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BBC1's Big Cat Week roars with 6.8m
BBC1's natural history series Big Cat Week has gone from strength to strength reaching a new high of 6.8 million (29.9%) yesterday (8 January) despite facing strong opposition from ITV1.
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C4 unveils its codes of practice
Channel 4 has revealed its new codes of practice for dealing with independent producers - amid growing concern that the next two months could see indies left in limbo without new terms of trade to back them up, writes Lucy Rouse.
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PA to sell BBC news
Foreign news broadcasters will be able to use BBC news footage on the same day the corporation uses it following a deal struck with the Press Association (PA).
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The Voice (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
?Indeed, as hopeless mish-mashes go, this one hit the spot nicely.? ...
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Britain's Best Sitcom (BBC2) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'It was like being hit over the head with a comfy geometric cushion for three hours and that is a peculiar form of ...
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Schoonmaker in VC talks
Tim Schoonmaker, Emap's radio chief who quit suddenly last week, is talking to venture capitalists about buying a large radio firm, according to reports.
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Britain's Best Sitcom (BBC2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Personally, I'd rather watch World Darts.' ...
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Ethiopia: a Journey with Michael Buerk (BBC2) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Ethiopia: a Journey with Michael Buerk was enormously powerful TV.'...
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Ethiopia: a Journey with Michael Buerk (BBC2) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'In Ethiopia: a Journey with Michael Buerk he did well what others more often do badly, revisiting old footage and ...
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Kilroy-Silk faces BBC showdown
Under fire presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk is to hold talks with BBC bosses this week over his future with the corporation.
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Carlton International MD quits
Another senior Carlton executive, Louise Pedersen, managing director of the company's international arm, has quit ahead of the merger.
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Fox plays Late Night Poker
Indie Presentable has sold its Channel 4 show Late Night Poker to US network Fox Sports.
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SM:TV replacement fails to shine
Ministry of Mayhem , ITV1's Saturday morning replacement for SM:TV Live , got off to a disastrous start at the weekend with just 500,000 (8.8%) viewers.
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ITV merger set for rubberstamp
Carlton and Granada shareholders are due to rubber-stamp the£5.3bn merger in two separate extraordinary general meetings of the companies today.
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Spitfire Ace (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
?Watching someone else flying a spitfire - with a grin almost as wide as the wingspan - is a thrill of a limited ki...
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Spitfire Ace (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
?Spitfire Ace combines a straight historical documentary with a heavy dose of the game show. Oddly enough it's a co...
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Wall of Silence (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
?This drama was both powerful and powerfully distressing. Even after two hours you hadn't stopped pinching yourself...
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Wall of Silence (ITV1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
?When he (Nesbitt) and Davis were together, Davis' visceral energy blew him off the screen.?...