All Broadcast articles in 12 November 2004
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Off the record - Xtremely dubious.
The Promax Awards, hosted by Fat Fighter Marjorie Dawes aka Little Britain's Matt Lucas, were in
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Off the record - Watching Ofcom.
And still at ITV, you can hear the beancounters rubbing their hands together in glee at
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Off the record - Mad for Manchester.
If you are looking for clues about which BBC departments might be moving up to Manchester,
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Ratings - Channel 4 draws us into a tale of profits and PSB.
C4 23 18 Match of the Day 2 Sun 22.30 2.60 17.66
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Off the record - 30 second guide - Sex Inspectors.
Bored in bed? Dissatisfied with your sex life? Crap in the sack? Have you been talking
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Interview: Peter Orton - Can he fix it?
Peter Orton is back at the wheel of children's entertainment company HIT, which has seen plunging profits and the ousting of its chief executive. But Orton has big ambitions, including cracking the US.
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Feature: Documentaries - Shock tactics.
As they jockey for position in the busy peaktime schedules, science docs are increasingly using tabloid-style shock tactics and titles to grab your attention.
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Production: Documentaries - The drugs don't work.
A Roger Graef documentary reveals the human cost of the West's failure to eradicate malaria.
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Production: Documentaries - Rough cut - News from the frontline.
Freelancers take risks to bring back stories staff reporters would never have a chance of getting, writes Jonathan Levy.
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Production: Documentaries - On location - Scene of the crime.
When he heard about a 10-week masterclass for crime scene investigators, Maurice Melzak rose to the challenge of making a documentary series about the realities of forensic science.
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Production: Documentaries - How to go beyond reality TV.
Thanks to Touching the Void and Fahrenheit 9/11 documentaries are back in fashion. Kevin Hilton asks some of this country's finest film-makers how they go about making great factual programmes.
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Opinion - American View - The rising tide of reaction.
The US election revealed the liberal elites of Hollywood and New York to be out of step with the masses, so how will they respond, asks David Teather.
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Opinion - Peer Poll: ITV regional programming.
Is ITV right to cut regional non-news programming?YES: 6%NO: 94%Next week's question: Will moving the BBC's
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Opinion - Comment - The price of a vocation.
Fresh from remortgaging his house in order to make a film about Iraq, Sean McAllister asks why passionate film-making is so undervalued and poorly rewarded in television.
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Analysis - Rumble in ITV's jungle.
ITV seems to have persuaded Ofcom that it can no longer afford its current level of regional programming. But not everyone is convinced cuts are necessary. David Wood travelled to Manchester to hear the arguments
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Analysis - On the box - Bringing it all back Homer.
Cheryl Taylor watches an evening of themed programming as The Simpsons moves to Channel 4 and marvels at the enduring appeal of the cartoon clan.
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Opinion - In my view - Saturday night's all right.
Instead of harking back to a non-existent golden era, those who whinge about Saturday night TV should try watching it, suggests Wayne Garvie.
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Facilities - VTR profits surge following investment in K-Post.
Facilities group VTR has revealed a 72% increase in profits to£901,554 for the year ending September 2004, writes Will Strauss.
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FACILITIES - PHOTOMEC FIRST.
Todd-AO Creative Services has bought a 16mm/35mm Photo-mec film processor for about£80,000. The new machine
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FACILITIES - MACHINE TAKES MTI.
The Machine Room has spent£200,000 on a digital restoration suite from MTI. The VTR Media