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    ITV1 sends single women into bush

    2003-11-13T08:26:00Z

    ITV1 is set to come to the aid of lonely farmers living in the Australian bush with a£1.2m dating show in which British women travel down under in search of potential husbands in the Outback.

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    Brook unveils TV venture

    2003-11-13T08:25:50Z

    Former Channel 4 director of strategy and development David Brook has unveiled his first television venture - Nation 277 - and plans to launch around five channels on Sky.

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    C4 extends online submission system

    2003-11-13T08:25:40Z

    Channel 4 is rolling out its online pitching system across the whole channel from the beginning of ecember and will no longer accept ideas from members of the public.

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    Popper latest to abandon C4

    2003-11-13T08:25:30Z

    Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has lost another entertainment executive after commissioning editor for comedy Robert Popper quit to make a series for the BBC.

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    Living taps in to live psychic show

    2003-11-13T08:25:20Z

    Living TV is bulking up its paranormal output with a daily live teatime psychic show in which mediums will work with celebrities to try and contact the dead.

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    MTV targets rock fans with VH2 launch

    2003-11-13T08:25:10Z

    MTV Networks UK is set to launch its ninth music channel - a spin-off of VH1 featuring rock and guitar-based music from the past decade.

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    Zeppotron MD quits for Lion

    2003-11-13T08:25:00Z

    Paul Gilheany has quit as managing director of Endemol UK's comedy division, Zeppotron, to take an executive entertainment role at indie Lion Television.

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    Tragic loss at Clear

    2003-11-12T14:59:21Z

    Clear Facilities director Damien Raymond-Barker lost his two-year battle with cancer last week. He was 33 and is survived by his partner, Tanya Johnson, head of production at Red, and his two-year-old son, Max. Damien was an integral part of Clear and its chief executive, Greg Caplan, said: 'He was ...

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    EPG wins RTS award

    2003-11-12T14:58:49Z

    The 2003 RTS Award for Technical Innovation has been won by the Vista (virtual human interface for a set-top box agent) project, an electronic programme guide (EPG) that aims to improve visually impaired and elderly viewers' access to digital TV. It has become apparent that viewers who are elderly or ...

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    Cash boost for ITV News Channel

    2003-11-12T10:07:59Z

    The ITV News Channel has been handed a cash boost in the region of£1.6m by Carlton and Granada, as the channel approaches its first year anniversary as an ITV branded proposition.

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    Celebrity Wife Swap (C4) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror

    2003-11-12T09:52:00Z

    'Swap a cheat's wife with a woman who is trying to make a career out of being intellectually sub-normal and you hav...

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    Celebrity Wife Swap (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2003-11-12T09:50:00Z

    'Wife Swap should stick to nonentities in future - they're so much more interesting.'...

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    Celebrity Wife Swap (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph

    2003-11-12T09:49:00Z

    'Channel 4 last night confirmed just how far its strayed from its high minded roots with Celebrity Wife Swap.'...

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    Celebrity Wife Swap (C4) - Rupert Smith, Guardian

    2003-11-12T09:46:00Z

    'If you listened carefully during Celebrity Wife Swap you could hear the sound of barrels being scrapped and straws...

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    Celebrity Wife Swap (C4) - Simon Edge, Daily Express

    2003-11-12T09:42:00Z

    'At last, a celebrity reality TV show worth watching. More than that - I'd have swallowed razor blades rather than ...

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    Celebrity Wife Swap (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times

    2003-11-12T09:41:00Z

    'Won't television historians look back on our current obsession with low-grade celebrities and wonder what possesse...

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    Forbes to quit Capital

    2003-11-12T09:08:31Z

    Emma Forbes looks set to quit Capital Radio after just a month on air after being overlooked for the breakfast show.

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    TV licence to rise by£5

    2003-11-12T08:59:58Z

    The price of the colour television licence fee is set to rise by£5 to£121 from April next year.

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    EXCLUSIVE - Frow quits C4 for Five

    2003-11-12T08:57:51Z

    Ben Frow, the Channel 4 executive behind hits such as How Clean Is Your House?, Jamie's Kitchenand Location, Location, Location, has quit to join rival Five.

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    Emap turnover up

    2003-11-11T10:16:54Z

    Media group Emap has recorded growth in turnover at its radio and TV division while breaking even with its digital radio activities.