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    INDIE BUSINESS - What price an independent?

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    With huge rounds of consolidation making even the smallest independent prey to merger, how exactly do you put a value on that company? Peter Keighron finds out how and offers dos and don'ts about going to market.

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    INTERVIEW - Greg goes large

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect drama head Greg Brenman, who is about to co-produce his second film as well as execing a range of eclectic TV projects, is filling the indie's ranks with some of the industry's key drama talent.

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    RATINGS ANALYSIS - The diversity deal

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    The ITC released ITV from its 22.00 shackles on condition that it increased the diversity of its peak time programming. Has the channel's compliance served the viewers' interests?

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    OFF THE RECORD - Facing the music

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Greg Dyke may have told the increasingly leaky ranks of BBC staff to put up or shut up, but unfortunately the message doesn't seem to have filtered through to everybody's favourite

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    OFF THE RECORD - Falling stars

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Hot news just in from OTR's favourite Plymouth-based ITV outfit Westcountry Television. The broadcaster has appointed a new deputy chairman. Obviously bosses were not looking for a dull corporate type with

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    OFF THE RECORD - Scanty cladding

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Radio listening may have been on the up in the latest Rajars but not on Kelvin MacKenzie's revamped station talkSPORT. Big Mac put a brave face on the station's depressing drop

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    OFF THE RECORD - Online corpsing

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Talking of online stiffs, OTR though it must have been 1 April when it clapped eyes on the latest internet launch to grace our intray - burymeright.com - billed as 'a

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    OFF THE RECORD - Diplomatic withdrawal

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Newsgatherer APTN's eleventh hour withdrawal from the bids for Foreign & Commonwealth Office contracts British Satellite News and London Radio Service continues to provoke controversy. Stateside head honchos from owners Associated

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    OFF THE RECORD - Free agents

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Readers will be fascinated to hear that Jeremy Paxman's uber-agent Anita Land is setting up her own agency, much to the dismay of all those at her current berth Simpson Fox.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Scout and about

    2000-06-02T00:00:00Z

    And lastly, the heart-warming tale of Scout FM, a radio station brought to the good people of Ashford in Kent at the weekend thanks to a special four-day radio license broadcasting

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    Football League mulls C5 magazine programme proposals

    2000-06-01T12:03:00Z

    Decision expected after conference later this month

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    Channel 4 on verge of BT broadband alliance

    2000-06-01T12:03:00Z

    Creation of joint-venture Broadband Lab to enable both sides to experiment with ADSL-delivered content

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    Unique to reposition as broadcaster

    2000-06-01T12:03:00Z

    Noel Edmonds says production company will launch series of multi-platform channels

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    Dorans takes on new media role at UKTV

    2000-06-01T12:03:00Z

    General manager to assume responsibility for interactive and web strategy

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    Ross to replace Neal as Channel 4 drama chief

    2000-06-01T12:03:00Z

    BBC Independent Commissioning Group head of drama to take up new position within next few months

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    On Digital blasts Sky over sales aid

    2000-06-01T12:03:00Z

    Writes to channel suppliers urging support for potential legal action against rival

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    ITC demands hit ITV's news

    2000-06-01T12:03:00Z

    New survey says TV regulator's demands for wider range of peaktime programming may dilute audience for 23.00 news

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    Carlton odds-on for United as ITC OK's ITV mergers

    2000-06-01T10:41:00Z

    Bookies make Carlton odds on to win probable bidding war with Granada for United News & Media as UK regulator signals ITV mergers 'not against public interest'

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    Turner to lose CNN executive control

    2000-06-01T10:35:00Z

    Media legend to take 'senior advisor' role once AOL Time Warner merger finalised

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    Jane Balfour Films goes into liquidation

    2000-05-31T16:04:00Z

    Documentary specialist fails to find trade buyer