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NewsGrade steps in as TV Corp chair
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade is to take temporary charge of indie The Television Corporation, following the resignation of executive chairman Terry Bate.
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RatingsEurovision serenades just 4.7m
Audiences weren't entirely convinced by Eurovision - Making Your Mind Up on Saturday (28 February) night - which attracted a disappointing 4.7 million (22.6%) for BBC1 between 18.35 and 19.35.
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BodyShock: the Man Who Ate his Lover (C4) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'It was surprisingly sober, meticulously researched and incredibly detailed.'...
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BodyShock: the Man Who Ate his Lover (C4) - Damian Thompson, Daily Telegraph
'This was an understated film, deliberately drab in its visual style.'...
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BodyShock: the Man Who Ate his Lover (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'[It] managed to give a flavour of Meiwes, of his victim and of the crime, without being prurient; and without maki...
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BodyShock: the Man Who Ate his Lover (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'S Narayanan's film was less about explanations than about the delicious rehearsal of a story that had already prov...
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BodyShock: the Man Who Ate his Lover (C4) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'One's not surprised that C4 became the first British broadcaster to present an hour-long, no-holds barred document...
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Life Begins (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star and Daily Express
'Life Begins was billed as a comedy-drama, but the comedy seems to have gone missing.'...
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NewsJowell: Reality shows could be PSB
Reality TV and soaps such as EastEnders could be classed as public service broadcasting, according to media secretary Tessa Jowell.
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NewsGood move for ex-C4 interactive chief
Peter Good, Channel 4's former head of interactive TV, is to launch a new company, which aims to help broadcasters and production companies with interactive projects.
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NewsArab Big Brother axed
An Arabic version of Endemol's Big Brother reality show has been axed for 'being a threat to Islam'.
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NewsBBC boosts English regions
The BBC is to boost its commitment to the English regions with more devolved commissioning and targeted development funding for indies.
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RatingsLife Begins appeals to 9.3m
ITV1 pulled in another strong Monday peaktime performance, gaining a 40% share as Life Begins continues its popular run with 9.3 million (39.5%) at 21.00.
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NewsGlastonbury festival goes broadband
The Glastonbury music festival and the Athens Olympics are to be the first events broadcast via broadband by the BBC.
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NewsITV shows interest in buying C4
ITV has muscled in on the debate surrounding a potential merger between Channel 4 and Five by claiming it would bid for C4 if the broadcaster's legal status were changed.
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Who Killed PC Blakelock? (BBC2) - Damian Thompson, Daily Telegraph
'This was a superlative documentary, provocative but even-handed.'...
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No Angels (C4) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'It's all good fun, and probably bears no resemblance to what goes on in a real hospital.'...
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No Angels (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'No Angels has a heartbeat that pumps so loudly that it shakes the room.'...
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No Angels (C4) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'No Angels is a warm, life-enhancing, funny and often bittersweet comedy.'...
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No Angels (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'A welcome antidote to the bland, touchy-feely platitudes dispensed by the oh-so-caring Casualty.'...