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Smith orders probe into BBC commercialism
Watchdog appointed as BBC Online and BBC News 24 come under particular scrutiny
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Culture secretary pour doubt on universal broadband access by 2005
Smith blames sluggish regulatory proceedure but insists analogue swith-off this decade is 'absolutely feasible'
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Produxion.com announcement
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the site will be unavailable from 0800 Saturday 10 February to 0800 Sunday 11 February. Produxion.com apologises for any inconvenience caused.
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MXR consortium lands west midlands digital radio licence
Nine stations and data service planned for summer launch
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Carlton Active produces ITV's first interactive ad
ITV is to screen it's first interactive advert next month on digital terrestrial and On Digital - featuring fmcg brands Olivio and Coleman's sauces, both made by food giant Unilever, writes David Wood
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Robinson set for US gold
Weakest Link presenter will be first British woman to front a prime-time US show
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Bob confirms Barney deal
Bob the Builder producer HIT Entertainment to acquire Barney the Dinosaur rights holder - US Lyrick Corp - in£190 million deal
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Listener numbers drop off at Radio 1.
BBC Radio 1's listener numbers nosedived in the latest set of Rajars, with rival BBC Radio 2 almost equalling its weekly reach figures for the first time. Figures released last week for
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Billy Elliot nominated for 11 Baftas.
Tiger Aspect Productions and BBC Films' Billy Elliot received 11 nominations for this year's Orange British Academy Film Awards (Baftas). The categories are: best film; the Alexander Korda Award for the
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FM licence attracts 16.
Sixteen applications have been received by the Radio Authority for the new regional FM licence for south and west Yorkshire. Companies in the running include: The Arrow, backed by Chrysalis Radio;
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BBC 3 and 4 'on par' with 2.
Budgets for BBC 3 and 4 original commissions will be on a par with those for BBC 2, digital channels controller Roly Keating has pledged, writes Lucy Rouse.
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BBC 2 puts contestants through SAS tests.
BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have commissioned a new BBC 2 survival series SAS - Tough Enough? In the 6 x 30-minute show, presented by
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Ikegami unveils new Editcam2.
Camera manufacturer Ikegami has revamped its Editcam2 hard disk. camera to enable news teams to edit and transmit footage to broadcasters or post-production facilities from the field, write Adrian Pennington and Will
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C4 business arm to house launches.
Channel 4 is to spin off its entire portfolio of commercial ventures as it prepares to launch three digital film channels this spring, as first predicted by Broadcast (22.9.00). C4 has created
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C4 orders two one-offs from Maverick.
Channel 4 has ordered two one-off specials and a series of shorts from indie Maverick TV. Head of C4 Ideas Lab Liz Warner has ordered Jailbait, a 50-minute piece looking at
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Ideal world to make car scam show for C4.
Ideal World is making a 6 x 30-minute Channel 4 motoring series designed to inform car-buyers of the newest and most frequent rip-offs and scams in the motoring trade. Working-titled Tricks
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S4C commission details on website.
S4C, the Welsh arm of Channel 4, has posted details of the kind of programmes it is looking to commission on its website. The address for the bilingual site is www.s4c.co.uk.
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C5 pulls off multimillion Warner deal.
Channel 5 has finally completed a multimillion pound movie deal with Warner Bros following a High Court battle between its two shareholders over the broadcaster's programme funding, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C5 strikes web deal.
Channel 5 has agreed a deal with another dot.com company to provide free advertising airtime in return for shares. Surpriseyourwoman.com, which alerts men to anniversaries and sells related gifts, will receive