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    ON THE BOX - A dose of reality.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    UK Horizons deputy editor Jane Wilson sings the praises of reality show Popstars but would like to put The Mole out of its misery.

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    ROGER BOLTON TO MAKE EAST END SERIES.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Roger Bolton Productions has been commissioned by Carlton Television to produce a 6 x 30-minute regional series looking at the history of London's East End. The series, which will feature, among

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    YORKSHIRE CONSORTIUM BIDS FOR FM LICENCE.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Radio Enterprises, a consortium backed by the UK's largest regional newspaper group Newsquest and chaired by former chairman of York-based Minster Sound radio group Martyn Rose, last week launched its

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    Benson export role

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Pact's international committee chairman Graham Benson has been appointed by the government's export promotion agency, Trade Partners UK, to its Americas advisory group. Benson, who is chairman of Blue Heaven Productions,

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    Digital picture becomes clearer.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    As the year 2000 segued into the first year of the pedants' true millennium, there was a certain amount of confusion as to how and when the BBC would win government

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    BBC staff resist cuts in expenses.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The BBC faces the prospect of industrial action across the corporation, as union Bectu prepares to ballot its BBC members over proposals to change expense allowances, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    BBC factual post a 'non-job'.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    BBC bosses are having difficulty filling the factual and learning co-director post which became vacant when the department's co-director Lorraine Heggessey was named BBC 1 controller four months ago, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    BBC Online put under scrutiny.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The government has agreed to review BBC Online amid concern that the boundaries between its commercial and publicly funded activities are blurring.The Department for Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) has told

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    BBC director of news up for grabs as Hall leaves.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The post of BBC director of news was advertised internally this week, following confirmation that Tony Hall is to become the new executive director of the Royal Opera House (ROH) after weeks of speculation, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    US IS FIRST OVERSEAS WEAKEST LINK SALE BBC.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Worldwide has sold The Weakest Link format to NBC in the United States. The deal, negotiated by BBC Worldwide director of programming and operations Colin Jarvis, is the first international sale

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    BBC DISCUSSING GROWN-UP BLUE PETER.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is in discussions with former Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves about creating a version of the children's show aimed at the generation who watched Blue Peter when it was

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    'Backstop' power must be clarified.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The communications white paper's definition of 'backstop powers' must be improved before a new act can be implemented, a seminar heard this week, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    Sky One back to basics.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Sky One is redrawing its so-called mainstream programme strategy, going back to its roots of risque 16 to 34-skewed programming as it attempts to fend off E4, which launches today (Thursday).Channel

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    Wragg joins Autocue prior to NAB newsroom relaunch.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Autocue has boosted its management team and plans a relaunch of its newsroom technology business at NAB 2001, writes Nick Radlo.

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    REUTERS ONLINE AUDIO.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Reuters has launched an online audio news service in conjunction with indie radio production company Somethin' Else. Journalists from Somethin' Else will edit Reuters online reports and turn them into audio

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    RAJAR TO HOLD AUDIENCE RESEARCH EVENT.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Joint Audience Research body (Rajar) is to host a conference about the future of radio audience research. The conference has been prompted by the increasing number of both radio

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    REGULATORS CLEAR AOL TIME WARNER MERGER.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The AOL Time Warner merger was cleared by US regulators last week, paving the way for the creation of the largest media firm in the world. As a result, Time Warner

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Green light for BBC?

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Criticism of the new DCMS guidelines for the BBC's digital services for being weak, vague and barely different from a first draft may yet herald the beginning of a tortuous process before Chris Smith gives the go-ahead.

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    ANALYSIS - INDIE FINANCE - TVC: a facility for making profits.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    In the first of a 10-part fortnightly series analysing company data from leading production groups, we look at the Television Corporation, which owns Mentorn and Sunset & Vine and has extensive sport interests. Katy Elliott Reports.

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    AMANPOUR CNN DEAL.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour has signed a new multi-year contract to remain at CNN, following negotiations with the news group since December. Amanpour will report across all of the