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    Footballers' Wives (ITV1) - Rupert Smith, Guardian

    2004-04-08T10:11:00Z

    'The show's great achievement... to inject a bit of humour, style and energy back into British TV.'...

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    Footballers' Wives (ITV1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror

    2004-04-08T10:08:00Z

    'Footballers' Wives ended back in relegation form.'...

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    Footballers' Wives (ITV1) - Simon Edge, Daily Express and Daily Star

    2004-04-08T10:07:00Z

    'After a shaky start, this season of Footballers' Wives eventually took its game to top form.'...

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    C4 secures horse racing

    2004-04-08T10:03:05Z

    Channel 4 will cover horse racing for a further 18 months after securing an eleventh hour deal for the rights to the Cheltenham Festival.

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    1500 jobs go at NTL

    2004-04-08T10:01:43Z

    NTL is set to axe 1,500 jobs as it consolidates its 13 call centres into three state-of-the-art operations.

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    Blue Peter chief takes new BBC sport role

    2004-04-08T10:00:02Z

    The BBC has appointed the head of Blue Peter , Steve Hocking, to head up a new initiative to encourage more people to take part in sport.

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    Moyles bags Sony nomination

    2004-04-08T09:35:37Z

    Chris Moyles, the loudmouth presenter of BBC Radio 1, has been shortlisted for DJ of the Year at the Sony Radio Academy Awards.

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    Where next for BBC2?

    2004-04-07T10:45:21Z

    With the 'best job in the BBC' up for grabs, whoever replaces Jane Root is going to have to maintain ratings while satisfying a growing clamour for more risk-taking and more arts and documentaries.

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    The Rise and Fall of Citizen Black (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail

    2004-04-07T10:06:00Z

    'The Money Programme gave us a hard-hitting account of the up-like-a-rocket, down-like-a-stick career of Conrad Bla...

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    The New Americans (BBC4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2004-04-07T10:04:00Z

    'The result was fascinating, and made a case that quantity can be just as important as quality.'...

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    Jesus Who...? (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph

    2004-04-07T09:57:00Z

    'Here was a documentary on Christianity that went about its business without either apology or any gimmicks.'...

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    Selling Houses (C4) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror

    2004-04-07T09:52:00Z

    'It was the sort of rubbish you could have at 10 in the morning or 2pm - daytime television posing as decent adult ...

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    Trump show set for 40 markets

    2004-04-07T08:30:00Z

    The Apprentice , the Donald Trump-fronted reality show that has taken the US by storm, is set to air in over 40 countries around the world.

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    Australia takes on BBC quiz show

    2004-04-07T08:30:00Z

    The BBC's ambitious new interactive quiz show, Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough , is to be made for the Australian market.

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    Fox buys new toons

    2004-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Fox Kids Europe has secured the rights to a brace of new animated series which will air in the UK later this year. The deals include 42 x 30-minute episodes of futuristic anime-adventure MegaMan NT Warrior , acquired from ShoPro Entertainment, and 26 x 30-minute ...

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    Format focus: Mad Mad House

    2004-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Format focus: Mad Mad House

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    Ragdoll sells Boohbah to Canadian TV

    2004-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Indie Ragdoll has sold hit pre-school series Boohbah to Canadian broadcaster Treehouse TV. The channel will air 52 episodes of the series, screened on CiTV in the UK, over a two-year period. It takes the number of channels airing the show to 12. ...

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    all3media wins biggest brood orders

    2004-04-07T08:30:00Z

    All3Media International has made a raft of sales of its documentary Britain's Biggest Brood. The 52-minute series has been taken by TV2 in Denmark, SBS in the Netherlands, TVNZ in New Zealand, TV Norge in Norway and Canal 5 in Sweden. Originally screened on ...

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    Tell-Tale develops new series of Boo!

    2004-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Tell-Tale Productions is to develop a fresh batch of animated pre-school series Boo! for the BBC and is preparing to deliver the show's first Christmas special. Work on the 52 x 10-minute series has just begun and the finished product will be distributed by Universal ...

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    Indonesia and Malaysia take Pop Idol

    2004-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Pop Idol is to roll out across a raft of new territories including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Slovakia. Slovack Television has signed up for 22 episodes plus 14 Idol Extras and its main channel - Jednotka - will air ...