marshall.
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OFF THE RECORD - Everyone's a winner, baby.
Nothing much happened last week ... other than the small matter of the Broadcast awards of course. From Nigel Lythgoe failing to live up to his adopted moniker of Nasty Nigel
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MEDIA OWNERSHIP - The media custody battle.
At the end of January the deadline for submissions to the government's consultation on media ownership passed. james curtis reports on the issues raised by the industry's responses. Is there a solution for those who fear a liberalised market means the dom
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BBC looks for secret of cool.
The BBC is conducting an 11th hour study into the competitive children's television market just days ahead of the launch of its two new kids channels and has roped in former Carlton kids chief Michael Forte to oversee it, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC LAUNCHES SMS GAME.
The BBC has created a game based on its Walking with Beasts series to be played on mobile phones. Vodafone subscribers will be able to battle the pre-historic beasts using text
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BBC WORLD REACH GROWS.
The BBC commercial international news channel BBC World has hit a record global reach, with 200 million homes now able to receive the channel - a rise of 16 per cent
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BBC ENHANCES SPORTS WITH INTERACTIVITY.
Five separate sporting events taking place over the weekend of 16 to 17 February will be given interactive treatment as part of the BBC's most ambitious interactive project to date. The
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BBC FOCUSES ON BRITISH EUROVISION SINGERS.
The countdown to this year's Eurovision Song Contest will see the four British finalists performing on a special Song For Europe 2002 programme on BBC 1 on 3 March. In the
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DAVIES TO GIVE THOUGHTS ON BBC'S FUTURE.
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies is to outline his thoughts on the future of the corporation at a special event organised by the Royal Television Society. The former Goldman Sachs economist, who
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Gamble on HD kit begins to pay off.
European companies are beginning to benefit from the demand for high definition production equipment, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Bennett decision gets wide support.
TLC executive vice-president and general manager Jana Bennett's appointment as the BBC's first female director of television this week has been welcomed across the industry, with many observers suggesting a 'commercial
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Bidders line up for east midlands radio.
The race to win the hotly contested east midlands analogue radio licence gathered pace this week as 15 bidders lodged applications to the Radio Authority.Proposals were submitted to the regulator by