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NewsTV critics 14 August ‘08
“Its usual impressive stride.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsParthenon poaches Hit exec
Parthenon Entertainment Group has named Hit Entertainment executive Marie Chappelow as commercial director of its children's arm, Parthenon Kids.
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NewsBBC3 beats ITV to football rights
BBC3 has secured the rights to the second leg of Arsenal's Champions League third-round qualifier, after the BBC beat Setanta and ITV in a surprise bid for the match.
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NewsTV critics 15 August ‘08
“Britain's Really Disgusting Foods was, in some respects, treading a very worn-out path.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsVirgin Radio plows investment into online
Virgin Radio will provide live, exclusive sessions and interviews during this weekend's Virgin Mobile V Festival as part of its biggest ever online investment in festivals.
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NewsDiscovery's Chop Shop takes celeb spin
Cars owned by Martin Kemp, David Ginola and Johnny Vegas will be given a radical overhaul in the second series of Discovery UK's Chop Shop.
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NewsHarley Street going into cardiac arrest
ITV1's medical drama series took a turn for the worst as the penultimate episode could only attract 2.6m viewers (12%).
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NewsFormats body slams ABC over 'rip-off' claims
An international body dedicated to TV intellectual property rights has accused US producer ABC Studios of encouraging producers to rip-off programme formats.
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NewsNBC Universal to buy Carnival
NBC Universal is to buy drama specialist Carnival Films in its first acquisition of a UK indie.
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NewsITV4 wins as Man City lose
ITV4's live Uefa Cup coverage pulled off a ratings victory last night with a 15-minute peak audience of 936,000 (4.88%) at 9.15pm as Manchester City lost 1-0.
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NewsITV1 to expose scammers
Journalist Morland Sanders will profile some of the biggest insurance swindles ever exposed in the UK as part of a new three-part series for ITV1.
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NewsOlympics ratings exceed BBC expectations
Around half of people living in the UK have watched at least 15 minutes of the Beijing Olympics on the BBC, according to corporation figures released today.
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NewsABC defends 'rip-off' claims
US producer ABC Studios has defended accusations that it encouraged producers to rip-off formats - branding a ‘leaked memo' as “misconstrued and misread”.
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NewsLinks of the week: 15 August 2008
Bloopers, blogs and Bebo drama feature in this week's links from this week's issue of Broadcast.
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NewsLinks of the week: 08 August 2008
A surreal sketch show, Soho shorts and streaming podcasts are all included in this week's links from Broadcast magazine.
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NewsITV1 scores biggest ever X Factor launch
ITV1's talent show The X Factor came back stronger than ever on Saturday at 7.30pm with an enormous 10.2m viewers (48%), the show's highest ever debut performance.
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NewsTest Match Special under fire
The BBC's Test Match Special (TMS) is under fire following the departure of experienced summariser Mike Selvey and an influx of Radio 5 Live presenters to the on-air team.
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NewsTV critics 18 August ‘08
“It's Big Brother with Bibles.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsKelly Brook to join Moving Wallpaper
Kelly Brook and Alan Dale are to join ITV1 comedy-drama Moving Wallpaper and will star in a one-off zombie drama that will feature in the series.
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NewsTop Gear steers onto YouTube
BBC Worldwide have created a Top Gear channel on YouTube featuring some of the most popular highlights of the show.