All Broadcast articles in 17 October 2003
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NewsUp to 40 jobs to go at LNN
Up to 40 jobs are to be lost after ITN today (Friday) confirmed it was to take over London's ITV regional news service from the Carlton and Granada-owned London News Network (LNN), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RatingsSuperstars brings in 6.1m to BBC1
Superstars , which made a return to BBC1 after 18 years, wasn't at peak fitness yesterday (16 October) with 6.1 million (26.4%), writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsButfield to head Wildscreen
The Wildscreen festival - the Bristol-based biennial event for wildlife programme makers - has appointed a new director following Jane Krish's decision to step down after 14 years in charge.
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NewsThompson gets md role at Tyne Tees
Tyne Tees Television controller of programmes Graeme Thompson has been promoted to managing director of the North East broadcaster following the retirement of Margaret Fay.
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NewsMayer claims a 'moral victory' over BBC
Veteran newsreader Laurie Mayer has said he has won a 'moral victory'; against the BBC despite losing a claim that he was unfairly sacked for 'blowing the whistle' on alleged bullying at the corporation.
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NewsBBC Worldwide under fire from Tories
Conservative party media spokesman John Whittingdale has said the BBC should franchise out the right to exploit its programme brands to other companies and scrap its commercial arm BBC Worldwide.
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Superstars (BBC1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Superstars tested its competitors' strength and stamina by subjecting them to a variety of sporty challenges. It a...
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Superstars (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'The original series was a big ratings hit, but I confess it left me cold.'...
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Superstars (C4) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'For an hour at least, viewers of a certain age were transported back to their flickering black-and-white sets and ...
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Cutting Edge: Beauty Queens and Bloodshed (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Cutting Edge explained in gripping detail what happened when these two regimes met - and it did so in such a way t...
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Cutting Edge: Beauty Queens and Bloodshed (C4) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'After last night's documentary, one can't imagine any self respecting young woman wishing to be associated in any ...
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Cutting Edge: Beauty Queens and Bloodshed (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'The thing I admired about it was the way it found and kept a grip on a streak of black humour: not in terrifically...
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RatingsPortillo brings in 5.1m to BBC2
When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum gave BBC2 its third highest audience for any show on the channel so far this year with its audience hitting 5.1 million (22.4%), writes Jon Rogers.
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'He oozed niceness as he struggled to feed four Merseyside kids for a week on a budget that would be loose change f...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'This was a sweet and gentle film, rather than an urgent and political one.'...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'It was the most cynical, shameless attempt yet by Michael Portillo to re-invent himself.'...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'In short, they wanted to entertain us with a posh bloke out of his depth up North.'...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Michael Portillo was taking part in, essentially, a version of Wife Swap.'...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'It gives one a warm glow that Michael Portillo should take the trouble to learn for himself what it's like to mana...
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Pye resurfaces at Sony
Former Granada senior executive Chris Pye has resurfaced with a new role as vice-president of worldwide formats at Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), writes Michael Rosser.