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    TYRELL ISSUES LICENCES

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Tyrell, the UK's exclusive reseller of Nothing Real products is to insta'l over 60 Shake licences at the London-based Finishing School and the University of Westminster. The Finishing School will use

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    SKARAMOOSH BUYS AVID

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Skaramoosh is the second UK facility to buy an Avid DS HD system. The real-time conforming and finishing system will be installed later this month by Tyrell and will be used

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    EDIFIS BOOSTS DR WHO

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    BBC Resources used an Edifis Scratchbox film-retouching system on the restoration of the 1967 Doctor Who story The Tomb of the Cybermen for a BBC Worldwide DVD release in January next year, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    BBC should look to itself for cash

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    As the BBC strategists prepare for the lengthy run-up to charter renewal in 2006 its refreshingly frank director of new media, Ashley Highfield, has given them something to think about.He has

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    FREE TO AIR - No longer a world service

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    One of the pleasures of driving in the US is being able to listen to all kinds of music on the radio. There are oldies stations, playing classic tracks from the

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    TRADE TALK - Virgin's Mr Fix-it

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Virgin Radio's new programme director, Paul Jackson, had barely got his feet under the desk before he had to deal with the Chris Evans crisis.

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    IN MY VIEW - Mark Rowland, managing director of Mentorn International

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    On how the UK production sector can beat the recession if it sticks with core ideas.

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    ON THE BOX - Batting for Britain

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    M2 Television md Bill Cullen is bowled over by the Englishness of Botham's Ashes while World of Pub leaves him feeling sick.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Ready to pounce?

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Granada chairman Charles Allen last week warned that his company faces being gobbled up by a European media company unless the government acts. Broadcast assesses who the potential buyers could possibly be.

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    LORRAINE HEGGESSEY - Squaring the BBC 1 circle

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Lorraine Heggessey is worried about whether I watch anything on BBC 1. She's concerned that a whole tranche of society has a fixed perception of it and never bothers tuning in.Her

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    INTERVIEW - Revitalising factual

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Last Friday was a big day for Steve Hewlett. After months of transatlantic jetlag, Carlton's director of programmes was finally able to celebrate the official launch of his ambitious $20m (£14.3m)

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    RATINGS ANALYSIS - Sitcom loses out to quiz and chat

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Terrestrial channels vary widely in their strengths and weaknesses in each genre, with none of them seemingly able to find the next classic sitcom.

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    TX - The animal rescuer

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    When presenter/producer Mark Jordan started filming Cruel World, he soon realised it was not going to be an easy ride. In his attempt to expose cruelty to dogs in South Korea,

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    BBC 1's money offerings fail to tempt Bond fans

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    A primetime event set on an exotic tropical island with the protagonists locked in a tough battle between good and evil. No it's not Survivor, it's Dr No (ITV, Wednesday 20.05)

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    Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC Director General

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    MONDAYStuart Prebble should be getting a very impressive letter from me, right about now. To be fair, I didn't see the finished article, but I wrote, as ever, a witty little

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    OFF THE RECORD - Digital project takes the biscuit

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    The great and the good were out in force this week as the government dished out cash from the National Lottery's New Opportunities Fund to worthy causes. The aim? To build

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    OFF THE RECORD - Fantasy formats

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Following the incredible news that BBC 1 is to stage a 'celebrity sleepover' with the likes of Vanessa Feltz and Michael Winner, OTR has decided to launch a new competition. Fantasy

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    OFF THE RECORD - Guru of style

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    What ever happened to design industry chic? Bruce Dunlop, design and identity guru, was recently spotted cavorting in a jacuzzi at the Promax USA festival in Florida with ITV head of

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    RA submits new local radio proposals

    2001-07-05T16:27:00Z

    Regulator unveils new thinking on ownership including new points formula

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    NTL poaches Sky Entertainment chief

    2001-07-05T16:27:00Z

    West joins cable company to review its TV operations