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    Dangerous Passions (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times

    2004-05-14T09:48:00Z

    ?This new series is pure middle-market women's mag telly.?...

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    Dangerous Passions (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph

    2004-05-14T09:49:00Z

    'The narrator had a baffling tendency to use the phrase 'many scientists believe' before making some obvious points...

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    BBC confirms Keating as new BBC2 chief

    2004-05-14T10:01:23Z

    BBC4 controller Roly Keating has been appointed as the new controller of BBC2.

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    Sky director joins Star TV

    2004-05-14T10:03:08Z

    BSkyB director of channels and operations Leslie Mackenzie is transferring to News Corp Asian outfit Star TV.

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    Blue Peter's Hill takes Hit 40 brief

    2004-05-14T10:14:41Z

    DJ Neil Fox is to step down as presenter of commercial radio chart the Hit40UK and hand his headphones to former Blue Peter presenter Katy Hill and DJ Simon Hirst.

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    Telewest cuts losses

    2004-05-14T10:21:00Z

    Flextech owner Telewest has dramatically reduced its losses in the first three months of the year, reporting a net loss of£36m in the first quarter, down from£187m this time last year.

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    UK Post reveals board

    2004-05-14T10:23:42Z

    UK Post, the trade association for the post production sector, has revealed the members of its inaugural board.

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    Ratings

    Holidays from Hell comes to aid of ITV1

    2004-05-14T11:39:23Z

    Holidays from Hell , ITV1's hasty replacement for the struggling reality show Trouble in Paradise , boosted the channel's audience to 4.6 million (22.3%).

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    Miramax eyes UK for fresh TV formats.

    2004-05-17T09:40:29Z

    Miramax, the US film company behind blockbusters such as Chicago and Kill Bill, is installing an executive in London to find new UK formats to export to the US, writes Naomi Rovnick.

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    ITV daytime in line for major shake-up.

    2004-05-17T09:40:29Z

    ITV is planning to shake up the way it commissions and runs its daytime schedule as

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    Up to 65 jobs to go at Kilroy TV.

    2004-05-17T09:40:29Z

    Around 65 jobs are to go at Kilroy Television Company after the BBC announced it was axing Now You're Talking! the show commissioned to replace Robert Kilroy Silk's talkshow, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Sugar for The Apprentice.

    2004-05-17T09:40:29Z

    Electronics tycoon Alan Sugar looks set to step into Donald Trump's shoes for the UK version of US reality hit The Apprentice, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Comment.

    2004-05-17T09:40:29Z

    Michael Grade takes up his new job as chairman of the BBC next week and we can expect big changes - quickly.

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    Sky retains football rights.

    2004-05-17T09:40:29Z

    BSkyB has kept its exclusive grip on FA Premier League football games for the next three

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    Inquiry clears BBC staff.

    2004-05-17T09:40:30Z

    The BBC's review of its editorial guidelines following criticism in Lord Hutton's report is set to make several 'broad-ranging' recommendations when it reports within the next few weeks, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Ofcom changes radio timetable.

    2004-05-17T09:40:30Z

    Ofcom has altered the timetable for the award of at least 30 new commercial radio licences to give potential bidders more time to tailor their applications, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Parkinson adds son to ITV show.

    2004-05-17T09:40:30Z

    Michael Parkinson has hired his son, Mike Parkinson, to produce his new show on ITV, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Sharman handed task of replacing The Simpsons.

    2004-05-17T09:40:30Z

    The BBC has handed the task of finding replacement shows for The Simpsons to daytime controller Alison Sharman, as part of a new strategy to run cheaper long-running series in the weekday slot, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Endemol in Bristol talks.

    2004-05-17T09:40:30Z

    Endemol UK is looking at setting up a£15m, 40,000sq ft reality TV production business in Bristol near to ITV's base there, writes Paul Revoir.

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    FX picks up rights to King of the Hill.

    2004-05-17T09:40:30Z

    FX has picked up hit Fox cartoon King of the Hill from News Corp that was