All Broadcast articles in 03 October 2003
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Twinned servers aid remote production
Manufacturer quantel has unveiled a remote production workflow system that allows broadcasters to edit a live event happening on the other side of the world from their own broadcast centre, writes Sam Espensen and Will Strauss.
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The Deal (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The Deal, directed by Stephen Frears, provided plenty of high-class political gossip - and some compelling drama.'...
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The Deal (C4) - Robert Gore Langton, Daily Star
'As a story about a souring friendship, it was huge fun. Michael Sheen was sensational as the young Blair and as po...
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The Deal (C4) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
'It was highly entertaining, if you weren't bothered by the splintering sound of a hatchet job.'...
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The Deal (C4) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'What followed was hugely persuasive certainly but whether it was all true really didn't matter such was the cinema...
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The Deal (C4) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'The Deal (Channel 4) got away with almost everything, largely because the two leads were so convincing.'...
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The Deal (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Stephen Frears and the writer Peter Morgan created a wonderfully gripping cocktail of political nostalgia and hist...
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NewsSky to hit 7 million target 3 months early
BSkyB is expected to announce it has reached the 7 million subscriber mark this week - three months ahead of schedule.
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NewsWilloughby quits Chrysalis
One of Chrysalis TV Group's most senior executives has quit the company, less than a month after it was taken over by the management team led by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, writes Colin Robertson.
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NewsBB Sweden rapped for pre-watershed sex
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has rapped Swedish channel Kanal 5 for broadcasting racy antics on its version of Big Brotherbefore the watershed, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsITV star turns BBC director
Actress Sarah Lancashire - one of ITV's most bankable drama stars - is to make her directorial debut on the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RatingsThe Deal flops with 1.4m
Channel 4's high profile drama The Dealwhich detailed the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown bombed in the ratings with just 1.4 million (5.9%) last night (28 September), writes Jon Rogers.
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Family (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Family shamelessly rips off The Sopranos format without any of the subtlety and wit of that terrific series.' ...
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Family (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'ITV1's Family sets out to combine American mafia with Minder-style Cockney drama. After the opening episode, the c...
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Family (ITV1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Part one was well-written, well-cast and well-acted. The direction and photography suggested the production is pre...
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Family (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Despite the presence of Martin Kemp, Family (ITV1) isn't quite as dreadful as you might imagine.'...
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Eastenders (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'I must say he [Den] was looking remarkably well for a man who'd spent a decade at the bottom of a canal.'...
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Eastenders (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'First Den returns. Now incest? It's hard to say whether EastEnders (BBC1) is just looking to shock, or seeking a s...
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NewsSky News rapped over crash footage
Sky News has been reprimanded by the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) for repeatedly screening 'insensitive' and 'gratuitous' footage of a plane crashing at an air show, writes Sam Matthews.
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NewsJowell challenges BBC critics
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell has challenged critics of the BBC's licence fee to come forward with a credible alternative, writes David Rose.