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Pop Idol puts in a star performance for ITV 2.
The success of the final stages of Pop Idol brings to mind the sensation caused by Big Brother when it first stormed into the national consciousness.That was only the summer before
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OFF THE RECORD - Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC Director General.
MONDAYZipadee-doo-dah, Zipadee-day. My oh my what a wonderful bloody bloke I am. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the crap is being cut by the minute. Maybe it's
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OFF THE RECORD - The best-kept secret in town.
Hands up who was surprised when Will won Pop Idol? It shocked quite a few folk, not least Off The Record as well as the nationals who had been touting a
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OFF THE RECORD - News in brief.
As much as we Brits hate to laugh at the Germans (there's only so many times one can chortle while declaring 'don't mention the score!'), it's most amusing to see the
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OFF THE RECORD - Leaving politics.
Ever since the government realised that most young viewers would rather stick pins in their eyes than watch a politics show, it has been leaning on broadcasters to shake up their
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OFF THE RECORD - More tea, vicar?
And finally, a mention for Soho's drinking, sorry, post community. The omnipresent 'Chopper' Harris of Root 6 fame is on the wagon again this month and is insisting that his staff
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UKTV head of new media quits
Neil Morris leaves BBC/Flextech joint venture to set up broadband and interactive TV consultancy
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Ex-director of the BSC calls for reform to BBC governors
Governors should have less involvement in programmes to enable objectivity, says Colin Shaw
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BBC 1's NHS night falls flat
Viewers desert channel for lighter fare elsewhere as corporation tries to engage the public with a live and interactive profile of the National Health Service
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Animation festival
The third annual International Animation Festival will be held in Bristol from 25 to 28 April. Highlights include The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, who will choose his favourite animations in Desert
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TFG relaunches ad arm
The Facilities Group (TFG) has relaunched commercials production company Winkle Films as Vermilion and repositioned it as a full-service production company.Vermilion will provide agency production, TV administration, commercials and corporate
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Molinare builds Strange atmosphere
Molinare's drama dubbing team were responsible for building the supernatural audio atmosphere of Strange, a murder mystery with a devilish twist, produced by BBC entertainment with Big Bear films for BBC
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Go Interact TV raises£5.5m funding
Sony subsidiary Go Interact TV has raised£5.5m of investment from a private equity fund manager in its first round of external financing, writes Barbara MarshallA spokeswoman said the money was
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Major Cotswolds facility opens
Kevin Godley of 10cc fame is behind Cotswolds-based TV facility Blue Egg Studios which launches next week, writes Barbara MarshallGodley is one of the non-executive directors of the complex which has
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Pinewood Shepperton to launch Studiolink
Pinewood Shepperton Studios is launching a new service next month called Studiolink to provide broadband connectivity to film and television studios in Europe and the US, writes Barbara MarshallThe new service,
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Sportal chief to DITG
Former Sportal chief executive Neil MacDonald has joined the Digital Interactive Television Group (DITG) as sales and marketing director.MacDonald will lead the commercial development of the group's interactive TV interests,
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Gorillaz play live thanks to Passion Pictures
Cult virtual band Gorillaz played live at the Brit Awards this week thanks to Passion Pictures, whose team was behind the band's pop videos, writes Barbara MarshallThe Gorillaz characters were animated
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Nothing Real deal
US visual effects software firm Nothing Real has been bought by Apple.Details of the deal were unavailable as Broadcast went to press but in a statement Apple said it 'plans to
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Clockwork hiring
Broadcast equipment and finance provider Clockwork Capital has appointed former BBC MediaArc interactive account manager Nick Looby as broadcast account manager.Before joining BBC Media-Arc, Looby was business development manager with
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Stolen kit website
Cheff, the trade body set up by UK facilities' chief engineers, has set up a webpage with details of stolen equipment to help recover and prevent the resale of the kit.