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BBC plans Broadwater drama.
The BBC is planning to follow up its controversial BBC2 documentary on the murder of PC Keith Blakelock with a docu-drama on the Broadwater Farm riots that led to the policeman's death, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Phillis takes All3Media role.
All3Media, the company run by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, has appointed Guardian Media Group (GMG) chief executive Bob Phillis as non-executive chairman, writes Paul Revoir.
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Central staff hit out at ITV.
Angry workers at Central's Nottingham studios, which are being closed with the loss of 200 jobs,
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Central MD to be promoted.
Central Television managing director Ian Squires, who last week announced 400 job cuts at the franchise, is set to be promoted, writes Paul Revoir.
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ITV parades army wives.
The maker of ITV's flamboyant Footballers' Wives has been commissioned to make a new series for the network, this time looking at the lives of men and women in the army, writes Paul Revoir.
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C4 chief dampens Five merger talk.
Channel 4 is playing down reports that it has begun talks to merge with Five, saying it is no where close to a possible deal, writes Glen Mutel.
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Comment - It'll be a long courtship.
Channel 4 and Five can go in for some corporate flirting but it will take years to tie the knot, says Conor Dignam, Editor.
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BBC to follow up The Secret Policeman.
The BBC is to follow up its Secret Policeman documentary with a series of investigations - several of which are expected to again involve reporters gathering evidence undercover, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Allen promises end to regional job cuts.
ITV chief executive Charles Allen this week signalled an end to the strategy of wholesale job
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NewsMPs slam Ofcom over ITV cuts
MPs have accused Ofcom of 'laxness' and 'over-flexibility' about the way it has handled ITV cuts in the regions and called for News at Ten to be reinstated.
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NewsNTL settles Sky carriage dispute
Cable operator NTL has resolved its dispute with BSkyB over the costs of carrying the satellite operator's portfolio of premium channels.
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NewsBBC chairman role attracts 79 hopefuls
The government has confirmed it has received 79 applications for the vacant BBC chairman role.
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (BBC1) - Nancy Banks-Smith, the Guardian
'It took its time, which is all very well but it was my time too.'...
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'The Inspector Lynley Mysteries returned with a typically tangled and contorted plot.'...
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (BBC1) - Damian Thompson, Daily Telegraph
'If I were the writer, Ann-Marie Di Mambro, I'd think twice before accepting any credit from the dialogue: 'Where w...
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The Curious Case of the Disappearing Pharoah (BBC2) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'I was left with an impression of something vaguely fishy having happened, but it was too vague to justify John Swe...
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24 (Sky One) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'24 has always asked for a certain suspension of disbelief - and it usually gets it.'...
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NewsPEER POLL: public service broadcasting
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Tessa Jowell right to say EastEnders and reality TV could be classed as public service broadcasting?
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Unmissable rubbish
Last Saturday's Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up was a celebration of everything that's great about pop music, with unforgettable tunes, searching lyrics and irresistible rhythms. No, of course it wasn't. It was rubbish.
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Food Police (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Food Police is best described as a weight-loss programme, since it suppressed the appetite with marvellous efficie...