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FREE TO AIR - Conspiracy of self-interest
There are certain defining moments in the relationship between state and media, whether it is the Oz trial, Death on the Rock or even the Sex Pistols saying 'shit' - and
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TRADE TALK - Saturday fights
The Saturday Show producer Annette Williams is set to 'custard pie' ITV viewer magnets Ant and Dec with CBBC's new offering.
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ON THE BOX - Neighbours from hell
Jason Thorp, director of programming at Universal Studios Networks, liked Take Me but wished he'd looked away from Crimes on Tape.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Big fish and small fry
Not all independent television production companies are the same size, nor do they have the same ambitions, but how can the rise of the so-called super-indies help bolster the competitive position of their smaller brethren?
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INTERVIEW: MARK BYFORD - Spreading the word
As the BBC's World Service achieves new audience heights, plans to consolidate its success by rolling out a greater FM presence and exploiting the opportunities the internet affords are taking shape.
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INTERVIEW - Survival of the fittest
'The policy of an organisation is not the stuff that sexy TV is made of. Our agenda is not to empower people but to get ratings up'.
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INDIE FINANCE - Cottage industry to City slickers
Despite the best efforts of indies to shed their cottage industry roots and raise capital from the City, a report by business advisory group Grant Thornton argues that they are hampered by confused accounting.
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TX - The history of crime
Makers of historical documentaries probably don't expect to find themselves amid a hail of bullets in Brazil or in a helicopter that Texan prison officers are threatening to shoot down, but
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Viewers welcome back Home and Away on C5
It was a red-letter week for Channel 5 as Home and Away returned to British television (Monday 18.00). With an audience of 2.25 million and 14 per cent share it fell
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Off the Record - Avid sales on
Avid Technology, purveyor of fine edit systems and graphics stations, has been on the sales war path again in Cliff Richard-stylee with a bright red double-decker demo bus. Rather than being,
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Off the Record - Wrong place at the right time
As is commonplace following major disasters, TV news programmes covered the Ealing bomb blast last week by showing the ubiquitous 'amateur footage' of the incident. The so-called 'amateur' in question this
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After Effects 5.0
Nick Ridley is dazzled by the latest version of Adobe's latest paint and effects package
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Nigella takes on America
Champion of English domesticity is thrust in front of US audiences after E! Entertainment snaps up Nigella Bites
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Flextech signs multi-millon pound Icebox deal
Content provider buys up 170 interactive animation shorts for broadcast on wholly-owned channels
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Mori poll shows reality TV having major influence on young
Pollsters' head of media research says shows such as Big Brother becoming instrumental to the the way young people interact with each other
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Siggraph 2001
Visual effects shots from Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and eagerly awaited films Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter will be among the must-see action at this year's computer and animation festival
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ITV to help solve crimes live
ITV is attempting to lift the lid on some of the country's biggest unsolved murders with a one-off live phone-in show, writes Steve AstonCommissioned by ITV controller of news, current affairs,
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Ross takes on Kung Fu
Jonathan Ross' production outfit, Hot Sauce, has switched broadcasters from Sky to the BBC for its first TV commission, Stop! Kung Fu, writes Will StraussOriginally planned as a series for Sky
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Dating show ordered by C5
Channel 5 has become the latest broadcaster to cash in on the growing appetite for dating shows, with a new series from indie Channel X, writes Penny HughesDate That explores what
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BBC signs kids deal with Atlantis
The BBC has signed a co-production deal with Alliance Atlantis label AAC Kids to launch a new children's series featuring live-action sequences and computer-generated animation, writes Leigh HolmwoodAce Lightning and the