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    Reality looks to SMS for hit

    2003-08-28T08:30:00Z

    A sms text-based reality TV show could be the next big money spinner, according to a panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival, writes Sam Espensen.

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    RDF to make Oz reality hit for ITV

    2003-08-28T08:30:00Z

    ITV1 has commissioned three primetime shows from leading indie producers for next year, including a round-the-clock quiz format and a property makeover programme where couples will compete with each other to decorate flats, writes Gavin Stamp.

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    ITC taken to task over paranormal

    2003-08-28T08:30:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has been attacked for its recent decision to allow broadcasters to screen 'dishonest' entertainment-based paranormal programming, writes Paul Revoir. At a session on Saturday examining the

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    New UK president for USN

    2003-08-27T13:26:23Z

    Dan Marks has been appointed UK president of Universal Studios Networks (USN), replacing Janet Goldsmith who quit earlier this month, writes Gavin Stamp

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    UK Style to make house out of straw

    2003-08-27T12:17:09Z

    UK Style has commissioned indie ACP TV to produce a 15 x 30-minute property series, Home Wasn't Built in a Day. Ordered by head of lifestyle Nick Thorogood, each episode tracks attempts to build a home in 24 hours with unusual materials like soil and ...

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    BBC dominates list of best-ever TV shows

    2003-08-27T10:43:15Z

    Radio Times' TV Editor Alison Graham has compiled a list of the 40 best television shows - 29 of which were broadcast by the BBC - with only 2 from ITV, writes Sam Matthews

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    Elstein plans ITV management overhaul

    2003-08-27T10:23:57Z

    Former Five chief executive David Elstein has lined up former finance directors of BSkyB and Five to take senior executive roles in a single ITV, should the proposed merger between Carlton and Granada go ahead.

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    Big Brother's O'Leary angers religious set

    2003-08-27T09:58:58Z

    Dermot O'Leary has angered religious viewers by suggesting that Big Brother contestants could use the Bible as a substitute for toilet paper, writes Michael Rosser

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    BSC finds massive increase in sex on TV

    2003-08-27T09:52:16Z

    Sex scenes on television have more than tripled over the past five years, according to new research, writes Gavin Stamp

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    C4 offers up£30,000 for new doc

    2003-08-27T09:39:19Z

    Channel 4 is once again offering filmmakers the opportunity to pitch for a£30,000 commission at this year's Sheffield International Documentary Festival, writes Gavin Stamp

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    Mannion accuses Fox News of 'lying'

    2003-08-26T10:36:50Z

    ITV News editor David Mannion launched a stinging attack on US broadcaster Fox News by accusing them of

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    PC brigade stifling drama, says Liddle

    2003-08-26T10:29:43Z

    A flood of political correctness through soaps and dramas is distorting reality on British television, according to former Today programme editor Rod Liddle, writes Michael Rosser

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    Root: viewers tiring of interactive voting

    2003-08-26T10:27:08Z

    BBC2 controller Jane Root has said she will broadcast just one more big interactive voting event on her channel before viewers start to tire of them, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Jowell wants more repeats on TV

    2003-08-26T10:24:54Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has urged broadcasters to show more repeats of important programmes, claiming re-showing such

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    Waiting game sparks US exodus

    2003-08-26T10:17:20Z

    Swift decision-making and positive recognition of success have been highlighted as key positive reasons for TV executives quitting the UK to go and work in America, writes Jane Marlow

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    Waiting game sparks US exodus for Brit TV execs

    2003-08-26T10:16:49Z

    Swift decision-making and positive recognition of success have been highlighted as key positive reasons for TV executives quitting the UK to go and work in America, writes Jane Marlow

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    Ruby Wax with... Susan Sarandon (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times

    2003-08-26T09:44:00Z

    'In Ruby Wax with? Susan Sarandon (BBC1), Wax offered a convincing portrayal of what it is like to die in broad day...

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    Alibi (ITV1) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian

    2003-08-26T09:43:00Z

    'Alibi (ITV1) by Paul Abbott is a lively comedy about a dead body. An exceptionally entertaining and charming thril...

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    Alibi (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star

    2003-08-26T09:24:00Z

    'It's a top-of-the range drama, as you'd expect from writer Paul Abbott (Cracker, Reckless), which dazzles among th...

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    Alibi (ITV1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail

    2003-08-26T09:20:00Z

    'Alibi wasn't quite film noir - not enough blood or real tension - but it was highly watchable: I shall stay in for...