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    Holiday Showdown (ITV1) - Simon Edge, Daily Star

    2003-11-21T09:30:00Z

    'Why do people go on reality TV? In Holiday Showdown the Harrison-Wolffs wanted to see their jolly japes through ot...

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    SRH swings back into profit

    2003-11-21T09:06:39Z

    Scottish Radio Holdings, which owns Clyde 1 and Today FM, has swung back into the black after a boost in national advertising revenue.

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    C4 plumps for Mandela gig

    2003-11-21T09:05:27Z

    Channel 4 has picked up the terrestrial rights to the gala Aids and HIV awareness pop concert supported by Nelson Mandela.

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    NUJ and MPs slam Meridian cuts

    2003-11-21T08:53:30Z

    The National Union of Journalists has teamed up with politicians across the south-east of England to condemn up to 175 job cuts and studio closures announced at Meridian.

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    TV violence alarms viewers

    2003-11-21T08:49:33Z

    Violence on screen is the area that most concerns viewers, according to new research from Broadcasting Standards Commission, the Independent Television Commission and the Radio Authority.

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    Reversals (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2003-11-20T10:02:00Z

    'It could have been hot, but, in the end, it was only for those who like it tepid.'...

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    Reversals (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian

    2003-11-20T10:01:00Z

    'Reversals seemed like an attempt at 40s screwball comedy filtered through 70s sitcom.'...

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    Reversals (ITV1) - Simon Edge, Daily Star

    2003-11-20T09:56:00Z

    'You could say it was Tootsie meets the Crying Game meets ER, with a touch of Changing Rooms as rival teams of surg...

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    Reversals (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times

    2003-11-20T09:55:00Z

    'There are some marvellous dramas to be milked from cross-dressing romantic comedies. Unfortunately Reversals isn't...

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    Imagine - A Funny Business (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph

    2003-11-20T09:49:00Z

    'Imagine provided a most entertaining and informative history of the fate of British sitcoms in America.'...

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    Imagine - A Funny Business (BBC1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail

    2003-11-20T09:30:00Z

    'His conclusion after all this was not very stratling - that what makes Britons laugh doesn't necessarily have the ...

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    Hollyoaks sets up text connection

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Hollyoaksfans will be able to get an exclusive look at what their favourite on-screen characters are texting to each other under plans being developed by Mersey Television, writes Sam Espensen.

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    Asylum seekers doc wins three RTS awards

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    A little-known October Films documentary for Channel 4 focusing on the prickly issue of asylum-seeking took all the plaudits at this week's RTS Craft and Design awards, writes Will Strauss.

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    BBC spruces up star rooms

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    BBC Studios has finished the first phase of its redesign of the 'work and relaxation areas' at TV Centre in a bid to attract high profile celebrities to the BBC, writes Sam Espensen.

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    Bed count is a winner at Carlton

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    How many different beds have you slept in? That's the subject of 77 Beds, a short film by Alnoor Dewshi. The film stars Ben Whishaw, whose character, Ishmael, decides one sleepless night to count all the beds he has ever slept in. The film is ...

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    C4 shows US lady serial killer

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Nick Broomfield's latest documentary follows the life of Aileen Wuornos, America's first female serial killer. The film premiered at the London Film Festival and is to be shown on Channel 4 next year. Both theatrical and broadcast versions were posted at Oasis Television. Rob Burchell did the grade and said ...

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    BBC locates the body's visitors

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Body Snatchers is a gruesome three-part series made by the BBC exploring the relationship between man and the parasites that attack our bodies. Directed and produced by Alice Harper, the series is full of specialist photography by David Barlow, who won the Lennart Lisson Award ...

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    Discreet updates

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Discreet has announced new versions of its Inferno, Flint and Flame effects systems. The releases will be available at no extra cost to clients with valid Level 1, 2, or 3 Discreet support service contracts when the versions are shipped early next year. The company has also entered a partnership ...

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    Sky hikes prices to hit ARPU targets

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    BSkyB is set to increase the price of its top-tier package in January from£38 to£40 in a bid to reach its self-imposed target of making£400 a year out of each subscriber by 2005.

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    Radio groups show healthy forecasts

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Three of Britain's biggest radio groups have unveiled healthy financial predictions, bucking a recent trend of poor performances in the sector.