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UK TV World Cup rights rest on House of Lords test case
A House of Lords ruling on a test case between TV Denmark and the ITC may decide whether UK 2002 World Cup fans will face a blank screen on terrestrial TV
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Apple to acquire Spruce Technologies
Apple aims to become market leader in DVD authoring with acquisition of US DVD hardware and software manufacturer
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NTL mulls ITV Digital move
Cable group in talks with Carlton and Granada with view to taking possible stake in beleagured pay-TV platform
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New senior post for Cartoon Network's Johnstone
Ex-advertising salesman becomes senior vice president and general manager of Cartoon Network Europe, Middle East and Africa
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Government paves the way for Ofcom
Government hurries mini-bill through to establish a communications 'super-regulator' by 2003
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Get Smart...Telecine
Telecine has made a comeback and appears to be staying as improved applications carve up the market
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Dear Diary...Egypt's hidden history
Director Phil Grabsky copes with the scorching sun and a sick crew in search of hidden history in Egypt's deserts and tombs
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Helen and Paul's romantic dinner serves up 5.1m
Big Brother 2 gets best-yet ratings beating both ITV and BBC1's news bulletins
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ITV denies being dictated to on highlights
Broadcaster dismisses reports that it has been forced to rethink its scheduling for next season's Premier League highlights programmes
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BSkyB and Ladbrokes sign betting deal
Interactive fixed-odds betting operation on Sky Digital will be joint venture with leading British bookie
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Radio 1 set for first TV foray
The BBC is pushing its Radio 1 brand onto television for the first time with a new BBC Choice series based on the station's life, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC 2 history man joins RDF
RDF Media has made yet another senior appointment, poaching BBC 2's The History of Britain executive producer Martin Davidson, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 to chart history of blood
Channel 4 head of arts, religion and history Janice Hadlow has commissioned an epic three-part series from Optomen Television tracing the history of blood from human sacrifice to the AIDS crisis and beyond, writes Penny Hughes.
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C5's Hytner joins ITV
ITV has poached one of the architects of Channel 5 - marketing and new business director Jim Hytner - to take on the challenge of turning the terrestrial giant into a
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BBC acting editor steps up
Acting Editor of BBC light entertainment Jonathan Glazier has been appointed editor, while the search for a new controller of entertainment goes on, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC admits failure on ethnic targets
The BBC has failed to meet its targets for employing ethnic minority staff in the regions, despite director general Greg Dyke's assertion that more would be done to rid the corporation
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BBC appoints agnostic for religion and ethics
The BBC has appointed an agnostic as head of religion and ethics for the first time in its 78-year history, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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DISCOVERY TAKES TO AIR
Discovery Networks Europe is to screen a special investigation into air shows in the wake of the recent spate of accidents including the crashes at Biggin Hill, writes Simon Ellery. Airshows
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Shooting blanks?
The corporate restructure can often be a painfully costly and futile exercise that culls staff and prompts mass insecurity among those that are left. But they are a fact of life for broadcasters in the 21st century.