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PROMAX - Getting the fit right
The ITC's relaxation of the rules governing sponsorship will lead to rapid growth in the sector, but great care must be taken in matching sponsors with series if viewers are not to be alienated.
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INTERVIEW - Harries goes large
Andy Harries, new controller of drama and comedy at Granada and the man behind The Royle Family and Cold Feet is determined to build up a team of drama writers and producers to lay claim to the 21.00 battle zone.
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OFF THE RECORD - On the balearic beat
So, BBC pocket rocket Lorraine Heggessey is on holiday in Ibiza. What is she doing there, we wonder? Is she throwin' shapes and largin' it down Manumission to pick up inspiring
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OFF THE RECORD - Poison Isaacs
Is there any link between the following facts or is it merely a coincidence, highlighting the small-mindedness of observers? 1) At the Sheffield documentary festival, Channel 4 founding father Jeremy Isaacs
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OFF THE RECORD - Lumbering into work
Oooh, how they love their cricket down Sky Sports way. On Monday, when many of us chose to take a duvet day and blame the weather, cricket presenter Charles Colvile had
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OFF THE RECORD - Seen but not Hird
Is it just us or does this ITC Bulletin layout suggest the commission's overlady Patricia Hodgson is the one in the picture doing a Thora Hird? Sat on the sofa of
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OFF THE RECORD - Business affair
Now that Carlton has assumed control of HTV, OTR is reminded of a comment attributed to Carlton chief Clive Jones years ago when TVS lost its franchise to Meridian and Lord
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OFF THE RECORD - Gone but not forgotten
Many sharp intakes of breath following last week's news that Channel 5 overlord David Elstein was making a rapid exit. Introducing an RTS session called Surviving the Future, which he had
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OFF THE RECORD - The stuff that nightmares are made of ..
Reports that community groups have asked Channel 4 to remove this poster (above) because of the lasting traumatic effect it can have on small children are greatly exaggerated. In case you
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OFF THE RECORD - Lookalikes - too many cooks
Observe the similarities between docu-soap grandmaster Paul Watson and telly's own cooking lush Keith Floyd.While one made his name exposing the intimate lives of some fascinatingly trashy characters, the other is
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CMSC urges BBC to consider free-to-air sports channel
But BBC governors claim lack of funding and spectrum stands in the way of dedicated TV sports service
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CMSC urges BBC to re-consider free-to-air sports channel
But BBC governors claim lack of funding stands in the way
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CMSC ugres BBC to re-consider free-to-air sports channel
But BBC governors claim lack of funding stands in the way
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BBC widens radio lead
Latest RAJAR figures show BBC ahead of commercial rivals with Radio 2 now UK's most listened to station
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Comedy stars line up for ITV
Carlton to produce second series of Lily Savage creator's travel show
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Hallmark starts work on $70m Dinosaur series
Sky One, ABC and C4 line up to broadcast six-parter
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Glasgow indie lands host of commissions from BBC2 and C4
Wark Clements also in favour with Discovery Channel Europe
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Telewest acquires Eurobell
UK cable provider adds around 336,000 UK homes in£200 million all-paper deal
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Freeserve in new interactive deal with XPT
Interactive indie XPT is to get a fresh round of funding from Dixons-owned ISP Freeserve to produce a second series of it's groundbreaking 24-part interactive drama Online Caroline, writes David Wood.
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Motion Analysis to launch facial animation module
Motion Analysis, the manufacturer of motion capture systems, is to use LIPSinc's TalkBack SDK to create a new, standalone module that automates lip-synching and facial animation from audio files for use