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Free to air - A sham of a marriage.
Sky and ITV are the Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman of the media scene.The extent to which their relationship or lack of it is a sham has become so complex and
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Trade talk - Together again.
After a stint at Tiger Aspect, drama wunderkind Lucy Richer has been lured to C4 by former boss Tessa Ross, to be drama commissioning editor.
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In my view - Wayne Garvie.
After Nigel Lythgoe, isn't it time we saw more TV execs coming out in front of the camera?
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On the box - Money for old rope.
Hat Trick producer Iain Coyle thinks that Bargain Hunt is good value but Richard and Judy's farcical Midday Money is a dunce.
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News Analysis - Blue skies ahead?
Eurosport, now 12 years-old and long hampered by co-ownership, has been bought by French broadcaster TF1, but with sports rights ever more elusive will this give the channel the impetus it needs, particularly in the UK?
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Indie Business - The quest for self-control.
Despite fears of a recession, independent producers remain bullish about the future. But unless they fight for ownership of ideas, they may lose out in the long run to media groups and broadcasters. Peter Keighron reports.
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Indie Business: Interview - A precarious life.
While the dominant indies are growing in size and basking in economic confidence (see Indie Business, pages 16-17), the majority of smaller companies live from hand to mouth. For fledgling outfit The Producers, past successes are no guarantee of future co
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Ratings Analysis - Going head to head for viewers.
Although rows over the 22.00 news slot have dominated the issue of similar shows airing at the same time, it is a growing tendency across all genres and slots, even though channels do still sometimes co-operate. Jon Rogers Reports.
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TX - In-depth investigation.
When asked by the BBC to come up with an undercover crime series, Peter Jukes immersed himself in the subject matter in a way few other writers might consider. Rather than
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ITV puts up 90-minute A Touch of Frost while it can.
This was the last week before News at Ten returned on ITV and so, to paraphrase Channel 4's marketing campaign, 'What was on at 22.00?'On Monday, the final 90-minute episode of
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Off the record - No relief for SM:TV's Dec.
The Broadcast Awards was awash with the usual schmoozing last week. But M2's commercial lad, Peter Walton - who dished out a whole bunch of money to sponsor one of the
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Off the record - Doing anything to get attention.
The award for shameless plugging went to September Films czarina Sally Miles, who eschewed traditional black tie to draw attention to her indie's new venture, clipsales.co.uk. This was done by donning
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Off the record - Jargon guide from an exile.
Tip o' the cap to a former Broadcast hotshot who has been exiled to Poland after doing time as a development producer. We'd love to name her but we can't read
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Hit Entertainment given US clearance to acquire Lyrick Corporation
Bob the Builder producer looks set to add US kids favourite Barney the Dinosaur to growning entertainment portfolio
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Hit Entertainment given US clearance for Lyrick bid
Acquisition would give UK kids company vital US foothold and bring Barney into Bob the Builder producer's camp
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Head to head
thirdspace's Brian Keating argues that telcos will soon be rivalling leading cable and satellite companies for the provision of broadband and interactive services. Telewest's John Murray insists that cable is streets ahead and the gap is widening
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Southern Star and Wark Clements tie for factual offshoot
International production outfit and Scottish indie plan non-fiction Factual Factory
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Capital beats Kiss to win younger market
Turnaround attributed to new programme controller Jeff Smith's content changes