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Every Time You Look at Me (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Every Time You Look at Me was poignant, often moving.'...
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Every Time You Look at Me (BBC2) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'It's obviously a good thing to see a drama that tackles disability honestly... It's just a shame it had to be so d...
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Every Time You Look at Me (BBC2) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'As soppy as Bambi, moving, thought-provoking and funny.'...
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Every Time You Look at Me (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'All this disability propaganda rather over-extended the piece, which, at 90-minutes, was far too long: had this be...
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Monet shows at NAB
Imagineer systems will unveil Monet, its start-to-finish image insertion solution, at NAB next week. The product is used for inserting images, moving or still, into moving footage. Monet was developed in collaboration with Cinesite for use on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban but is touted as having widespread ...
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Low-cost tv station
Trimedia has completed the design and implementation of a fully digital TV station for Viavision's three new for-profit channels. Built for just over£700,000 - a fraction of the cost of a usual operation - the small studios use Globecaster clip playback, an Incite server and Air Box scheduling software rather ...
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Hallmark pulls out of international TV
US giant Hallmark is pulling out of all its international TV operations including the UK. Its subsidiary Crown Media, which distributes the Hallmark channel in 122 countries and sells programmes from the Hallmark library, said this week it wanted to focus on the US market only. Assets up for sale ...
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RDF wins two travel shows from five
Five controller, features and entertainment Ben Frow has ordered two travel shows from RDF Media - Great Escapes and The World's 20 Best?. The shows are due to air next month and were both executive produced by RDF chief executive David Frank
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Mouse could die out
Editors may one day cut programmes the way Tom Cruise controlled his anti-crime application in the film Minority Report if research at the University of Salford comes to fruition. The university is using tracking technology from Vicon to 'demonstrate and evaluate real-world ways for people to interact with computers and ...
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Imago inks Extreme entertainment deal
Indie Imago Productions has signed a joint-venture deal with Extreme Entertainment to represent its new projects around the world. The deal is intended to generate
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Talent TV creates new department
Indie Talent TV has appointed the former editor of the BBC's election coverage to head a new department overseeing events and special programming. Alexandra Henderson will develop events shows that combine politics, current affairs and entertainment.
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New controller of sport for Granada
Independent Sports Network (ISN) controller Rick Waumsley has been made Granada controller of sport, with immediate effect. In his previous role at ISN Waumsley oversaw Uefa Champions League coverage, On the Ball and The Premiership. He will report to ...
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Granada revives head of comedy role
Granada has appointed its first head of comedy for more than five years, handing the job to a former producer of The Grimleys and Stan the Man.
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ITV creates news chief for regions
ITV has restructured the management of its news division creating a new role overseeing all the companies' 11 regional news services.
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Rogue trader to play celebrity poker
Flextech channel Challenge has lined up rogue trader Nick Leeson, Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray and Tom Parker Bowles for a new series of Celebrity Poker Club. Indie Presentable is making the 9 x 90-minute series, which will air from the end of June. The executive producers for Challenge are ...
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Celador racks up global format sales
Celador International has secured a raft of sales for three of its key formats. Talking Telephone Numbers has been picked up by producer TV Prava, which will produce a local series for RTS. The Brainiest format has been licensed to TVN in Poland for 10 x 60-minute series, ...
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Bryce to head Gold
Capital Radio has handed Xfm managing director Graham Bryce responsibility for its Capital Gold network. Bryce was recently parachuted in to take the managing director position at Capital's recent£15m acquisition, Choice FM. He replaces Lynn Long, who will focus more on Capital's FM network around the country, as regional managing ...
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Bravo buys Guns 'n' Roses inspired sitcom
Bravo has bought an animated sitcom staring guitarist Slash from rock band Guns 'n' Roses. The 8 x 30-minute Kid Notorious , from Comedy Central, is voiced by Robert Evans, the Hollywood producer behind The Godfather, Chinatown and ...
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Comedy cash boost
Comedian Tony Burgess has won a£6,000 bursary to become the first comedy writer in residence at BBC Manchester. Burgess, who co-wrote Paul and Pauline Calf's Cheese and Ham Sandwich with Steve Coogan and Henry Normal, will work closely with the comedy unit to develop his ...
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UK Post board looks to regions
The board nominations for UK Post, the Department of Trade and Industry-backed trade body, have been finalised and it is not just the usual Soho suspects that feature. While the 35 shortlisted candidates include chief executives and managing directors such as David Jeffers of MPC, William Sargent of Framestore CFC, ...