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NewsProfits fall at Capital
Capital Radio yesterday reported a significant drop in profits over the last year.
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Stop using the ?f' word
Women have contributed a whole lot more to television than so-called ?feminine' home improvement shows, so it's time to give them the credit they deserve, says Jane Marlow
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How Clean is Your House? (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'A canonical instance of pop television as moral admonition.' ...
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How Clean is Your House? (C4) - Simon, Edge, Daily Star
'Aggie and Kim, who put clothes pegs on their noses, are good at staging horror for the cameras, but their screams ...
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How Clean is Your House? (C4) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'How Clean is Your House? is a television show that goes straight down the U-bend.'...
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Imagine: the Voice of Bryn Terfel (BBC1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'This was a pavlova of a profile, whipped to fluffy peaks.'...
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Imagine: the Voice of Bryn Terfel (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'A perfectly straightforward, if slightly crawly, celebration of the man and his music.'...
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Family (ITV1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Given the obvious signs of dissatisfaction from ITV1, I wouldn't bet on our seeing any more of Family.' ...
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MBO team takes over at Oasis TV
Following months of speculation, a management team has finally bought out Oasis Television in a multimillion pound deal, writes Sam Espensen.
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LPC opens Sci-Fi playout suite
The London Playout Centre (LPC) has invested a seven-figure sum in a new playout suite dedicated to the UK and South African Sci-Fi channels, writes Sam Espensen.
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New job for mixer
Hackenbacker Audio Post Production has hired re-recording mixer David Humphries, who has almost 30 years of experience. His credits include Shackleton and Longitude and he was previously at DB Post and also freelanced. Hackenbacker has recently been doing audio post for Garth Marenghi's ...
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St Martin's wins idents work
Cartoon Network has teamed up with post-grad animation students from Central St Martin's College to produce four indents for the channel this November. Cartoon Network provided funds for the college to buy Flash and After Effects packages. Out of 30 idents, four were selected and the students divided into four ...
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US producers option formats from Zeal
Zeal Television has scored a range of format deals with production houses in the US. The Gurin Company has optioned extreme reality contest SuperHuman, dating show House Dates and quiz show The Mind Game, which Zeal piloted with the BBC. Vin de Bona has picked up new gameshow The Cube ...
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UK Food time shift
UKTV is adding another new channel to its portfolio on 12 November - the same day as it launches UK Gold spin-off UKG2. UK Food+1 will broadcast on EPG number 151 between 06.00 and 19.00, transmitting programmes an hour after they are shown on UK Food.
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Five follows Peter Duncan's family trek
Former Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan will present a children's series for Five that will follow him and his family through mainland China. Chinese Breakaway has been commissioned by Five controller of children's programming Nick Wilson for the Christmas schedule. The 6 x 30-minute show will air weekdays at 10.30 ...
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RDF international in New Zealand deals
RDF International has signed a series of deals with broadcasters in New Zealand. TVNZ has picked up RDF's BBC2 quiz show Nobody Likes a Smartassplus Hunting the Washington Sniper, Perfect Match USA and Lion TV's new documentary ...
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Electric Sky scores doc deals worldwide
Electric Sky has sold a trio of documentaries to broadcasters around the world, including an investigation into amateur footage of JFK's assassination. The 52-minute programme, Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film, has been licensed to the A&E History Channel, New ...
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ITV commissions fly-on-the-wall docs
ITV controller of news and current affairs Steve Anderson has ordered two fly-on-the-wall documentary series for the spring, following taxi drivers in Manchester and police officers in cities around the UK, writes Paul Revoir.
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Getting Cold feet in Italy
Italy is to get its own version of award-winning comedy drama Cold Feetafter Granada International sealed a format deal with Italian broadcaster Mediaset. The scripted format deal will see the broadcaster remake the series with its own cast and production team next year. The original ...
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CNN signs top journalists for shows
CNN International general manager Rena Golden has lined up two documentary reports from award-winning journalists for its winter schedule. On 6 and 7 December in a 60-minute CNN Our Planet report, global environmental correspondent Gary Strieker visits the island of Madagascar to make Frontline of ...