All Broadcast articles in 10 October 2003
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NewsITV's new prog arm is Granada Production
Granada's dominance over Carlton in the new ITV structure was confirmed today when the company announced that its new programme-making division is to be called Granada Production, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsNewman leaves Five
Five controller of entertainment Andrew Newman has confirmed that he is leaving the broadcaster, writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsRDF sells raft of shows at Mipcom
RDF Media has completed further deals on its break-out hit Wife Swapfollowing the landmark commission last week from US network ABC for a full series, writes Leigh Holmwood in Cannes.
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NewsSony Pictures hires Chris Pye
Former Granada International executive Chris Pye has been hired by Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) as vice president of worldwide formats, writes Michael Rosser in Cannes.
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RatingsCanterbury Tales tumbles to 4.4m
BBC1's adaptation of the Canterbury Taleslast night (9 October) slumped to its lowest audience yet with just 4.4 million (19.6%), writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsPressure on ITV to sell GMTV
The Scottish Media Group, which owns 25% of GMTV, has urged Carlton and Granada to sell their stake in the breakfast show as a condition of the£4.5 billion ITV merger, ' writes Sam Matthews.
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NewsSky & Artsworld in£3m sponsorship of ENO
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB and Artsworld have come to the aid of the English National Opera with the biggest sponsorship deal in the opera company's history, writes Jon Rogers.
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Cutting Edge: Child Sex Trade (C4) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'A film that in no way whatsoever fortified your faith in humanity.'...
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Cutting Edge: Child Sex Trade (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Now and again a documentary comes along that is so shocking and makes you feel so angry and helpless that you want...
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Cutting Edge: Child Sex Trade (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'Despite its material, the film managed an edgy, pacy feel, a sense of perpetual movement. But this was at odds wit...
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Last night BBC2 gave us a story that came as close to being an epic as anything i have seen on the box.'...
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Essential Poems for Britain (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Essential Poems for Britain (BBC2) was a brisk but highly enjoyable trot through favourite poems.'...
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Can actors play the role of directors?
Giving actors a shot at directing is one way of appeasing star vanity without a pay rise - but long hours sitting about on set may also be the ideal training. Paul Revoir reports.
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RatingsAuction Man slips further with 3.7m
BBC1's Auction Manfell even further into a critical state last night (8 October) with just 3.7 million (16.8%), writes Jon Rogers.
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One Life (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Last night's One Life was something special...the makers must have put in much time and skill in order to get inte...
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One Life (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'This was a powerful story of a life genuinely hanging in the balance. It put Derren Brown's manipulative, ghoulish...
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One Life (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Positively Dickensian in its exploitation of our susceptibility to childish distress and? utterly indifferent to a...
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Grand Designs Revisited (C4) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Grand Designs Revisited (Channel 4) was, inevitably, great fun.'...
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The Human Mind: Personality (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'This is science for kiddies, something you might expect on Newsround.'...
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Flying Through the Sound Barrier (C5) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'This somewhat chaotic programme was a nerd's delight, packed with snippets of technical information on jet planes,...