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    BBC GETS CHINA LICENCE.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC World has been granted a licence to broadcast in China for the first time by the Chinese State Administration for Radio, Films & TV. The BBC has also signed a

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    BBC PRODUCER WINS HISTORY TODAY AWARD.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC producer Catrine Clay has won the History Today historical film of the year award for The Germans We Kept, a documentary about German prisoners of war made for the Timewatch

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    BBC's Salmon appoints key football staff.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC Director of sport Peter Salmon has bolstered the sports production team by announcing two appointments, following a recent series of staff departures, write Georgina Lipscomb and Colin Robertson.

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    Hewlett gains dual role after Carlton rejigs.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Communications has pared down the job specifications for its planned chief executive of content role after handing responsibility for Carlton Productions to director of programmes Steve Hewlett, writes Colin Robertson.

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    TWO WAY ADDS TO BOARD.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    NTL managing director Stephen Carter has been appointed to the board of interactive TV outfit Two Way TV as a non-executive director. Carter, who joined NTL from J Walter Thompson, replaces

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    Police voice concerns about investigations.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has voiced concerns that current affairs programmes are increasingly encroaching on police territory, writes Rebecca Evans.

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    C5 lines up endurance gameshow.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 is to air an endurance show in which contestants have to keep touching a stationary truck for up to five days without sleep in order to win it, writes Ashley Davies.

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    US imports to replace C4's TFI.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has abandoned plans to find a direct replacement for TFI Friday and will instead run acquired ratings winners like Dawson's Creek in the axed show's early evening slot, writes Ashley Davies.

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    DfEE FAVOURS C4.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 and its partners Oracle and Intuitive Media have beaten off competition from the BBC and Granada Television to produce a£6m mixed media education service for 7 to 11

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    Laughs run out for C4's Dotcomedy.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo has axed Princess Productions' Friday night internet series Dotcomedy, but the indie has sold the format to five different countries, writes Ashley Davies.

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    RATINGS - Number One Singles gives C4 record ratings.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4's The 100 Greatest Number One Singles went straight to the top of the charts, making all other channels one-hit wonders writes Jon Rogers.

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    Sky set to air E4.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is on the verge of signing an 11th hour distribution deal with Sky Digital for E4.As Broadcast went to press, The two parties were thrashing out last-minute details of

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    C4 extends ITN contract.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has extended ITN's contract to produce the Channel 4 News until the end of 2003, writes Ashley Davies.

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    Planet 24 and CNN extend ITN contracts.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    ITN has had its existing contracts extended to provide Channel 4's Big Breakfast news bulletins and UK news footage to CNN, writes Colin Robertson.

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    BBC 2 sheds viewers as BBC 1 and ITV wage peaktime war.

    2001-01-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 has emerged as the victim of the autumn ratings war between ITV and BBC 1, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    New report predicts second internet 'revolution'

    2001-01-11T17:17:00Z

    DSL set to supercede cable once unbundling is complete

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    Swepson steps-up at Complete

    2001-01-11T16:27:00Z

    Head of bookings to become managing director of Covent Garden commercials facility

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    Bectu recommends Resources veto

    2001-01-11T16:27:00Z

    Union says members should vote against last week's revised offer from management

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    422 sets up new creative arm

    2001-01-11T16:27:00Z

    Bristol-based facilities group targets corporates with creative consultancy unit 422 Vision

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    NBC buys The Weakest Link

    2001-01-11T15:48:00Z

    BBC signs deal for thirteen peak-time shows with American broadcaster as part of£4m deal