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BBC commits to docs with new post
The BBC is to appoint its first head of documentaries in order to give a further boost to the genre, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Bennett says BBC needs to engage more
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has said the BBC should engage more with outside organisations and move away from its 'land-grab' mentality, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Barb to appoint Thelin as chief exec
Carlton Television's planning director Bjarne Thelin is to take over from Caroline McDevitt as the chief executive at Barb, writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsRTL puts playout centre up for sale
RTL has put its£30 million-pound-a-year transmission services company LPC (London Playout Centre) up for sale after deciding that it is no longer 'core business', writes Will Strauss.
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NewsOnly 3.7m convinced by ITV1's Lady Jane
ITV1's portrayal of the murder of Thomas Cressman died a sudden death in the ratings yesterday (14 October) with just 3.7 million (16.3%), writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsOfcom to tackle ?media scrums'
Media secretary Tessa Jowell wants super media regulator Ofcom to step in to help sort out media scrums, where broadcasting and other journalists frantically compete for doorstep interview often in front of the camera, writes David Rose.
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NewsBill producer quits
The series producer of ITV1 show The Bill, Carson Black, is leaving the police drama after six months due to 'creative differences'.
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NewsFive checks into Paradise Hotel
The Television Corporation has sold the full 31-hour US series of its hit format Paradise Hotelto Five, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Real Crime: Lady Jane (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'This Granada docudrama was a shining example of shoddiness.'...
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Real Crime: Lady Jane (ITV1) - Simon Edge, Daily Star
?We were warned at the beginning of Real Crime: Lady Jane that certain characters and scenes had been created and s...
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Real Crime: Lady Jane (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Real Crime: Lady Jane began with a truly scary sentence. 'What follows,' it said on the title card, 'reflects docu...
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Real Crime: Lady Jane (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'It's hard to know if what we saw dramatised here accurately represents Jane Andrews' character, or the events that...
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Real Crime: Lady Jane (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
?If the timing of Real Crime: Lady Jane was brazen, the programme itself proved resolutely (if understandably) timi...
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Doctors (BBC1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'Doctors stands out as something that tries to be a little different.'...
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NewsDyke to deliver MipTV and Milia opening speech
BBC director general Greg Dyke will deliver the opening keynote on the future of broadcasting and TV programming on 30 March at the joint MipTV and Milia venture in 2004, writes Sam Matthews.
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NewsFive spotlights Mr Chelski
Five is to screen an investigation on the takeover of Chelsea football club by Russian oil magnate Roman Abramovich, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsNews Corp threatens to sue BBC
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is considering suing the BBC over its decision to change satellites and un-encrypt its services, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsDon Foster is Lib-Dem media spokesman
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has appointed a party heavyweight as his media spokesman in the run-up to BBC Charter review, writes David Rose.
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NewsBudget increase for ITV
ITV owners Carlton and Granada have agreed a rise in the broadcaster's programme budget, hiking it up to£849m next year, following the government's decision to allow the two companies to merge, writes Paul Revoir.
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Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Colosseum - like its spectacular predecessor Pyramid - took 10 minutes' worth of information and made it fill an h...