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BBC Worldwide continues Dome talks
Hopes for BBC Theme Park could be realised if commercial partners come on board
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BBC barred from Sri Lankan cricket
Future of 'news' reporting from sports events under threat as rights holders World Sports Group demand access fee before BBC team allowed in to grounds
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RATINGS - BBC 1's In Deep fails to drown out Millionaire.
BBC 1's new drama In Deep made a splash but failed to sink ITV's ratings tug Who Want to be a Millionaire?, writes Jon Rogers.
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RADIO FIVE LIVE HOLDS ONTO FORMULA 1 RIGHTS.
BBC Radio 5 Live has secured exclusive radio rights to Formula 1 for a further four years. The new contract, which runs from 2002, will see the BBC providing commentary to
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CABLE 17 STAFF ARE SWORN TO SECRECY.
The closure of one of the last local cable channels is being marred by attempts by owner Telewest to gag the 15-strong full-time workforce. Cable 17, based in Croydon, Surrey, is
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Big Brother 2 Website.
Victoria Real has won the contract for designing and building the website for Channel 4's Big Brother 2, beating off competition from the producers of C4's new media offshoot e4.com, writes Jon Rogers.
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20 20 TV carries on delivering.
Twenty Twenty Television has confirmed a raft of commissions, despite the recent loss of director Paul Woolwich (Broadcast, 26.01.00), writes Ashley Davies.
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3sixtymedia backs virtual studio with.
The BBC/Granada joint-venture 3sixtymedia is pushing its virtual studio as part of the new company's launch on 1 March, writes Barbara Marshall.
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C4's Durrance follows boss' exit.
Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor, night-time Zizi Durrance is moving to another role within the channel, a week after her boss, Darren Bender, admitted similar plans, writes Ashley Davies.
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Lawson signs C4 deal for second bite of cookery series.
TV Chef Nigella Lawson has signed a co-production deal with indie Flashback TV to make the second series of Nigella Bites, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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EX-ITEL MARKETING DIRECTOR JOINS C4.
Former Itel marketing director Mike Morris has resurfaced as marketing director for Channel 4 International. Morris, who left the United News & Media (UNM)-owned distributor following its merger with Granada International
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CHANNEL 4 SIGNS DEAL TO AIR WORLD RALLY.
Channel 4 has signed a three-year contract for the UK broadcast rights to all 14 rounds of the World Rally Championship with rights holder International Sportsworld Communications. Chrysalis Television will produce
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C4 ON HUNT FOR NEW LITERARY SHOW IDEAS.
Channel 4 head of arts, history and religion Janice Hadlow is looking for ideas for a new series about the written word. The plan coincides with the channel's decision to end
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PIONEER COSMOLOGY PROGRAMME FOR C4.
Science specialist Pioneer Productions has started work on a new 3 x 50-minute cosmology series for Channel 4 as a follow-up to its award-winning show Universe. Working-titled Mysterious Universe/Planets from Hell,
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Missing potential at C4.
I was going to launch a broadside at Radio 1 this week, but something much more important came up. Sitting thoughtfully - some might say idly - at my desk, I
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RATINGS: WEEK ENDING 4 FEBRUARY - Popstars outperform all but Heartbeat and soaps.
Popstars went into overdrive as the 'moment of truth' arrived for the hopefuls. ITV left nothing to chance to ensure that the selection of the five stars would be the programme
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C5 awaits go-ahead to change news for soap.
Channel 5 could this week get the go-ahead from the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to move its main evening news bulletin out of peak time in order to make way for its acquired soap Home and Away, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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R5 needs own identity.
BBC Radio Five Live controller Bob Shennan has vowed to create a standalone identity for the station with its own front door like the corporation's other four stations, writes Katy Elliott.
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C5 unveils indie plan.
Channel 5 plans to spend up to 10 per cent of its UK production budget on commissions from regional independents this year, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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CHANNEL 5 COMMISSIONS BITCHIEST BABES.
World of Wonder has made a 40-minute archive-based documentary for Channel 5 called Britain's Bitchiest Babes. The programme will air next month and is produced by Annette Gordon, directed by Deane