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NewsTV critics 25 July ‘08
'For the most part, the programme was an odd mix of the bogus, the misunderstood, and the merely frivolous.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsJohn Barrowman on the make
BBC1's new science-based show John Barrowman: The Making of Me may have won its slot but failed to make a convincing debut performance last night at 9pm with a modest audience of 3.8m (18.1%).
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NewsMorton turns director for C4
Actress Samantha Morton is to make her directorial debut next year with a Channel 4 drama about a young girl growing up in a children's home.
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NewsBrat Camp treks to Poland
DRG-owned companies including C4i and Zeal Entertainment have secured a raft of new sales following last month's Discop market.
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NewsParthenon picks up Chinese doping doc
Factual indie Parthenon Entertainment has picked up the distribution rights for shock-doc China: Land of Dope and Glory ahead of the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
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NewsIn pictures: The Office
Following news that there is to be a Russian version of The Office, Broadcast casts its eye around the world at the international branches.
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NewsCommercial impacts set to rise by 20%
Total commercial impacts are set to rise by almost 20% by the time of analogue switch-off in 2012, according to the latest research.
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NewsTV critics 28 July ‘08
“I fear quite a lot of people will have got out and walked, but if you stayed it eventually shaped itself into something distinctive and even moving.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsC4 signs Alan Carr for£3m
Comic Alan Carr has inked an exclusive two-year deal with Channel 4, thought to be worth more than£3m, after the broadcaster fought off interest from the BBC and ITV.
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NewsITV's PSB duties may reduce; Plans to share licence fee
A leaked Ofcom document has revealed that ITV could see major reductions to its public service duties and that part of the BBC's licence fee money may be diverted to broadcasters such as Channel 4.
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NewsCelebrity Masterchef final cooks up 4.9m
The final of BBC1's cookery contest Celebrity Masterchef simmered with 4.9m viewers (23.4%).
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NewsSex Pistols top clips chart
The infamous clip of the Sex Pistols swearing on live TV has been ranked the most requested TV clip by Fremantlemedia.
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NewsEndemol producer joins Idols indie
Former Endemol producer Kate Shepherd has been hired by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment to create new projects for the indie behind Pop Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.
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NewsTop Gear defeats BBC1's War
BBC2's motoring show Top Gear pulled in a sizeable 5m (22.6%) at 8pm last night, giving it a comfortable advantage over BBC1's film War of the Worlds.
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NewsClemmow launches new indie
Richard Clemmow has stepped down as managing director at Juniper Communications, the indie behind recent Channel 4 documentary The Qur'an, to launch his own production company.
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NewsPeter Barron to leave BBC for Google
Peter Barron is to step down as editor of the BBC's Newsnight programme after four years in the role to take a senior PR job at internet search giant Google.
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NewsBBC Trust: WoCC works, but is confusing
The BBC Trust has heralded the WoCC a success - but says the corporation must still do more to “de-mystify” the commissioning mechanism.
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NewsTV critics 29 July ‘08
“A chef who thinks he's in a 1970s Bond film.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsVan Outen may quit Capital
Denise Van Outen's future as co-host of Capital Radio's breakfast show is in doubt just five months into her year-long deal because she is finding it difficult to juggle her roles in TV and radio.
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NewsNew RIG director to lobby in Salford
The Radio Independents Group has appointed Made in Manchester's Ashley Byrne as a director, where he will lobby for support for radio indies in Salford's Media City.