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    Creature Comforts (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star

    2003-10-02T09:49:00Z

    'We've finally produced a sitcom which is as funny as anything the Americans can come up with.'...

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    Creature Comforts (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2003-10-02T09:47:00Z

    'The animals are often funny in themselves? but the real brilliance lies in the way they underplay their lines.'...

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    Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? Revealed (Five) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph

    2003-10-02T09:44:00Z

    'Of course, Who killed Marilyn Monroe? Revealed should have really been called Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? Suggested...

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    Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? Revealed (Five) - Gareth McLean, Guardian

    2003-10-02T09:43:00Z

    'Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? Revealed (Five) was a hodge-podge of conspiracy theory, conjecture and the ramblings of...

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    The Human Mind (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times

    2003-10-02T09:42:00Z

    'We all welcome the happy sight of Professor Robert Winston and his moustache being jolly in a new television serie...

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    C4 turns to reality for breakfast slot

    2003-10-02T08:30:30Z

    Channel 4 is set to replace its outgoing breakfast ratings flop Risewith Endemol UK's hairdresser-based reality show The Salonand repeats of acquired programming such as Friendsand The Simpsons, ...

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    Freeview eats into Sky One

    2003-10-02T08:30:20Z

    BSkyB may be forced to fast forward plans to turn its digital terrestrial channel Sky Travel into a 'Channel 6' mixed genre offering after figures revealed that the growth of Freeview has eaten into Sky One's ratings, writes Rosemary Gallagher.

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    Labour evades Kenyon scrutiny

    2003-10-02T08:30:05Z

    The Labour government has clashed with the BBC again after it refused to allow investigative reporter Paul Kenyon and his production team to attend its party conference this week, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    ITC steps in to save London TV news jobs

    2003-10-02T08:30:01Z

    The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has intervened to safeguard jobs at London News Network (LNN), after Carlton and Granada proposed heavy cuts to the 105-strong newsroom as part of a plan to merge it into ITN, writes Paul Revoir.

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    World service move

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    BBC World Service has appointed Anne Koch as acting senior commissioning editor for news and current affairs. Koch, a former editor of The World Tonighton BBC Radio 4, will be responsible for commissioning Newshour, The ...

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    New Mellor outfit to nurture talent

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Kay Mellor, one of TV's most bankable popular drama writers, is to develop a spin-off arm from her Leeds-based indie, Rollem Productions, to nurture new writers and directors in the north, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Indigo wins rights to Snailsbury Tales

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Indigo has secured the international rights outside the UK, Australia and Benelux, for Maverick Entertainment animated series Snailsbury Tales. The 26 x 10-minute series has already aired on the BBC, RTE Ireland and ABC in Australia. The adventure series was executive produced by the BBC's ...

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    Moon hoax theory

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Five commissioning editor for science Justine Kershaw has asked Zig-Zag Productions to make a 60-minute documentary exploring the hoax theories behind the moon landings . The Truth Behind the Moon Landings(working title) will take a scientific look at different conspiracy theories suggesting the moon landing ...

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    Granada wins monster order

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Granada has picked up a major Channel 4 commission for a UK version of US hit factual entertainment mechanical makeover series, Monster Garage,writes Paul Revoir.

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    Five footie for S&V

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Indie Sunset & Vine has secured an exclusive contract with Five to carry on producing all its live football games for a further two years. The new deal will see the Television Corporation subsidiary, which has overseen Five's live football for the past three years, produce around 20 matches a ...

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    Fremantle feeds hungarian humor

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Fremantle International Distribution has sold more than 200 hours of comedy programming to Hungary, including a raft of series from Men Behaving Badlywriter Simon Nye. The Humor Channel will screen Nye's new series Hardwareand Beastas ...

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    NTL to scrutinise executive salaries

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Cable group NTL is being forced by its compensation committee to carry out a study of executive pay levels in the UK before agreeing a salary and benefits package for new chief executive Simon Duffy. Duffy is still on his chief operating officer package. The move follows criticism of the ...

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    OSF doc wins Emmy

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Oxford Scientific Films has won an Emmy for best direction for its documentary about insects, Living with Bugs. The award for best direction, at the 24th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, was given to director Anna Finch and series producer/director David Allen. Living with ...

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    Snow graduates from Discovery

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Producer Sasha Snow has become the first documentary-maker based in the UK to win a commission from the Discovery Campus training initiative, after signing off a deal with Discovery International. Snow will start filming the 60-minute Last Roar of the Taigaon location in Siberia in ...

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    Zound/Shriek deal

    2003-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Audio production and post house Zound has expanded its services and entered into a partnership with music specialist Shriek. Based north of Oxford Street in central London, Zound has four studios and as well as dubbing and mixing, offers restoration services for DVD and ADR. The partnership will encourage 'cross ...