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NewsNew boss for STV
SMG has promoted its radio chief to managing director of its ITV franchise, Scottish Television.
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NewsBBC NI drama head quits
BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper, whose credits include Ballykissangeland Truly Madly Deeply, is to quit the corporation to join the independent sector.
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NewsIndie codes set for 6 January
The new broadcaster codes of practice for dealing with commissions from independent producers are set to be published on 6 January.
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Revolution in the air
Indies have a lot to look forward to in the new year, especially with two major broadcasting reviews underway, writes Eileen Gallagher
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'He [Ross Kemp] was as expressive as a concrete bollard.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'It was a solid performance by the chair which was more than could be said for the two-legged members of the cast.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Last night's drama suffered from one key flaw: none of it made any sense.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'The Crooked Man wasn't half bad, despite a plot more full of holes than your dad's string vest.'...
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Bedtime: Boxing Day (BBC1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'Excellently written and superbly acted, this dark comedy was a treat.'...
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Bedtime: Boxing Day (BBC1) - Peter Pateron, Daily Mail
'Wonderfully well-written by Andy Hamilton (who also directed), and with an exemplary supporting cast.'...
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C4 follows Iraqi Muslim festival
Channel 4 is to put coverage of an Iraqi Muslim festival - banned by Saddam Hussein for 30 years - at the heart of its religious output for 2004, writes Glen Mutel.
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BBC puts Charter debate onto TV
The BBC is developing a series of programmes to allow viewers to take part in the government's public consultation on the future of the corporation.
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Chrysalis to press ahead with Telford sale
Chrysalis Radio has vowed to retable the sale of its 28% stake in Telford FM to the Midland News Association after the outgoing Radio Authority blocked the deal.
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Diverse extends Britain BC with spin-off
Diverse is to make a spin-off of its formatted Channel 4 history series Britain BC, which featured sheep-farming archaeologist Francis Pryor, writes Glen Mutel.
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Somethin' Else scoops Brit Awards radio deal
the brit Awards will be heard across the commercial radio landscape for the first time next year and indie Somethin' Else has been commissioned to provide the content.
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ITC fines Sky£50,000 for faked report
Sky news has been forced to pay a£50,000 fine for broadcasting a faked report from a Royal Navy submarine during the Iraq war.
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Films to boost Friday night Living
Flextech has sealed its biggest ever movie deal with Sony Pictures Television in an attempt to strengthen Living TV's Friday night offering. In the multimillion-pound deal, 50 movies from Sony's Columbia Pictures will be broadcast on Living TV over the next three years, with a small portion of the films ...
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Forth board recruit
Radio Forth has appointed former Kiss producer Nik Goodman to its board. Goodman has been with the Edinburgh-based station as programme director for just over a year. He joined from Emap-owned London station Kiss, where he produced the Bam Bam Breakfast Show.
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Fox Kids posts profit
Fox Kids Europe has recovered from its $28.9m (£17.2m) loss last year and posted a $3.8m (£2.26m) profit for 2002/03. The broadcaster, which is 76% owned by Disney, upped advertising revenues by 36% to $30.3m (£18.0m) for the 12 months ending 30 September. Overall revenues were up by 14% to ...
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Discovery commissions five original pilots for 2004
DISCOVERY Channel UK director Katy Thorogood has commissioned five broadcast pilots for the first quarter of next year, including a genealogy investigation and a programme which looks at the world's luckiest people, writes Paul Revoir.