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    CORRECTION.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    A headline in last week's issue (1.2.02) referred to UK Horizons making an 'illegal' boxing documentary series. The channel is in fact making a series about licensed and unlicensed boxing, both

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    CONSULTANT FOR ARRI.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Arri has taken on Mick Mason BSC as consultant to the group's rental activities. Working across the camera, lighting and grip operations of Arri Lighting Rental and Arri Media, Mason will

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    GOLDEN SQ ADDS TO FX.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Golden Square Post Production has added to its effects department with the appointment of Inferno artist Yourick Van Impe who joins from Condor Post Production. Van Impe, who has worked regularly

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    NEW SERVICE FROM SAM.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    TV and film graphics technology support firm Sufficiently Advanced Magic (SAM) has introduced a new hire service aimed at post houses. Based on the need for increased processing and storage capacity

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    CLEAR ADDS PRODUCER.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Clear has added a fourth producer to its team by taking on senior producer Fleur Hollis. Hollis joined after five years at Soho 601 and has also worked at FrameStore (now

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    SALES AGENT FOR CINTEL.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Cintel has strengthened its sales function with the appointment of reseller Sprockets as exclusive agent for the London region. The appointment comes ahead of the launch of Cintel's next generation film

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    Gamble on HD kit begins to pay off.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    European companies are beginning to benefit from the demand for high definition production equipment, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Discreet promotes UK head.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Discreet UK manager Patrick Jocelyn has been promoted to the role of director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, replacing Eric Lemarechal, writes Will Strauss.

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    Quantel unveils heir to Paintbox.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Quantel has unveiled details of its first major new graphics package since it launched Paintbox 20 years ago.The as yet unnamed package, which will run either on a high-end purpose-built platform

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    MEDIAARC GOES BAA.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    BBC MediaArc's 3D CharacterShop has produced the opening film for the British Animation Awards (BAA) to be held in London on 15 March, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Jobs go at RTL and GVG.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    RTL and Grass Valley Group have become the latest companies to cut jobs in response to market difficulties, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    LEADER - Radio success bucks the trend.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Amidst all the doom and gloom of a media recession, the broadcasting industry received some fantastic news last week - radio listening is at an all-time high.The latest set of Rajar

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    FREE TO AIR - Airheads on the airwaves.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    You might think, looking at the statistics, that radio is one of the most mature businesses there is: its latest Rajar figures confirm that it is more popular than television. Its

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    TRADE TALK - Football crazy.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5's Robert Charles has wrongfooted Sky to win rights to under 21 European football, but can he sustain this success with C5's limited budget?

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    IN MY VIEW - Angus Fletcher.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    On why children's television should be seen as an integrated part of the media industry.

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    ON THE BOX - A direct hit for BBC 1.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The London Studios director of sales, marketing & development Penny Lent was up there with Night Flight but was brought down by Warhol.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Cards on the table.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The debt of cable company NTL stands at twice that of collapsed US energy company Enron. As the financial advisers are drafted in, what does the future hold for the UK's largest but most troubled cable venture?

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    MEDIA OWNERSHIP - The media custody battle.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    At the end of January the deadline for submissions to the government's consultation on media ownership passed. james curtis reports on the issues raised by the industry's responses. Is there a solution for those who fear a liberalised market means the dom

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    INTERVIEW - The doctor's orders.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Under Dr Abe Peled, technology company NDS has equipped millions of homes with pay-TV technology and is a leading player in the advance of interactive TV, with Banzai among its successes.

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    RATINGS ANALYSIS - Barb tunes in for a sharper picture.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Gremlins in Barb's new system saw the research outfit pull data last month, prompting exaggerated headlines that viewing had suffered a sharp decline. Now that Barb is releasing 2002 data, what's the real story? Adrian Edwards reports.