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VFG closes Scots office.
The beleaguered hire market suffered another blow last week as VFG Group pulled out of the Scottish market, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Moving Pics boosts film.
The moving Picture Company (MPC) has expanded its feature film division with the appointment of visual effects specialists Martin Hobbs and Paddy Eason.Hobbs joins from Mill Film as visual effects producer,
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Learning to speak the language.
A regulator, like the government, is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't. The point was proved this week as the Independent Television Commission published its annual report incorporating
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FREE TO AIR - A feeble last judgement.
I'm afraid it is one of those things one can only feel warm about in retrospect - like rickets or rationing. The ITC's final 'performance review' of commercial television was a
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TRADE TALK - Allen shines on.
Despite being accident-prone, Kenton Allen's new role at Shine Entertainment proves he's a pro when it comes to climbing ladders.
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IN MY VIEW - Simon Shaps.
The BBC should take heed of the lessons of Popstars in devising interactive TV projects.
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ON THE BOX - The sound of the city.
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon found poignancy in Walk on By but thought so what to Lee Evans' new sitcom.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Sellers catch cold.
Just a few months ago, the market for content was so buoyant that independent producers were clambering to sell themselves - in parts or wholesale. Now a dramatic change in the climate has brought an end to the hoped-for riches.
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BBC 2 - Welcome to middle England.
Less than a year ago, BBC 2 seemed confused and quirky, but controller Jane Root's strategy of transforming it into a channel which appeals to Daily Telegraph readers is already paying dividends, reports Peter Keighron.
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INTERVIEW - Fantasy woman.
One year on from inciting derision as she founded the BBC Imagineering department, Fiona McKenzie is revelling in her freedom to pursue fantastical ideas, take risks - and make mistakes.
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INDIE FINANCE - Mersey TV shows its staying power.
Phil Redmond's company is the largest employer in the independent sector and one of the UK's longest running indie production outfits. It's busily diversifying into education, broadband and enhanced television.
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TX - Elephants never forget.
The problem with so many wildlife documentaries is that humans get in the way. Unsurprisingly, animals act less naturally in the company of a film crew. But Animal Planet's Ele Vision
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BBC and C4 share Celeb Big Brother's triumph.
This was a week of contrasting returns as the welcome and triumphant return of Big Brother in its celebrity guise on Friday on Channel 4 encountered the more dubious reincarnation of
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OFF THE RECORD - Saving up for a rainy day.
Off the Record's busy schedule is normally too frantic to allow for watching daytime tittle-tattle, but its attention was arrested this week by a fascinating item during BBC 1's Housecall, the
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OFF THE RECORD - Antarctic Spice.
Those scouring for fresh ideas for reality TV shouldn't necessarily limit their hunt to the nation's central nerve centres like London. The annual panto in the village of Minstead in the
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OFF THE RECORD - AND FINALLY....
Heather Jones, channel editor at Trouble, has a familiar fantasy about chanteuse Celine Dion...What is your proudest achievement?Appearing on Richard and Judy - twiceWho do you most admire in broadcasting?Miles Ross
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Customer Relationship Management
Paul Davies investigates how the second generation digital STBs will enable marketeers to stretch the boundaries of so-called permission marketing
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Media Asset Management
Richard Dean investigates the growing use of media search, retrieval and re-purposing tools
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Communications regulators rehearse for Ofcom
RA, ITC, BSC, RCA and office of Telecommunications move towards common policy objective
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RTL and UBM Channel 5 share stand-off continues
Bellens tells Hollick to sell stake elsewhere after companies fail to find common ground on price