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    Teamtalk buys Atlantic 252

    2001-10-11T13:59:00Z

    Troubled dance music radio station expected to change focus after buyout by sports specialist

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    BBC winds down disability and Afro-Caribbean units

    2001-10-11T13:59:00Z

    Insiders at the DPU and ACPU say the two departments are being closed down 'by stealth' to avoid negative publicity

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    Target sets its sights on animation arm

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Distributor in discussions with indies to develop shows for new venture

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    BBC appoints head of imagineering

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Matt Locke joins department set up to combine programme-making and 'technologist talent'

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    BBC and Arte join up

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    The BBC has agreed a two-year collaboration with French culture channel Arte to develop cultural, social, historical, political and artistic documentaries. The films will air on BBC channels including BBC 4

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    BBC confirms fourth commercial division

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Launch expected in January for new department combining creative services with broadcast and presentation

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    Pepper's Ghost teams up with Beckett Entertainment

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Companies to develop animation properties as first production Gene-fusion looks set to spread to other formats

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    Bide quits Carlton

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Controller of factual to step down due to ill health

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    Panorama gets much-needed boost

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Sidelined factual strand gets best-yet ratings since move to graveyard slot

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    Charles Brand chosen for TV festival role

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Tiger Aspect joint managing director Brand becomes first independent producer for seven years to fill advisory chair role at Edinburgh TV festival

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    BSkyB presses on with interactive strategy

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    'Pay-to-play' interactive football to kick off next weekend offering cash prizes for viewer predictions

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    Carlton and Granada get timely tonic at MIPCOM

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Raft of deals at international programme market boosts beleagured ITV companies

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    Root creates exclusive club for producers

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    BBC2 controller invites producers whose programmes get three million viewers to the 'Three Million Club'

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    Hit and Discovery sign co-production deal

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Wildlife arm of Hit Entertainment agrees three-year partnership with Discovery Networks International to make natural history shows for broadcast on either Animal Planet or Discovery Channel

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    Czechs to get Tubbies

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has licensed 250 episodes of Teletubbies to leading Czech commercial channel Nova, to air from March.Meanwhile 156 episodes of the pre-school show have been licensed to TVP1 in

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    Day moves to At It

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    At It Productions has poached the former Brighter Pictures head of productions Paul Day as its new head of production.Day will oversee a team of 10 working on ongoing productions,

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    ECM wins Streetmate

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    UK indie ECM has struck a deal to distribute Tiger Aspect Channel 4 dating show Streetmate to the US and eastern Europe.ECM has also landed the central and eastern Europe

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    Initial's music venture

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial has signed a deal with the Association of Independent Music (Aim) to develop music programming together.Aim will contribute talent to the programmes as it

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    MIPCOM personality of the year

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    MTV Networks chairman Tom Freston was named personality of year at MIPCOM this week in recognition of 'outstanding leadership and creative contributions'.

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    Newsworld schedule overhauled

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Event for international news broadcasters re-writes sessions to focus on coverage of recent events in Afghanistan and New York