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    Dogs behaving badly in new C4 puppet shows

    2000-11-03T14:10:00Z

    Foul-mouthed pets greenlit by Bender

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    John Lennon bands won't come together

    2000-11-03T11:17:00Z

    Tribute show cancelled as LWT fails to secure acts

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    E4 commissions reality dating series

    2000-11-03T11:12:00Z

    Donna Air to front Big Brother-style matchmaking show

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    Salmon's final commissions come through

    2000-11-03T11:04:00Z

    Drama on the agenda with cast-juggling in-house production

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    Consumers baulk at high broadband costs

    2000-11-03T10:47:00Z

    The cost of services is inhibiting broadband uptake according to survey by PriceWaterhousecoopers, writes David Wood.With the notably exception of Germany, where half of users have ISDN lines and cable modems,

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    BSkyB subscribers hit 4.95 million but losses widen

    2000-11-03T10:42:00Z

    Satellite broadcaster says it is confident of signing 7 million subscribers by 2003 but nine-fold increase in pre-tax loss shows cost of digital TV strategy remains high

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    Tony Stoller

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    On how the Radio Authority is happy to carry on awarding digital multiplex licences - for the present.

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    Romaine rule

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Michele Romaine is now BBC director of production modernisation but is the role enough to keep her champing at the bit? Georgina Lipscomb finds out.

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    UKTV RENAMES PLAY UK

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC and Flextech joint-venture broadcaster UKTV is being renamed Play UK as part of a rebrand designed to differentiate it from sister channels such as UK Gold and UK Drama. A

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    Mergers predicted to rise

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    A number of global broadcasting companies are planning mergers and acquisitions in the coming year but have admitted they have no policy for integration after the deals are signed, according to research from consultant Arthur Andersen, writes Ashley Davie

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    OPINION - The mass media need regulation

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    This week's autumn symposium provided the focus for increasingly consensual debate about the future of television as it faces both the end of the old analogue order and the more immediate

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    OFF THE RECORD - The stuff that nightmares are made of ..

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Reports that community groups have asked Channel 4 to remove this poster (above) because of the lasting traumatic effect it can have on small children are greatly exaggerated. In case you

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    OFF THE RECORD - Lumbering into work

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Oooh, how they love their cricket down Sky Sports way. On Monday, when many of us chose to take a duvet day and blame the weather, cricket presenter Charles Colvile had

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    Static to launch PlayJam in Japan

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Interactive TV outfit Static has signed a carriage deal with News Corporation to launch its channel PlayJam in Japan, writes Simon Ellery.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Poison Isaacs

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Is there any link between the following facts or is it merely a coincidence, highlighting the small-mindedness of observers? 1) At the Sheffield documentary festival, Channel 4 founding father Jeremy Isaacs

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    SMITH MOVES UP AT UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL TV

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Universal International Television has promoted Robb Smith to the new position of vice-president, sales operations. Smith will report to executive vice-president and co-head Steven Jarmus and will liaise with suppliers and

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    Orange in indie talks

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Orange chief executive Hans Snook has confirmed Orange is in talks with independents as part of its drive to launch new services through handheld devices, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Protecting ideas 'not vital'

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Programme ideas are not as important as the ability to execute them well, according to Wall to Wall managing director Alex Graham, writes Ashley Davies.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Seen but not Hird

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Is it just us or does this ITC Bulletin layout suggest the commission's overlady Patricia Hodgson is the one in the picture doing a Thora Hird? Sat on the sofa of

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    GWR MEETS RADIO LIMIT

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority has agreed that GWR is now within its statutory 15 per cent ownership points limit. GWR, which went over its limit after buying the Daily Mail & General