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CriticsTV Critics: Wentworth Prison; MLK and the March on Washington; MLK: The Assassination Tapes; Crash Test Dummy
“I can’t believe this is the best drama being made in Australia right now.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsBridezillas bootcamp spin-off re-ordered
September Films’ Marriage Bootcamp: Bridezillas has been recommissioned for a second series by US cable network WE TV.
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NewsITVS hires new Australian boss
ITV Studios has hired The Gruen Transfer producer Anita Jacoby as its Australian managing director to help boost its business in the region.
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NewsSky acquires Australian CCTV series
Sky has acquired Australian CCTV series Surveillance after striking a deal with Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights.
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RatingsCBB, Nurses and prisoners lift C5
Channel 5 enjoyed a strong night on Wednesday as Nurses, Celebrity Big Brother and Wentworth Prison all put in above-average performances.
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NewsAdrian Chiles to return to the BBC
Adrian Chiles is to return to the BBC to take on presenting duties for Radio 5 Live’s Friday night 5 Live Drive.
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NewsA+E, Turner and Viacom join Freeview streaming service
A+E Networks, Turner Broadcasting and Viacom are the first broadcasters to sign up to a subscription TV service accessed via internet-connected Freeview HD boxes.
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NewsBBC HR boss to step down
BBC HR director Lucy Adams is to step down in March 2014 – but the decision is not thought to be linked to criticisms of her handling of executive payoffs.
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NewsUnions pressure ITV to reward staff for turnaround
The broadcasting unions have ramped up the pressure on ITV to reward staff for contributing to the company’s continued transformation plan.
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NewsDiscovery orders Spain rail crash doc
Discovery has commissioned ITN Productions to produce a one-off doc about Spain’s Santiago de Compostella train crash.
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CriticsTV Critics: Burgled; Poaching Wars; The Railway; The Men Who Made Us Thin; Monster Moves
“It seemed mostly about ogling deeply troubled people.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsBBC2 rises with Bake Off return
Promise of soggy bottoms lures in pastry lovers, while celeb watching boosts Channel 5
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RatingsTop Boy fails to rule NY
The Great British Bake Off is back with a bang and rivals might be newly a-feared of Tuesday’s tented bun-meisters.
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RatingsChickens scares off one third of audience
Sky 1’s Inbetweeners-style comedy Chickens lost more than a third of its audience on Thursday – as Tom Hardy failed to pin down a sizeable audience for ITV.
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RatingsBig day joy for BBC3’s Brides
Any bride would surely be elated with a half-time ceremony at Stoke City FC in front of 28,000 strangers.
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RatingsChickens falls fowl of Trollied
One thing is for sure: 2014 is going to have one or two programmes about World War I dotted about the schedule, or possibly swarming all over it.
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NewsBroadcast launches Production & Post Forum
Broadcast is to host the Production and Post Forum next week, a two-day event featuring top directors, producers, editors and technologists that will highlight the latest production and post techniques.
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RatingsThe Mill goes out on top
This week had a certain fin de siècle about it as three dramas all ended on the same night, with mixed fortunes.
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NewsRTS Cambridge programme revealed
Richard Desmond will give his first major speech since buying Channel 5 three years ago at next month’s RTS Cambridge Convention 2013.
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NewsNBCU poaches Fremantle exec
NBC Universal International TV Production has poached FremantleMedia exec Jacqueline Moreton to oversee its content and company acquisitions in the UK.