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    ANNE FRANK TO AIR ON C4

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has bought US series The Story of Anne Frank from Walt Disney Television International, writes Simon Ellery.

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    C4 science orders human cloning series

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Maidstone-based Indie Peter Williams Television has secured a raft of new commissions including a series for Channel 4 on human cloning, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Harvest time for C4?

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    News that Channel 4 may buy stakes in its indie suppliers has met with a wary response from the industry, fearful of a two-tier market which would compromise the independence of larger companies and weaken smaller ones.

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    SHAKE-UP AT RADIO 5

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast show editor Ceri Thomas has been appointed head of news at the station. Taking up the post at the end of October, he replaces Bill Rogers

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    SHIPMAN INQUIRY ACCESS

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    CNN is expected to present its case for camera access to film the inquiry into the murders carried out by Dr Harold Shipman to the High Court on Thursday (11 October).

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    OFF THE RECORD - Sky centenarian is keeping Active

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    You might think, judging by Sky's ad campaign that the world of interactive telly is a young person's pastime. And most old-timers wouldn't know one end of an interactive handset from

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    NEWS SPECIAL: COVERING THE CONFLICT - Afghanistan report boost to Panorama

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Beleaguered BBC 1 factual strand Panorama this week scored its highest ratings since being shunted to its Sunday night graveyard slot after screening a special on Afghanistan on the night allied air attacks began, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BUCKS FIZZ AGAIN ON TWO

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 is to screen a 40 minute special charting the history of 1981 Eurovision Song Contest winners Bucks Fizz. Making Your Mind Up will feature the band's highs and lows,

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    FREE TO AIR - Losing the numbers game

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The gentle ochres of autumn colour the trees, rosy-cheeked children splash through muddy puddles, and we look forward to opening all those seasonal party invites and packets of anthrax carried by

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    NEWS SPECIAL: COVERING THE CONFLICT - Al Jazeera plans expansion to UK market

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Arabic broadcaster Al Jazeera, feted for its stream of picture exclusives of the attacks on Afghanistan, is exploring plans to launch a range of spin-off services in the UK, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Ragdoll goes it alone in NYC

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Children's TV programme producer Ragdoll is setting up an office in New York after ending its partnership with US kids specialist Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Company, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    CANAL J GETS ANIMATED OVER NICK LINK UP

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon UK has joined forces with French channel Canal J and sister Nickelodeon services in Spain, Australia and Latin America to create 48 x 26-minute animated series Yu-Gi-Oh. It is the

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    Target Distribution to set up animation arm

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Target distribution is planning to set up an animation arm over the next year and is already in discussions with a number of UK indies to develop shows for it, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - ANIMATION AWARDS

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The British Animation Awards is inviting entries for its 2002 competition to be held in London on 15 March 2002. This is the fourth time the biennial event has been held.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - WELSH ARCHIVE MERGER

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The National Library of Wales' sound and moving image collection is to merge with the Welsh Film and Television Archive to form the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales. The

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Arri promotes Louka and delays float

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Camera and lighting specialist Arri has promoted general manager Renos Louka to group managing director of its UK companies but has put its plans for a stock market flotation on hold, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Festival role for Tiger Aspect boss

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival have chosen an independent producer as advisory chair for the first time in seven years, appointing Tiger Aspect joint managing director Charles Brand to the role, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Atlantic overhaul

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Struggling long-wave dance music station Atlantic 252 is expected to be overhauled as a sports-oriented station after its sale to sports internet and radio company Teamtalk Media, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - CROW IN AVID EXPANSION

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Post-production facility Crow TV, based in west London, has expanded with the addition of five Avid suites, making a total of 14, and a second Symphony. The company has taken on

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    CUP TALKS BACK ON

    2001-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Talks have re-opened between German media giant Kirch and the BBC and ITV over the controversial sale of rights to World Cup 2002. Since April the three had hit a stalemate