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NewsPeebles joins Smooth FM
Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Andy Peebles is to help relaunch JazzFM in the north-west next month under the new title Smooth FM.
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NewsOfcom unveils consumer panel
Ofcom has unveiled the make-up of its nine-member consumer panel, which is charged with ensuring the media regulator's decisions reflect the interests of the public.
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Here's to you ITV plc
ITV might be the darling of the Competition Commission, but has Charles Allen come to the end of his nine lives, asks Dawn Airey
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NewsSambrook: BBC needs to be more open
BBC director of news Richard Sambrook has said the corporation needs to become a more open place following the Dr David Kelly affair.
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Wire in the Blood (ITV1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'Last night's first episode had many of the qualities of the first run, but it wasn't quite the same.'...
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Wire in the Blood (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Wire in the Blood was so dark and nasty it made The Bill seem as cosy as Dixon of Dock Green.'...
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Wire in the Blood (ITV1) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'Last night's episode consisted almost entirely of plot tropes cannibalised from films and other TV shows.' ...
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Wire in the Blood (ITV1) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'My incomprehension was not helped by the incoherent psycho-mutterings that Hill spouts in his twitchier moments.'...
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Cold Case (Sky One) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Everything you could want from an American cop show.'...
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NewsPEER POLL: Will Back to Reality be Five's breakout hit?
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will Back to Reality be Five's breakout hit?
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Lion makes gay format for Fox
Lion Television has strengthened its foothold in the US with a major new commission for the Fox network.
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BBC unveils disability targets
The BBC has set strict new targets to increase the number of disabled people on screen and has launched an£800,000 fund to encourage new talent and ideas from people with disabilities.
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NewsMiriam gets February date on Sky
Sky One will finally screen its controversial reality show There Something About Miriam later this month after paying the show's six contestants£125,000 each. The six claimed they were tricked into competing for the affections of a dark-haired 'woman' called Miriam, unaware that she was actually ...
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FCUK sets up radio station
Clothing label French Connection is launching a digital radio station on 1 April, broadcasting from its Regent Street store.
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BBC2 to air Asian arts and culture series
The BBC's Asian Programme Unit (APU) is to launch its first Asian arts, entertainment and culture show since Network East. Desi DNA, which is due to air on BBC2 from next month, will showcase British Asian talent and will be presented by BBC Radio 1's Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Asian Network's ...
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SRH makes headway in FM104 purchase
Scottish Radio Holdings has been given the green light by the Competition Commission to buy Dublin music station FM104 for nearly£18m, providing it sells its 8.8% stake in Newstalk by the end of the year. It must also pull out of advertising group Independent Radio Sales. The Competition Commission has ...
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Telemagination MD quits to go freelance
Marion Edwards, managing director of animation house Telemagination, is leaving the company after seven years. Edwards, who is currently executive producing a second series of The Cramp Twins for Cartoon Network, will leave in mid-March to set up as a freelance producer and animation consultant. ...
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BBC NI head of drama sets up indie
Former BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper has unveiled details of his new indie, which will be called Great Meadow Productions. Based in London it will be staffed by Cooper and ex-BBC Northern Ireland executive producer Kate Triggs.
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Blackpool lights up musical show
The bright lights and faded grandeur of Blackpool is to be the backdrop for a major BBC1 'musical drama' - one of a number of new projects from BBC head of drama serials Laura Mackie, writes Leigh Holmwood.