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Turner awards major facility contract.
Snell & Wilcox has won a multimillion pound deal to equip the world's largest broadcast centre at Turner Entertainment Group's new Atlanta headquarters, writes Barbara Marshall.The 193,000 square foot facility, due
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DISCREET STAFF MOVES.
Jeremy Lutterloch has been promoted to Discreet UK regional manager, replacing Patrick Jocelyn who became director of Europe, Middle East and Africa last month (Broadcast, 8.2.02).
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MCR DIRECTORSHIPS.
The Machine Room has made four of its senior managers directors. David Clarke, Wendy Field, Simon Brigg and Darryl Huxley have been with the company for between two and five years
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BLUE HIRES THREE.
Blue has made three appointments this month. Andy Brown joins from Soho 601 to head the Flame department, Lucy Cotter has left Rushes to take a senior bookings role and Tracey
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422 BOOSTS ANIMATION.
422 has taken on Gary Noden who is heading north from London's Eye Animation to become senior 3D animator at 422's Manchester site. Noden's credits include idents for Cartoon Network, Fox
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BBC risk-taking must continue.
Poor old BBC. Just like the Royal Family, the corporation is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't.Confirmation that Prince Edward is to step down from his day-to-day role
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FREE TO AIR - End is nigh for ITV Digital.
ITV Digital is the televisual Queen Mother. We all know it is going to go, we just can't quite pin a date on the unhappy event. Staff at Granada and Carlton
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TRADE TALK - Office politician.
Anil Gupta was a driving force behind seminal shows Goodness Gracious Me and The Office - can he inject fresh energy into French and Saunders?
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IN MY VIEW - Mark Rowland.
On how the BBC has little to lose and much to gain by allowing producers their rights.
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ON THE BOX - The art of destruction.
ITV 2 head of programmes Daniela Neumann thought The Man Who Destroyed Everything laid solid foundations for new channel BBC 4.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Independence Day.
Now that the government is to allow production companies which are owned by foreign broadcasters to retain their independent status, will there be an influx of big hitters like Mediaset, Bertelsmann or Vivendi?
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TERRESTRIAL TV STRATEGIES - Getting in on the digital act.
Terrestrial TV's audience share has been gradually eroded by more than a decade of growth in multichannel alternatives. Ed Shelton reports on the terrestrials' latest attempts to face up to the threat.
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INTERVIEW - Drama out of crisis.
BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper has transformed the outpost of the BBC empire into a successful and controversial contributor to the network.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Niche viewers slip through the net.
Even though Barb has at last got its new improved panel up and running, it is still not clear just how many people are watching low rating niche channels. Are we being asked to take too much on trust?
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TX - The rocksteady crew.
Miraculously, a sprained ankle was the only injury sustained during five months of filming in Scotland's Nevis mountain range for the BBC's new six-part drama, Rockface.A co-production between BBC Scotland, Union
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Pre-curling, footie was still the national game.
While the rest of the world seems to be falling out of love with football, BBC 1 ploughs on with its blanket coverage of the FA Cup. Is it wise? As
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Off The Record - Greg showcases hidden talents.
Programme buyers who gathered in Brighton for the annual BBC Showcase event were treated to more than they bargained for at last Monday night's dinner. Stifled giggles filled the Grand Hotel's
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Off The Record - Candid camera.
Also at Showcase, the Gregster was followed relentlessly by a Sunday Times photographer who is compiling a portfolio of pictures on the geezer wideboy Man Utd fan. The photos, which appear
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Off The Record - Party politics.
Ever wondered where your TV licence fee goes? Well, perhaps we should ask the Beeb exactly how much of it it's spent on launching digital channels.OTR is sure that under Gavyn
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Brad Pitt helps E4 to ratings success
Hollywood star's cameo appearance in Friends bags 1.4 million for digital entertainment channel