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HIT to buy Pingu
Bob the Builder and Barney owner to acquire new children's character as year-end profits rise by 53%
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Del Boy to appear on Millionaire?
David Jason character could get to sit in the quiz hot-seat as BBC plans collaboration over Christmas Only Fools and Horses
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Del Boy to appear on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
David Jason character to sit in the hot-seat as BBC and ITV collaborate over Christmas Only Fools and Horses
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BBC Radio 2 more popular than ever
Station's success story continues as an extra two million listeners are added bringing audience total to over 12m
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ITV Digital adds subscribers but churn remains high
ITV Digital subscriber figures come in at a higher than expected 82,000 but high churn rate for the service means outlook is still grim
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RATINGS - ITV 1 one-off drama brings BBC Down to Earth
For the second Sunday in a row (21 October), ITV 1 beat the BBC with another one-off drama, writes Ross Hutchinson.
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NTL ADDS 15 CHANNELS
NTL has bolstered its TV offering by adding a further 15 channels to its programming line-up. Set to go live on 1 November, the channels include two extra Disney channels -
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BBC 2's Band of Brothers just misses the top 50
The prize for outstanding achievement this week goes to the Friday opening of Band of Brothers which single-handedly gave BBC 2 a 16 per cent primetime share for the night. With
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Discovery pairs with iTV outfit DI3
Discovery Networks International (DNI) has brought in UK interactive TV developer DI3 as its technology partner in preparation for a global launch of interactive services, writes Barbara Marshall.
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C4 stake plan slammed by indie Clark
One of the authors of a major review into Channel 4's licence three years ago has blasted the broadcaster's proposal to take stakes in indies, claiming the move would make independent production 'a business not worth being in', writes Penny Hughes.
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TREVES TO STAY AT C4
Channel 4 chairman Vanni Treves' tenure at the broadcaster has been extended to the end of 2003. The decision, made by the Independent Television Commission this week, was approved by media
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S4C International invests in factual
S4C International, the commercial arm of the Welsh-language broadcaster, is pumping£8m into a factual co-production initiative that is expected to generate£16m worth of output over the next five years, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 AND VICTORIA REAL FUND DIGITAL TV COURSES
Channel 4 is pumping£12,000 into two bursaries for students on the new MSc in digital television management and production at the University of Brighton. The bursaries will cover the cost
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Ideal C4 drama complete
Ideal World Films has completed an eight-part drama serial written and directed entirely by new talent for Channel 4's independent film and video unit (IFVU), writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC in talks about set-top box venture
The BBC is holding tentative talks with technology companies which could see it launch its own digital set-top box as early as next summer, writes Simon Ellery.
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FREE TO AIR - BBC shouldn't throw stones
It might seem an odd question to ask in the midst of The Premiership being shifted back in the schedules: but has anyone seen LA Pool Party?The two issues are not
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Creative dilemmas
While ITV strives to innovate, a number of its new programmes have flopped. Now ITV schedulers face the challenge of appeasing advertisers with sure-fire hits while maintaining the channel as a creative force.
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Carlton axes comedy dept
ITV comedy was dealt a further blow this week after Carlton decided to dissolve its comedy department following controller of comedy Nick Symons' decision to quit.Symons, the man behind ITV's only