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    Elstein hits back at departure speculation

    2001-01-22T11:13:00Z

    Former C5 chief executive denies allegations that 'erotic drama' and low cost imports linked to his departure

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    Golden Oldies

    2001-01-22T10:56:00Z

    Christopher Lewis, executive producer of BBC's long running Antiques Roadshow explains how the show has grown from a rip off of Going for a Song to a national institution.

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    Craft Classic

    2001-01-22T10:49:00Z

    Christopher Lewis, executive producer of BBC's long running Antiques Roadshow explains how the show has grown from a rip off of Going for a Song to a national institution.

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    Portfolio: Deep Space One

    2001-01-22T10:36:00Z

    In Hollywood Sci-Fi movies such as Lost in Spaceand Armageddon, the galaxy can appear a very cold, lifeless and clinical world. Real life is different, says Skaramoosh online editor and

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    My Great Escape

    2001-01-22T10:23:00Z

    Director Lee Chambers, founder of Born Puddle films, explains how filming strangers having sex on the London Underground for a pop video nearly saw him caught with his pants down.The

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    Sky One claims early ground in battle with E4

    2001-01-19T17:54:00Z

    Channel 4 claims E4 launched 'with a bang' but unofficial overnights give new entertainment channel a 3.3% share

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    Sexy Beast

    2001-01-19T17:38:00Z

    Peter Keighron talks to The Computer Film Company's vfx supervisor Mark Nelmes about the effects on ad director Jonathan Glazer's debut feature Sexy Beast

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    Oftel brings forward local loop unbundling

    2001-01-19T14:53:00Z

    Telecoms regulator says BT musy start opening network for competitive DSL services 'by Easter'

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    Ofter brings forward local loop unbundling

    2001-01-19T14:14:00Z

    Telecoms regulator says BT musy start opening network for competitive DSL services 'by Easter'

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    Union 175 JV hires drama head.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Union 175, the Union Pictures and West 175 Media joint-venture TV production outfit, has hired Claire Hirsch as its head of TV drama, writes David Wood. Hirsch, whose producer credits include

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    3sixtymedia gets go-ahead.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    BBC Resources and Granada Media joint-venture 3sixtymedia has been given the go-ahead by media secretary Chris Smith, following the Department of Trade & Industry's decision not to refer the proposal to

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    Christmas Day audience peak neared 30 million.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Christmas Day ratings battles hinge on how you look at the figures - in this case, using the 19.00 to 22.30 primetime period, ITV edged ahead with 41.5 per cent to

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    C4 loses regions head to indie.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 editor of nations and regions Alan Hayling has quit to join Mentorn Barraclough Carey as the indie restructures its factual department, writes Ashley Davies.

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    C4 claims E4 customers not confused.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has said it is confident its marketing for E4 is now sufficiently 'clear and loud' to avoid recent customer confusion about how to access the digital entertainment channel, writes Ashley Davies.

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    C4 planning celebrity Big Brother.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is in talks with Four Weddings and a Funeral writer Richard Curtis and Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Bazal about broadcasting a celebrity version of Big Brother for Comic Relief in March, writes Ashley Davies.

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    FREE TO AIR - Is E4 really a good idea?

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The residents of Horseferry Road can put their brown corduroy trousers away - Sky Digital and E4 have signed a deal. With the news only announced on Monday afternoon it was

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    4MC PROMOTES TEAM.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Another Liberty company, 4MC, has promoted five staff and plans further recruitment in the coming months. Danny Martin has been promoted to operations manager of the main duplication facility in Golden

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    E4 BREAKOUT.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The Moving Picture Company has completed the first four in a series of 10 channel idents for Channel 4's new channel E4. Inspired by E4 creative director Brett Foraker, the 3D

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    C5 News gets new format.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 is revamping its early morning news programme, 5 News at Breakfast, and has appointed a new editor, Greg Orme, for the show writes Rebecca Evans.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Channel 5 keeps on trucking.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Crikey, if we didn't already love Channel 5, we do now, after learning of its plans to broadcast an endurance game show called Touching the Truck last week (instructions: to be