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    INTERVIEW - Getting factual right

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    BBC factual and learning co-director Glenwyn Benson is banking on risk-taking and interactivity to restore the morale of a department hit by job losses and a reduction in orders.

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    CITY WATCH - Carlton sees light at end of tunnel

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    In the past year and a half Carlton Communications has seen its pre-tax profits dive 40 per cent and its share price plunge. But the ITV licensee has responded with cost-cutting and disposals to improve its position.

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    TX - Orchestral manoeuvres

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    The starting point for the children's animated feature The King's Beard was an exercise at film school that involved writing a one-paragraph story.Tony Collingwood, who wrote and directed the feature, came

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    Ratings: Week ending 2 December - A right royal knees-up gets ITV back on its feet

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    This week's data includes two new additions - firstly, the top 30 programmes now has the same multi-channel audience information as the top 50. Secondly, a regular primetime rolling graph showing

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    OFF THE RECORD - Balls dropping? Bollocks more like

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Fancy sprucing up your New Year's Eve schedule? How about taking live pictures from Times Square? The organisers of the New York festivities are offering a free satellite feed to British

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    OFF THE RECORD - Shameless showoff

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Anybody else spot Andy Harries hogging the limelight at the British Comedy Awards on Saturday night? Not content with constant name checks in previous years (thanks Bill Bailey), this year the

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    OFF THE RECORD - Tasty geezer gives us the trembles

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Broadcast isn't often associated with tasty geezers, gangland bosses and big men who call their mum 'duchess', but it's amazing who turns up at our parties. While you expect Ant, Dec

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    OFF THE RECORD - Stop press

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    An OTR spy went to see a Granada film last weekend and it was all right. Honest.

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    Channel 4 awards Big Breakfast slot to Sky and Princess

    2001-12-20T13:08:00Z

    New live breakfast show to be produced at Sky's headquarters

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    500 BBC radio production staff to move

    2001-12-20T09:46:00Z

    BBC Resources is set to lose another tranche of its activities in April when staff from radio resources will rejoin the main BBC, writes Barbara MarshallFive hundred technical and support staff

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    Aardman's Byles joins Soho 601 as duo quit

    2001-12-20T09:44:00Z

    Soho 601 has hired Aardman head of CGI Will Byles in the same week as losing two staff to New Zealand post facility Oktobor, writes Barbara MarshallHead of telecine Andrew Clarkson

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    Soho ed signs euro duo

    2001-12-20T09:43:00Z

    Freelance agency Soho Editors has signed two European Discreet operators - Klaudija Cermak and Christophe Richard.Cermak has spent the past 13 months working in Germany but previously worked for Mill

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    Mouse man to Morphos

    2001-12-20T09:42:00Z

    Alan Goddard, former commercial director of duplication and post facilities 8811 and The Mouse & Keyboard, has joined Soho facility Morphos as general manager.Goddard will work with consultant Bill Scanlon

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    Discreet cuts R&D

    2001-12-20T09:41:00Z

    Canadian editing and effects developer Discreet has confirmed the closure of two R&D facilities with the loss of 60 jobs.The Autodesk subsidiary has closed its Chicago and Los Angeles facilities

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    FrameStore merges with CFC

    2001-12-20T09:41:00Z

    Digital effects specialist FrameStore and the Computer Film Company (CFC) have merged to form Framestore CFC, writes Barbara MarshallAlthough on the surface the change does not seem significant, joint chief executive

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    C4 to look at downshifting

    2001-12-20T09:39:00Z

    Ricochet Films has bagged a raft of commissions including a new five-part series about downshifting for Channel 4, writes Simon ElleryC4 commissioning editor, features Ben Frow has ordered the indie to

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    Corrie titles get a makeover

    2001-12-20T09:38:00Z

    Granada is giving Coronation Street a more contemporary look by revamping its main titles for first time in 11 years.The familiar music and typefaces for the soap have been retained

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    C5 buys rights to Emmy winner

    2001-12-20T09:37:00Z

    Channel 5 made good on its plan to buy more major series by nailing the UK terrestrial rights to Emmy award-winning US drama Law and Order and signing a 'life of

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    Arena goes for comedy on Xmas Day

    2001-12-20T09:36:00Z

    BBC arts strand Arena will take over the entire BBC 2 schedule on the evening of Christmas Day, writes Barbara MarshallStarting at 19.55, the evening will feature three hour-long specials, each

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    Björk to open for BBC 4

    2001-12-20T09:36:00Z

    The BBC will launch its long-awaited highbrow channel, BBC 4, with the only televised performance in Europe of singer Björk's current tour, writes Georgina LipscombFilmed at the Royal Opera House last