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    TFG RELAUNCHES AD ARM.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The Facilities Group (TFG) has relaunched commercials production company Winkle Films as Vermilion and repositioned it as a full-service production company. Vermilion will provide agency production, TV administration, commercials and corporate

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    ANIMATION FESTIVAL.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The third annual International Animation Festival will be held in Bristol from 25 to 28 April. Highlights include The Simpsons creator Matt Groen-ing, who will choose his favour-ite animations in Desert

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    Fates of BBC 3 and C4 are linked.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The government's decision on whether to greenlight BBC 3 will be a real test of its vision for public service broadcasting and, more than that, the shape of British TV in

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    FREE TO AIR - Brains they were born with.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    It is very hard not to admire Channel 5. From the day it opened its revolving doors on Long Acre it pretty much became the only British broadcaster to do exactly

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    TRADE TALK - Barbie world.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The year could hardly have begun on a worse note for Barb chief executive Caroline McDevitt, but she's determined to weather the storm.

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    IN MY VIEW - Ray Fitzwalter.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    On how making under-fives' programming ad free could be good for commercial TV.

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    ON THE BOX - Toast of the terraces.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    For TCM general manager, Europe, Africa & Middle East Tina McCann Footballers' Wives scores but Love Cruise misses the boat.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - A mixed message.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is often criticised for making heavy use of cross-media promotion to drive viewers to its new channels while its rivals claim they are unable to do so because of regulations. Who will level the playing field?

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    Eyre to speak at Radio 3.0

    2008-04-15T17:54:21Z

    GCap Media chairman Richard Eyre and incoming Channel 4 director of radio Bob Shennan will deliver keynote speeches at Broadcast's Radio 3.0 conference on 22 May.

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    BBC DIGITAL - Double-edged success.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The BBC was always going to use its generous licence fee settlement as a means to embark on an unprecedented expansion in digital media. But the corporation's ambitions are facing mounting opposition from rivals.

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    OPINION - Dominating the digital domain.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The new BBC digital channels are about competition not public service and will reduce choice rather than expand it, argues John Hambley of digital channel Artsworld.

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    CITY WATCH - Can Sky reach its 7 million target?

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    Even a record loss of #1.25bn has not dented City confidence in BSkyB, which is seen as one of the best run European media companies. But with falling numbers of new subscribers can Sky make pay-TV pay?

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    TX - The crest of a wave.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    There can be few more challenging arenas for sports television producers than the open water. For producer/director Russ Malkin of Image Wizard Television, covering the World Wakeboarding Championships last year in

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    Pop Idol puts in a star performance for ITV 2.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The success of the final stages of Pop Idol brings to mind the sensation caused by Big Brother when it first stormed into the national consciousness.That was only the summer before

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    OFF THE RECORD - Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC Director General.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    MONDAYZipadee-doo-dah, Zipadee-day. My oh my what a wonderful bloody bloke I am. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the crap is being cut by the minute. Maybe it's

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    OFF THE RECORD - The best-kept secret in town.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    Hands up who was surprised when Will won Pop Idol? It shocked quite a few folk, not least Off The Record as well as the nationals who had been touting a

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    OFF THE RECORD - News in brief.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    As much as we Brits hate to laugh at the Germans (there's only so many times one can chortle while declaring 'don't mention the score!'), it's most amusing to see the

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    OFF THE RECORD - Leaving politics.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    Ever since the government realised that most young viewers would rather stick pins in their eyes than watch a politics show, it has been leaning on broadcasters to shake up their

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    OFF THE RECORD - More tea, vicar?

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    And finally, a mention for Soho's drinking, sorry, post community. The omnipresent 'Chopper' Harris of Root 6 fame is on the wagon again this month and is insisting that his staff

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    John Thaw dies of cancer at 60

    2002-02-22T12:07:00Z

    Inspector Morse star bows out at home with his family