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BBC 2 RELEASES WINTER SCHEDULE
Hard-hitting topical drama forms the backbone of BBC 2's£77m Christmas and winter programming line-up. New programmes include Smallpox 2002 - 'a ground-breaking fusion of current affairs, documentary and drama' -
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CHANNEL REPORT - Sky link gives ITV 2 the boost it needs
ITV 2 has escaped from the paradox of being populist channel with very small audiences to being a real contender to E4 and BBC Choice in multichannel homes, now that it's also available on Sky Digital. Steve Aston reports.
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NIXON SHOW FOR C5
Former Channel 5 controller of entertain-ment Alan Nixon has resurfaced as executive producer on a C5 show which he originally commissioned. Nixon, who left C5 this summer, is working with indie
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ITC RAPS C5 CRASH DOC
The Independent Television Commission has rapped Channel 5 over its documentary about road traffic accidents, which included an incorrect voiceover claiming that a hospitalised motorcyclist 'would never walk again'. The regulator
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RADIO ACADEMY SPEECH
The Radio Academy has announced the Guardian Media Group Lecture at next year's Radio Festival will be given by Clear Channel Communications chairman and chief executive Lowry Mays. The festival will
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NEWS ANALYSIS - The balancing act
As Channel 4 ditches its star chamber and gives more power to commissioning editors, we ask just where broadcasters should draw the line between helpful guidance and interference in their dealings with indies.
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OFF THE RECORD - Jane's addiction
And so to the BBC 2 winter launch last week - where BBC 2 controller Jane Root confirmed her latest scheduling fad: over-35s are the new 16 to 34s. Onlookers were
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FREE TO AIR - Woolly monkey thinking
Trust me, it really is like watching a small child falling off a bed and cracking its head. You know what's going to happen the second before it does, but there's
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AND FINALLY ... Barnsley, aka Andrew Wood, Flame artist at The Mill, used to strangle turkeys for a living
What is your computer password?Used to be 'BARNSLEY1912' but everyone guessed it and kept breaking into my emailWhen were you happiest?Full time, Oakwell, 3 pointsWhat's the biggest lie you've ever told?With
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TRADE TALK - A broad appeal
As creative director for blueyonder, Telewest's high-speed ISP, Jett Loe is pioneering imaginative content in the untested waters of broadband.
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HEART APPOINTMENT
Chrysalis Radio has appointed Radio Investments southern group programme director Mark Browning as deputy programme director of Heart 106.2. Browning joins next month and will report to programme director Francis Currie.
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Keating drops arts role
BBC controller of arts commissioning and digital channels Roly Keating is to surrender his arts commissioning role after being confirmed as the first controller of highbrow digital channel BBC 4, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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IN MY VIEW - Tony Stoller, chief executive of the Radio Authority
On the government's realisation that media convergence is not just around the corner.
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WRIGHT STUFF BACK
Channel 5 is retaining the title and presenter of its morning talkshow The Wright Stuff when it returns to the channel next month. The show will be produced by Princess Productions,
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OFF THE RECORD - Cinderellas sneak into Discovery ball
Perhaps spurred on by Discovery's enigmatic press coverage over the past few months, members of Flextech's UK TV publicity team were seen sneaking into the annual Discovery Christmas press bash at
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Personal video recorders - The dog that hasn't barked
Personal video recorders (PVRs), may be relatively rare at present, but one day we will take the opportunity to personalise our TV viewing and skip ads for granted. The question is, will PVR technology boost broadband entertainment services?
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Thompson leaves BBC to head 'girlie channel'
The BBC's director of television and Greg Dyke's right-hand man, Mark Thompson, has quit the corporation to become chief executive of the broadcaster he once dubbed 'the girlie channel' - Channel
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BBC LIFER'S FIRST TASTE OF COMMERCIAL TV
Mark Thompson, 44, is a BBC man through and through. Having started his career at the corporation in 1979 as a 22-year-old production trainee, he has remained there since, working his
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Lord Ryder is picked as BBC vice-chairman
The Government has appointed former Tory chief whip Lord Ryder of Wensum as vice-chairman of the BBC in a move that will offer some solace to critics of the corporation's Labour-supporting chairman Gavyn Davies, writes David Rose.
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BBC WOMEN GET GONGS
BBC Newsnight editor Sian Kevill has won a Carlton Women in Film & Television award for her contribution to news and current affairs. Kevill, who is overseeing a major review of