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    Doubting Thomas of iTV

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Katherine Everett: an apology. A number of months ago - maybe even a year ago, Katherine Everett, head of interactive services at the BBC assured me that I was premature to

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    TRADE TALK - Regional service

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Ex-BBC Manchester northern light Emma Westcott is planning to use her north-west contacts to implement Channel 4's new regional strategy.

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    TRADE TALK - IN MY VIEW - Samir Shah, managing director of Juniper

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    On the thorny issues that surround media coverage of the recent riots in Oldham.

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    TRADE TALK - On the Box - Game, set, downpour

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of news and current affairs Steve Anderson found Wimbledon 2001 a damp squib while Party in the Park rocked.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Shooting blanks?

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    The corporate restructure can often be a painfully costly and futile exercise that culls staff and prompts mass insecurity among those that are left. But they are a fact of life for broadcasters in the 21st century.

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    FORMAT REVIVAL - Raiders of the archive

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Dusting down old programmes and revamping them for a modern audience might appear to be an easy means of locking audiences into an established brand, but it is not necessarily cheap or easy, nor is it always foolproof.

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    Angelfish goes into Overdrive

    2007-01-04T08:00:00Z

    Angelfish has created a series of promos for MTV's 2007 line-up and for its new broadband channel MTV Overdrive.

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    INTERVIEW - Static in motion

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Having sold the iTV firm he founded in 1997 to OpenTV for£42m, Jasper Smith reckons the key to success in interactive is adding value by pushing for content that's as entertaining as it is innovative.

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    INDIE FINANCE - Cautious strides for Scottish Indie

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Slow but meaningful growth is now prompting Ideal World to venture beyond factual programming into new areas as it nurtures its film subsidiary, moves into rights ownership and sets up an online presence. Ed Shelton reports.

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    TX - Filming on a shoestring

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    The Alt.tv documentary on the training shoe, Sneaker Freaks, pits drum'n'bass artist Goldie against novelist Will Self. Goldie is a trainer fan whereas novelist Self finds himself nonplussed by fans of

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    Viewers still flocking to the Big Brother House

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    With Wimbledon only a week away, Big Brother continued to dominate the minority Top 30, enabling Channel 4 to hold its primetime share above nine per cent for the third week

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    Sherbet titles teen series

    2007-01-04T08:00:00Z

    Animation studio Sherbet has completed the title sequence for Love Productions' new BBC3 series, The Baby Borrowers.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Foot in mouth

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Maybe it was as much of a surprise to him as it was to us when World Service director Mark Byford was singled out at the BBC annual report launch to

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    OFF THE RECORD - Viewing family

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    As we count down the days to this year's Edinburgh TV Festival, try not to get too over excited about a 'marketing makeovers' session in which four teams representing the BBC,

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    OFF THE RECORD - Fantastic formats

    2001-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Thanks to the sick ideas of our readers Broadcast is now the proud co-rights owner of the sickest reality format hits of the future. We're just seeking a broadcaster for this

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    More work for Smoke & Mirrors

    2007-01-04T08:00:00Z

    Smoke and Mirrors has post-produced a new set of idents for More 4. The idents rework the existing graphics with greater depth and movement to take the channel's identity 'to the next level' for 2007.

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    BSkyB and Ladbrokes sign betting deal

    2001-07-13T11:10:00Z

    Interactive fixed-odds betting operation on Sky Digital will be joint venture with leading British bookie

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    ITV denies being dictated to on highlights

    2001-07-13T11:34:00Z

    Broadcaster dismisses reports that it has been forced to rethink its scheduling for next season's Premier League highlights programmes

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    Helen and Paul's romantic dinner serves up 5.1m

    2001-07-13T12:07:00Z

    Big Brother 2 gets best-yet ratings beating both ITV and BBC1's news bulletins

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    BT shifts shape

    2007-01-04T08:00:00Z

    A BT-led European consortium has delivered the first programme in the ShapeShifted interactive TV project. Comedy Accidental Lovers aired on Finnish National Television on 27 December, with viewers influencing the unfolding drama by text message.