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BBC GETS CHINA LICENCE.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'
DSL set to supercede cable once unbundling is complete
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Swepson steps-up at Complete
Head of bookings to become managing director of Covent Garden commercials facility
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Bectu recommends Resources veto
Union says members should vote against last week's revised offer from management
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422 sets up new creative arm
Bristol-based facilities group targets corporates with creative consultancy unit 422 Vision
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NBC buys The Weakest Link
BBC signs deal for thirteen peak-time shows with American broadcaster as part of£4m deal