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MediaCityUK: The city within the city
The developers of MediaCityUK say its cutting-edge facilities mean it is ready for the digital big hitters. So are those big hitters ready for MediaCityUK, asks Adrian Pennington.
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Analysis: Project Canvas
Project Canvas is the IPTV initiative from the BBC, ITV and BT - and unlike its cousin Kangaroo, it stands a good chance of becoming reality. Chris Curtis explains its plans.
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The buyer: Nick Ware
Nick Ware is managing director of online documentary channel joiningthedocs.tv
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Creative Review - Horne and Corden titles
Titles created for the new comedy sketch show featuring Mathew Horne and James Corden.
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Creative Review - EPSN America launch
Work completed in order to reposition North American Sports Network as a US sports channel for expats and other fans of ice hockey, baseball and American football.
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Creative Review - Bookaboo
Front and end sequences produced by Blue-Zoo for the CITV kids show.
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FeaturesHow do I cut costs from my indie?
Q: I have been asked to make suggestions about how to trim costs from the running of my independent production company. What sort of areas should I be looking at as a way of saving?
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FeaturesTips for ensuring that limited budgets ends up on the screen
Q: I am about to start production managing a 104 part studio-based magazine show commission which has a basic budget of£50,000 an hour. Do you have any tips to ensure that as much of this limited budget ends up on the screen as possible?
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FeaturesAdvances in audio production
Q: What advances in audio production are you most anticipating in the next few years that will make life easier for producers?
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FeaturesWhat are the advantages of delisting?
Q: What are the advantages of delisting a publicly-quoted media stock? Why is this happening more and more and what do I stand to gain as a shareholder?
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FeaturesHow to negotiate with mobile operators
Q: In developing content for mobile how do you approach negotiating with mobile operators. Can you negotiate your own deal or is it case of simply accepting the mobile platform's established revenue split?
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Inside Track: Vincent Létang
Vincent Létang is head of advertising, at media analysts Screen Digest
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How we... got from splash to screen in a month
Executive producer Alison Turner on pilots in purdah and finding a Kwik Fit for Airbuses.
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Behind the scenes at ... Sky News Radio
Sky News RadioNumber of staff 22 full and part-timeLocation Sky News HQ, OsterleyKey staff Andy Ivy, editor; James Sillars, deputy editor; Kat Wright, duty editor; Lee Stott, sports editor; Jon Bennett, showbiz editor; Pauline Singh, newsroom coordinatorMain operating areas Providing news for UK commercial radio stationsNumber of years in operation ...
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Production training: Before they were famous
Businesses across the broadcast industry are finding, nurturing and developing the hot young talent of the future through mentoring programmes, as Robert Gray explains.
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Eureka!: Moving on with the living dead
Producer Jonathan Pope on his journey from Cornish beaches to a zombie-filled plane.
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Analysis: The dawn of discount drama
With programme budgets under pressure, can drama, which is at risk of being seen as a luxury, be made on a budget? Broadcast asks six producers how they might beat the cuts.
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The buyer: Kathryn Rice
Kathryn Rice is senior vice-president, European sales and acquisitions, Fireworks International.
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BBC Drama: Never mind the bonnets
Adaptations of classics are still BBC Drama Production's bread and butter, but now they're jostling for position with a new generation of bold contemporary series.