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    Pissed on the Job (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2004-01-15T10:03:00Z

    'Paul Wilmshurst's film turned out to be an intriguing affair.' ...

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    Hunt for the Nazi Diamonds: The Great Adventure (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph

    2004-01-15T09:53:00Z

    'Last night's documentary remained rather vague on certain key questions - including who exactly Svoray is and whet...

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    The Perfect Holiday (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times

    2004-01-15T09:53:00Z

    'You wonder if TV executives just drank way too much over the Christmas holidays, with unfortunate consequences.'...

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    Mansfield to Oasis

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Editbox editor Jim Mansfield has joined Oasis Television from Molinare. Mansfield worked at the Fouberts Place facility for five years and his credits include T4 Pop Beach, on which he completed the titles, and Wish You Were Here? on which he did both titles and stings. Other credits include Doubletake ...

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    Schoonmaker looks at work outside radio

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Tim Schoonmaker, Emap's radio chief who quit suddenly last week after 20 years, is looking to broaden his skills base outside radio and is talking to venture capitalists and 'multinational corporations' about his next move.

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    Kingston wins out

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Kingston Inmedia has won the contract to provide playout and satellite uplink for the Horror Channel.

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    Howie moves to UKTV

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    UKTV has appointed Diana Howie as editorial executive to develop event-based programmes for the network's entertainment and drama channels. She joins from indie Cactus TV, where she worked as a senior executive producer. Reporting to UKTV head of entertainment and drama Matt Tombs, she will oversee commissioning of programming stunts ...

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    Pinewood TV head

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Pinewood Shepperton Group has appointed Rachel Joseph as its director of television. Joseph joins from 3sixtymedia where she spent three and a half years. She will be responsible for the continued investment and growth in TV for the Pinewood Shepperton Group and oversee the existing studio resources, operational logistics and ...

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    Fox Sports Net to play Late Night Poker

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Indie Presentable has sold its Channel 4 show Late Night Poker to US network Fox Sports, writes Glen Mutel.

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    Start-up fills gap left by McMillan

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Former McMillan sales and marketing director Gary Langlands has set up a broadcast equipment supplier business in his native Scotland, writes Will Strauss.

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    Wilde takes entertainment post at Hat Trick

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Leon Wilde, co-devisor and producer of Granada's Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway , has been poached by Hat Trick Productions to become its head of entertainment.

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    MTV hires editors

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    MTV Studios has picked up two new editors. Franco Pistillio and Jim Wilson will join this month as senior editor and editor respectively. Pistillio has 16 years' editing experience, three Emmys and a Peabody for 60 Minutes. Wilson has been an Avid editor for the past eight years and has ...

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    Mcdonald gets ITV news editorial role

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald has been made associate editor of ITV1's new News at 10.30 , which is to launch early next month. ITV News editor David Mannion said the appointment 'enshrines and recognises the major editorial contributions made by Trevor on a daily basis'. ...

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    TWG ups DRG stake

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    The Wireless Group is to increase its stake in DRG, owner of the London III digital multiplex, to 33.58%. The company is talking to Matsushita Electric Europe about acquiring its 10% interest. TWG also has an 80.5% stake in the London II licence, held by SwitchDigital.

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    Early Doors to return for second series

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Royle Family writer Craig Cash's acclaimed BBC2 comedy series Early Doors has been commissioned for a second run, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Discovery US goes to Extreme for doc

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Extreme Entertainment has been commissioned by Discovery USA to make a one-hour documentary exploring how humans can affect electronic circuitry. Electric Children will co-produce with UK indie Illumina TV. Extreme will retain the international rights, with the exception of the US and Asia which ...

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    Kitchen detective on way to discovery

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Discovery Health channel director Clare Laycock has ordered Kitchen Detective , a 10 x 30-minutes series from Twofour Productions, part-funded by the British Heart Foundation. The show sees a top nutritionist giving advice about diets. Katie Taylor is producer and Steve Grizell is executive producer.

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    TV corp sends mother-in-law to Germany

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    The Television Corporation has sold its ITV1 reality format Take my Mother-in-Law to German broadcaster RTL2. Constantin Entertainment GmbH is producing an initial six episodes to be aired by the network in February. The completed UK series is also set to be screened in TVNZ ...

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    Discovery renews LPC contract

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    Discovery Networks Europe has given itself breathing space in the continuing saga over who should transmit its 27 channels by extending its current playout contract with London Playout Centre (LPC) by 12 months.

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    Foregone conclusions

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    We are promised a radical review of PSB, but there are signs that the status quo will largely survive the process.