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    ITV has gone to the 'dark side'

    2003-12-11T08:15:50Z

    ITV's approach to regional broadcasting has been attacked after the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) claimed the network is being won over to the 'dark side', with profits coming before people.

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    C4 features boss to quit for indie sector

    2003-12-11T08:15:40Z

    Channel 4 head of features Jo McGrath is to step down before a restructure of her department.

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    Jackson rules out move to US

    2003-12-11T08:15:30Z

    Granada entertainment chief Paul Jackson will not apply for the role of director of Granada America in the merged ITV, even though the company was lining him up for the job.

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    Lygo orders Hat Trick animation for C4

    2003-12-11T08:15:20Z

    Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has reordered a show he originally commissioned for the channel two years ago but which was subsequently dumped.

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    Five to stream new show

    2003-12-11T08:15:10Z

    Five is planning to emulate Channel 4's Big Brother by offering live 24-hour streaming of its forthcoming£4.7m reality show, Back to Reality.

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    Kids veteran to lead ITV's next SM:TV

    2003-12-11T08:15:00Z

    ITV has coaxed former Live and Kickingeditor Chris Bellinger out of retirement to oversee its replacement for SM:TV Live.

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    More tests for all

    2003-12-10T15:01:15Z

    BBC1 is lining up four more editions of Talent TV's interactive quiz Test the Nation. John Beazley, senior commissioning executive for entertainment, ordered the shows which will include a quiz on driving. A quiz on the events of the year will also be screened on ...

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    Jones defends regional output

    2003-12-10T10:06:35Z

    ITV's Clive Jones has defended claims from unions that the battle for the future of the merged ITV was being won by the 'dark side' - those more interested in savings than the future of the broadcaster.

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    Guns and Rap (BBC2) - Rupert Smith, Guardian

    2003-12-10T09:47:00Z

    'Guns and Rap made an unconvincing and ultimately futile attempt to connect young black men's taste for firearms wi...

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    Guns and Rap (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times

    2003-12-10T09:47:00Z

    'A depressing, frequently heartbreaking documentary.'...

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    Guns and Rap (BBC2) - Robert Hanks, Independent

    2003-12-10T09:45:00Z

    'Isn't Guns and Gangsters really a euphemism for 'Frightening Young Black Men'? This programme didn't do nearly eno...

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    A Baby to Save Our Son (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph

    2003-12-10T09:44:00Z

    ?BBC1's initial pretence to be investigating a tricky moral dilemma soon disappeared completely.?...

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    The Hand of God: The Power and the Glory (BBC1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail

    2003-12-10T09:36:00Z

    ?Hard as one tried it was difficult to take Michael Buerk seriously when The Hand Of God, his not His - series on t...

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    Eastenders (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star

    2003-12-10T09:28:00Z

    ?So much was wrong with this episode that I hardly know where to start.?...

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    Hutton play headlines BBC4 winter

    2003-12-10T08:43:03Z

    The BBC is to screen a reconstruction of the Hutton Inquiry into the death of scientist Dr David Kelly just days before the publication of its findings, in one of the highlights of its winter schedule.

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    TV Corp international boss quits

    2003-12-10T08:30:00Z

    The Television Corporation has lost its second senior executive in a fortnight after managing director of its international division Mark Rowland announced he was quitting.

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    New MD for Rajar

    2003-12-10T08:15:00Z

    Rajar has hired former Associated Newspapers executive Sally de la Bedoyere as the successor to outgoing managing director Jane O'Hara.

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    Denham axed from Virgin drivetime

    2003-12-09T10:43:01Z

    Virgin Radio has axed DJ Daryl Denham from its drivetime show after just a year in the seat as it prepares a major overhaul of its weekday schedule.

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    Pollard attacks NUJ over Furlong

    2003-12-09T10:15:08Z

    Sky News chief Nick Pollard has attacked the National Union of Journalists for 'jumping on the bandwagon' and using the death of former Sky reporter James Furlong as part of their anti-bullying campaign.

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    Bedsitcom (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star

    2003-12-09T10:15:00Z

    ?On the basis of the first episode it isn't funny. And for a series with ?sitcom? in the title, that's quite a hand...