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    WALES ANIMATION EVENT

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The Swansea Institute is hosting its second one-day animation event, to be held on 20 November at the Taliesin Theatre. The Swansea Animation Day is part of Swansea Bay Industry Week

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    CORRECTIONS

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    There were two errors in last week's Broadcast (2.11.01). The headline 'Glassworks/Passion strike gold at Bafta' was incorrect and should have referred to the British Television Advertising Awards (BTAA) craft awards.Elsewhere,

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    LEADER - Public needs news, not stories

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    It's been one of the biggest stories of the 'war' so far: how the media covers it. Next week those involved in the broadcast news business from Azebaijan to Algeria and

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    FREE TO AIR - CITV cuts are ill judged

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    In the week the British film world is celebrating the launch of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, British television broadcasters should need no reminding of the commercial value and cultural

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    TRADE TALK - Gift of the gab

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Innovation TK's link-up with effects developer 5D is indicative of the ambitions joint founder Delphi Durrant has for her telecine company.

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    ON THE BOX - Tarbie on top form

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment writer/ director Tony Collingwood was taken with Linda Green but horrified by My Uncle Silas.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - A difficult position

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    With a decision expected next month about the future of loss-making ITV Digital, how will the government be able to stick to its plan to convert us all to digital television if Carlton and Granada pull the plug on it?

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    NEWSWORLD - The 24 hour task force

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    In the immediacy of the current conflict how are the UK's news providers meeting the demand for the latest frontline developments without compromising on accuracy or posing a threat to national security? By Georgina Lipscomb.

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    INTERVIEW - Winning on the web

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    BBC Online is flourishing while its commercial counterparts flounder. And Ashley Highfield reckons he can make the newly branded BBC i 'the number one digital destination.'

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    INDIE FINANCE - Heavyweight that can hold its own

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Since Brook Associates merged with Brian Lapping four years' ago, high ratings have never been on the indie's agenda - but that has not hampered the creation of a successful business.

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    TX - Single white farmers

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    It was hardly ideal timing, but Thames Television's decision to press ahead at the height of the foot and mouth crisis earlier this year with The Farmer Wants a Wife -

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    It's a fact: history does a lot for minority ratings

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Take away The Weakest Link from BBC 2's early evening and what do you get? An unusually varied minority channels' top 10. This is one of those weeks when BBC 2's

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    OFF THE RECORD - Celador's Wolf's rose-tinted past

    2001-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Where were they then? Unbelievably, Celador International commercial director Adrian Wolf once enjoyed a short-lived career as a presenter on Top of the Pops. Back then he was known as Adrian

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    ITN signs£216 million ITV news contract

    2001-11-08T16:59:00Z

    News operation secures longer-than-expected six-year deal running to 2009

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    Aston goes into receivership

    2001-11-08T15:45:00Z

    UK manufacturer that dominated video character generation market for nearly 30 years calls in receivers

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    Heartbeat spin-off near to green light

    2001-11-08T14:42:00Z

    ITV is close to commissioning a spin-off from its high-rating series Heartbeat.Whitby Royal will be set in the same location as the drama and will focus on a hospital. Popular

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    September 11 programme commissions grow

    2001-11-08T14:42:00Z

    The rash of programmes being commissioned in the wake of the 11 September attacks grew this week after Wall to Wall unveiled a 60-minute piece on Muslims in the US for

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    Tern TV wins Praise and Skye commissions

    2001-11-08T14:42:00Z

    Glasgow indie Tern TV has secured a raft of new commissions for both multichannel and terrestrial broadcasters.UKTV managing director Andy Whitman has ordered the 13 x 30-minute series Changing Lives

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    Brighter to turn spotlight on pitfalls of celebrity

    2001-11-08T14:42:00Z

    Endemol Entertainment UK-owned Brighter Pictures has bagged a range of commissions, including a show for the BBC which highlights the pitfalls of celebrity.An as yet untitled 6 x 40-minute documentary series,

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    Flextech to air Company's bachelors final

    2001-11-08T14:42:00Z

    Flextech women's service Living TV is to broadcast the Company Magazine Bachelors 2002 final in London as part of a sponsorship deal.The TV programme, which will air at the end