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Trade Talk - Simons saved
After tough times at Talk and LNR, John Simons has landed a top job at GMG Radio with an old friend. Naomi Marks reports on his latest venture.
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Political Lobbying - Lurking in the shadows
Over the past decade lobbyists have had an immense impact on television. Steve Clarke examines how these political insiders practise their dark arts, while below, Mike Shallcross lifts the lid on the lobbyists with the best contacts.
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News Production - Filling a news hole
Channel 4's Indy Fund has not yet been fully allocated to independent news production companies. Jane Marlowe looks at the problems indies face in winning commissions and what the broadcaster is doing to help.
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Interview - Singer gives it large
A big man himself, the self-styled godfather of multichannel television, Adam Singer, is convinced that size matters in this business - which suggests that growth is behind the merger of Flextech and Telewest.
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Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC director general
SATURDAY - Can't sleep tonight. Not surprising, really. This is going to be the most important week since I arrived at the BBC. I'm talking about Manchester United's Champions' League quarter
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Off the Record - Music to our ears?
Readers are undoubtedly as excited as Off The Record at the prospect of the Beeb's 'instrument amnesty,' in which members of the public are being urged to hand in their old
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Off the Record - Double take
Heading the factual offerings in last week's BBC 2 spring/summer season launch was Peter Taylor's latest heavyweight offering on the Troubles - Brits: The War Against the IRA. The maker of
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Off the Record - A load of garb-age
And so to the UK's most cutting-edge broadcaster Channel 4 (well, that's what they keep telling us, Ed). Apparently the station's style police have been on the warpath, desperate to preserve
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Off the Record - Lost and found
No-one was more understanding about the story of those two MI6 chaps losing their laptops than CNN kingpin Chris Cramer. Hard to believe I know, but the Cramester lost a laptop
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Off the Record - What a carry on
Company Pictures was naturally delighted to sign up Barbara Windsor as an advisor on Cor, Blimey! its ITV drama about Babs' relationship with fellow Carry On star Sid James which airs
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Off the Record - Election fever
Ever wondered who the industry would choose, in a free vote, to be the first-ever minister for TV? Come on, come on, we know you have. Well, a groovy industry get-together
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NewsComic Relief cashes in on Car Booty
Leopard Films is making a one-off special of long-running BBC1 series Car Bootyin aid of Comic Relief.
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - Cover story - Europe's cross-border raiders
A flurry of recent acquisitions and mergers are beginning to consolidate European broadcasting. Chris Forrester examines the future shape of the industry across the continent and whether the marriages are likely to continue.
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - Land of opportunity
Japan has historically been an unwelcoming place for foreign programming - it was famously the only major market where even Dallas failed to make it. But all that is set to change. William Rea reports.
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - Bid for freedom
The US parents of UK cable and satellite channels may have made public efforts to give their offshoots a more British feel both on and off-screen but how much autonomy do they really have? Peter Keighron reports.
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - Australian Buyers - Foreign exchange
British, Canadian and, particularly, US shows all do well in Australia. But Sandy George finds there are plenty of opportunities for European non-drama programmes, such as docusoaps and reality TV formats, to carve a niche.
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - Canadian Buyers - Filling the slots
Canadian broadcasters will be seeking a wide range of programmes from dramas and one-off series to sci-fi and internet-friendly propositions. Denis Seguin reveals the programmers' target areas for this year's market.
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - French Buyers - French resistance
Since it is Europe's leading animation producer and has prolific documentary and primetime fiction production sectors, France can be a tricky market to sell into. Julien Dubois seeks out what opportunites there are for sellers.
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - German Buyers - Complex scene
With 30 channels available free-to-air all over the country, Germany is one of the most competitive TV markets in the world. Martin Blaney investigates the intricate web of the main players' acquisition and rights strategies.
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - UK Buyers - Shopping spree
With several established US series on Channel 4 and an evening slot for acquired programming on BBC 2, mainstream UK television can represent an important market for distributors. David Collins reports.