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WEB RADIO STATION FLOPS
Internet radio station Net FM has closed just four months from launch after financial backers pulled the plug on second-round funding. The station, launched by former Talk Radio programmer Richard Jacobs
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PEAK FLY-BY TO GO ON THE WEB
British explorer David Hempleman-Adams' attempt to fly over Mount Everest in a hot air balloon is to be webcast live by broadband service BT Openworld next month, writes David Wood. The
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TOP GEAR UNDER REVIEW
BBC 2 motoring strand Top Gear is to be 'reviewed' when its current series ends in October, although it will not be axed, the corporation has said. The programme, fronted by
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LEADER - The hidden risk of playing safe
As BBC 1 this week launches a fourth weekly episode of EastEnders (as first revealed by Broadcast in January last year), it's time to reflect on the state of the terrestrial
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PREMIERSHIP TO HIT PRIMETIME
ITV is set to screen its main premiership football highlights programme in an early evening slot, hauling it out of the BBC's late evening tradition, writes Steve Aston.
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Recession hits Red Pepper ID
Post facility Red Pepper ID has become the first casualty of what many within the Soho production community are calling 'the beginning of a recession'.A major downturn in fortunes for the
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WALL JOINS TRAVEL SHOP
United Business Media chief operating officer Malcolm Wall is to join satellite and cable channel TV Travel Shop as non-executive chairman. Wall, who is also a non-executive director of Channel 5,
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LONDON RADIO SHAKE-UP
The BBC's London Live station, formerly Greater London Radio, has recruited columnist Anna Raeburn and comedian Jo Brand in a bid to boost audience figures. The two women will be key
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Radio overtakes TV
Radio is now more popular than television, according to the latest audience research, with BBC Radio 2 having added nearly a million new listeners in the past three months.Second quarter Rajar
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Readers to play a part in selections
The Broadcast Awards 2002 launched this week with a call for entries in each of the 16 categories and the inclusion of a brand new readers' vote. For the first time,
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Passion wins Soho prizes
Passion pictures directors Pete Candleland and Jamie Hewlett snatched the ITK music video award at the third Rushes Soho Shorts Festival for their work on animated virtual band Gorillaz' debut single, Clint Eastwood, writes Jon Rogers.
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Off the Record - Wrong place at the right time
As is commonplace following major disasters, TV news programmes covered the Ealing bomb blast last week by showing the ubiquitous 'amateur footage' of the incident. The so-called 'amateur' in question this
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After Effects 5.0
Nick Ridley is dazzled by the latest version of Adobe's latest paint and effects package
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Nigella takes on America
Champion of English domesticity is thrust in front of US audiences after E! Entertainment snaps up Nigella Bites
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Flextech signs multi-millon pound Icebox deal
Content provider buys up 170 interactive animation shorts for broadcast on wholly-owned channels
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Mori poll shows reality TV having major influence on young
Pollsters' head of media research says shows such as Big Brother becoming instrumental to the the way young people interact with each other
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Siggraph 2001
Visual effects shots from Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and eagerly awaited films Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter will be among the must-see action at this year's computer and animation festival
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ITV to help solve crimes live
ITV is attempting to lift the lid on some of the country's biggest unsolved murders with a one-off live phone-in show, writes Steve AstonCommissioned by ITV controller of news, current affairs,
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Ross takes on Kung Fu
Jonathan Ross' production outfit, Hot Sauce, has switched broadcasters from Sky to the BBC for its first TV commission, Stop! Kung Fu, writes Will StraussOriginally planned as a series for Sky
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Dating show ordered by C5
Channel 5 has become the latest broadcaster to cash in on the growing appetite for dating shows, with a new series from indie Channel X, writes Penny HughesDate That explores what