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NewsNo 'radical' change for radio process
Ofcom's senior partner for content and competition Kip Meek has said he doesn't expect any 'radical' changes to be made to the system of awarding radio licences.
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A New Life Down Under (Channel 4) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Telegraph
'Was it my imagination or did chunks fo the commentary sound as if they had been lifted straight from the tourist o...
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A New Life Down Under (Channel 4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Express and Daily Star
'Channel 4 has come up with an absolute beaut of an idea - A New Life Down Under, where Brits uproot and move to Au...
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The World's Most Powerful - Celebrity (BBC2) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'This programme was so cheap you could almost hear the producer screaming at the researcher for going by taxi rathe...
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NewsFlynn quits BBC Ventures
The chief executive of the BBC Ventures group of commercial companies Roger Flynn has resigned following the BBC's confirmation that it is to sell off its BBC Technology division - exclusively revealed in Broadcastthis week.
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NewsTWG seeks£27m from Rajar
The Wireless Group (TWG) chairman Kelvin MacKenzie has revealed he is seeking compensation of£27m from Rajar.
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Blurring fact and fiction
While the practice of fusing drama and documentary has its uses, not least in avoiding legal issues, is it part of a ?noble tradition' going back to Grierson or is it just a way of making drama on the cheap? By Peter Keighron
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Bodysnatchers (BBC1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Bodysnatchers was stomach-churning, gut-wrenching and toe-curling? Is this what Reithian ideals have come to?'...
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Bodysnatchers (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'There were passages of Bodysnatchers that looked like out-takes from a Japanese endurance game show.'...
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Bodysnatchers (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'For stomach-churning, skin-crawling, vomit-inducing television this in depth and up close examination of the life ...
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Jungle: Canopyworld (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Viewers will love Charlotte Uhlenbroek even though she smiles unceasingly like Carol Smillie.'...
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Jungle: Canopyworld (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'For all her (successful) gimmicks last night, the programme retained the air of a genuine investigation - and a hi...
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Jungle: Canopyworld (BBC1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'The fact is that whatever its sins and shortcomings in other directions, the BBC delivers the best wildlife films ...
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Bird to become Disney president
Andy bird, former president of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) International, has resurfaced as president of rival US media giant Walt Disney's international division, writes Michael Rosser.
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Via Digital's Queer coup
Indie Via Digital has won a lucrative commission to produce US 'pink' dating show Queer Eye for the Straight Guyfor Living TV, writes Michael Rosser.
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Tinopolis wins pot of EU cash
Welsh indie Tinopolis has been granted a subsidy of over£125,000 from the European Union to develop several drama and animation projects.
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3DD sells Robbie at Knebworth to Europe
3DD Entertainment has secured deals in over a dozen territories across Europe for its Robbie Williams: Live at Knebworthconcert. Following its launch at Mipcom, the gig has been sold to broadcasters such as Viva and Pro7 in Germany, MCM in France and Italy's Rete while ...
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Electric Sky and ABC team up on Iraq doc
UK-based distributor Electric Sky and ABC Australia have secured a deal with a documentary maker to help complete a special on war-torn Iraq. Australian indie Ipso-Facto Productions will now be able to complete Iraq: In the Shadow of the Palmsin time for the anniversary of ...
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Touchdown sells property to denmark
Touchdown Television has sold celebrity lifestyle format Whose House is it Anyway?to Danish state broadcaster Danmarks Radio. Devised by Julie Christie, the show features three celebrities who all claim to
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Scarlet in Christina Aguilera exclusive
London-based Scarlet Productions has signed an exclusive deal to film singer Christina Aguilera's world tour. The deal with the Popstar's management company, Azoffmusic Management, will produce a TV special of the Stripped tour which will premiere on the WB Network in the US before being syndicated worldwide. The indie will ...