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    Technology & facilities - New direction for virtual studios.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    The future of virtual studio technology could be in supporting feature film production rather than replacing traditional sets in television production, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Technology & facilities - RTL renames facility.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    RTL Group has renamed its UK transmission and post-production facility, formerly Pearson Television. Now known as the London Playout Centre (LPC), the facility provides technical and creative services to broadcasters including

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    Technology & facilities - Marantz/Denon tie-up.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Audiovisual specialists Marantz and Denon are to merge with the formation of a joint holding company - D&M Holdings - to control the pair. However, both brands will retain their independence.

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    Technology & facilities - New head for hire firm.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Studios veteran Matthew Tomkinson has joined Shooting Partners to head the facilities hire business which provides camera, sound and display equipment. Tomkinson's career includes stints at Capital Studios, BBC Resources and

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    Technology & facilities - New oasis business job.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Oasis Television has appointed Liz Hayward to the new role of business development manager for its video transfer facility, O2 Duplication. Hayward, who worked at Tele-Cine for 17 years, will work

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    Technology & facilities - Liberty promotion.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    4MC head of post sales Portia Napier has been promoted to head of post-production sales for the whole entertainment division of Liberty Livewire. The new role will see Napier co-ordinate sales

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    Leader - ITV Digital more spinned against.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Now that intense speculation about the immediate future of ITV Digital has calmed down, Deloitte & Touche - the accountancy firm appointed two weeks ago to help restructure the pay-TV business

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    Free to air - A class war at the BBC.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Chairman of the BBC governors Gavyn Davies made some interesting points this week about what he feels is the hijacking of the dumbing-down agenda. He grumbled that the white, middle class,

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    Trade Talk - Plain sailing?

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    New BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman has inherited a shipshape department, but will she rise to the renewed vigour of the opposition?

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    In my view - Sarah Thane.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    On the importance of looking beyond ratings to ask what viewers think of the TV they watch.

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    On the box - Holding out for a hero.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Cramp Twins creator Brian Wood found Jennifer Patterson a hard act to follow but couldn't resist Hattie Jacques' special charms.

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    News analysis - Running out of air.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    As the government calls for the more efficient use of spectrum as part of its drive for digital switchover, we consider the pros and cons of charging the BBC and Channel 4 for the use of the airwaves they need to broadcast.

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    TV Politics - TV's new political agenda.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    As under 45-year-olds increasingly drift away from TV politics dominated by white, middle-aged men engaged in arcane debates, what should broadcasters be doing to make viewers tune into political coverage again?

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    INTERVIEW - Small screen idol.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    With a string of entertainment successes already under his belt, Thames chief executive Alan Boyd knew a hit when he saw it with Pop Idol. Just how does he do it?

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    CHANNEL REPORT - Has Nickelodeon met its match?

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon is already feeling the pressure from Cbeebies and CBBC, but with a 5.1 multichannel viewing share in February against CBBC's 0.3 per cent, the BBC has a way to go before it can topple the market leader.

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    TX - Digging up history.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    As part of the BBC 2 real-life recreation The Trench, the production team from BBC documentaries was asked to build an authentic first world war trench in northern France.The trench was

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    Olympians and Shooting Stars: BBC 2's top team.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    There's only one place to start this week and that's curling. The sport's finest hour was featured in Olympic Grandstand on BBC 2 on Thursday at 23.20 and 4.98 million fans

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    OFF THE RECORD - Dyke Towers.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    The occasional diary of a BBC Director General.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Will power that talk shows lack.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    So, Pop Idol winner Will Young is gay. No surprise there then. But seriously, who cares? Well just about every live daytime chatshow going that's who. The double A-side single 'Anything

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    Bjork fails to attract crowds to BBC 4

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Just 16,000 viewers tune in to the BBC's new digital arts channel for exclusive coverage of the Icelandic pop queen's concert