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Shane (ITV1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'But this was a promising start and works well for Skinner's writing.'...
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May 33rd (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'David Attwood's direction saw that the most banal landscapes can take on a threatening aspect: his footage of pede...
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May 33rd (BBC1) - Sarah Vine, The Times
'It was a bleak and relentless portrayal of mental illness.'...
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Producers wanted
BBC Scotland is investing£185,000 in the third year of its executive producer scheme in a bid to develop the next generation of senior production talent in the nations and regions. The year-long scheme, which is operated by the BBC in partnership with the Research Centre for Television and Interactivity and ...
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Ofcom set to relax PSB requirements
Ofcom is set to scrap the 'box ticking' rules that force public service broadcasters to show specific amounts of religious or arts programming.
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Mobile Millionaire
Celador has launched a mobile phone game for its Who Wants to be a Millionaire? quiz, offering users the chance to win up to£50,000. The voice-based interactive game is produced in association with Eckoh Technologies.
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loos ratings-puller
Sky One's interview with Rebecca Loos reached a peak of 2 million (17.4%) when it aired last Thursday (15 April). The 60-minute programme at 22.00 conducted by the Sky News Today strand anchor Kay Burley averaged a strong 1.65 million viewers (14.3%).
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ITV signs up loos for weekend show
ITV1 has signed up Rebecca Loos, the woman who claims to have had an affair with David Beckham, as the first guest on Granada dating show Love on a Saturday Night this Saturday. Loos will be paid around£15,000 for a short appearance, in which ...
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Oaten joins golden
Colin Oaten has left his role as producer at VTR, where he had been for nine years, to take on new duties as senior producer at Golden Square Post. Although his experience is primarily in the commercials and promos industry, Oaten has been taken on due to his involvement in ...
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Last Night of Proms to go global with HD
BBC Outside Broadcasts is refurbishing an OB truck so that it can produce an HD version of The Last Night of the Proms for the international market, it was announced at NAB in Las Vegas.
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Ofcom trails future of PSB
Ofcom this week outlined some of the challenges public service broadcasting in the UK faces in the future - and the reforms that may be required to ensure the quality and range of PSB in a digital ages.
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Indies form a 'Pact' for radio
Fifty key radio indies have come together to create an industry body to fight for programme rights and an increased indie quota from the BBC, writes Michael Rosser.
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Dog trainers to help wives tame hubbies
Five controller of features and entertainment Ben Frow has ordered a lifestyle series from Talkback that will see dog trainers help women tame their husbands, writes Michael Rosser.
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Discreet support
Discreet editing and visual effects systems will support Apple's Final Cut Pro interchange format in upcoming versions, as announced at NAB in Las Vegas this week. The integration will be a boon for editors who use both Final Cut Pro and Discreet's systems - Smoke, Fire and Lustre. Editorial ...
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Slowdown leads to London Studios cuts
THE LONDON Studios, home to programmes such as Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, has axed 23 people following a slowdown in business, writes Paul Revoir.
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At It makes cut-price plastic surgery doc
At It Productions has produced Sun, Sea & Silicone, a two-part series for Sky One, following four girls who journey to the Malaysian island of Penang for cut-price plastic surgery. Ordered by Sky commissioning editor Jamie Roberts and produced and directed by Graciela Watson, it will air on Sky One ...
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Gail porter to contact dead for Living TV
Living TV has ordered a second series of paranormal show Dead Famous, which features Gail Porter enlisting the help of an American medium to speak to dead Hollywood legends, in advance of the screening of the first series in June. Indie Twofour Productions has made the 6 x 60-minute first ...
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Teen channel extends its reach
Flextech teen channel Trouble has commissioned reality series High School Project USA from Ginger TV as part of a new drive into factual programming, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Mastermind puts kids in the chair
The BBC is set to launch Junior Mastermind, putting 11 and 12-year-olds in the black chair for a grilling from John Humphrys, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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internal candidates up for newsnight
Two leading internal candidates have emerged for the post of Newsnight editor following incumbent George Entwistle's decision to take up a role heading the BBC's new topical arts unit. Peter Barron, the editor of BBC2's If strand, is considered to be the front-runner for the job while editor of political ...