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IN MY VIEW - Mikael Shields.
On the revolutionary and empowering effect the internet has had on individual lives.
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Off the Record - Meridian site packs a punch.
Let's imagine for a moment that hundreds of right-thinking citizens find themselves compelled to find out more about Meridian Tonight. Should these good people choose to satisfy their curiosity via the
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OmniBus launches standalone products.
Broadcast automation firm OmniBus Systems has created a new division to develop stand-alone products from its core technology and systems businesses, writes Barbara Marshall.
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HARTOG JOINS PEARSON.
Pearson Television has appointed Who Wants to be a Millionaire? executive producer Stephanie Hartog to the newly- created role of controller of light entertainment, acquisitions and resources, worldwide production.
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TX - Real life in Harlesden.
There were 11 gang-related murders in Harlesden, north west London last year. But the BBC's new eight-part documentary series, Heart of Harlesden, aims to show that, despite being plagued by crime,
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Smash Hits TV goes live.
Emap Performance Network (EPN) is ramping up its television activities with the launch of a Smash Hits-branded TV channel this summer, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Squires hotly tipped for GMTV post.
Carlton Central managing director Ian Squires has emerged as the frontrunner for the soon-to-be-vacant GMTV managing director job, writes Colin Robertson.
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Genres take over terrestrial.
The Independent Television Commission last week unveiled some revealing facts about the changing face of British terrestrial television. Chief executive Patricia Hodgson's European Media Forum speech contained more than just another
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MURPHY ORDERS GAY MAGAZINE SHOW.
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned That Gay Show, a 13 x 30-minute weekly magazine show for gay men. The show is filmed on location around the country and looks
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New Paramount game show.
Paramount Comedy Channel director of programming Sally Habbershaw has commissioned a new 20 x 30-minute game show from Open Mike Productions, writes Jon Rogers.
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Former radio head resigns.
Former BBC digital radio head Glyn Jones, who was effectively sidelined in a departmental reshuffle last year, has resigned from the corporation, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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First Quantel iQ goes to Manchester.
The first quantel iQ system in the UK has been delivered to Manchester-based Light Age, a post-production and web TV production company, writes Barbara Marshall.
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SHORT FILM INVITATION.
Rushes is inviting entries for this year's Soho Shorts Festival which takes place from 28 July to 3 August. The closing date for submissions is 7 May 2001 and entries should
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ENDEMOL GOES WEST.
Endemol Entertainment UK is moving its London operation from Bloomsbury to Shepherd's Bush in July. The company, which employs around 350 people, said it had run out of space at its
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ECOSSE FILMS TAKES ON PROGRAMME MAKERS.
Indie Ecosse Films has bolstered its team with the appointment of programme-makers James Saynor and Elizabeth Bradley as development executive and development producer respectively. Saynor, who was a former script editor
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IMG OPENS DUBAI OFFICE.
IMG, the international sports rights agency behind sports indie Trans World International, has opened up a middle east office in Dubai. The office will be headed up by IMG general manger,
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Principal plots Dome ram raid.
London-based Principal Pictures is developing a£6.9m comedy drama, Ram Raiders, after gaining exclusive access to information about the events leading up to to the botched£90m Millennium Dome diamond raid, writes Penny Hughes.
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Distraction opens London media office.
Canadian format licensing company Distraction Formats has launched a UK office to focus on the development of new media content, writes David Wood.
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ITN expands into digital news service.
ITN is to provide news for the new ITV digital TV interactive service, Text+, in a move that consolidates the news provider's relationship with the broadcaster, writes Penny Hughes.
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HOLMAN FILLS LOONLAND DEVELOPMENT ROLE.
International children's production outfit TV-Loonland has appointed Celia Holman to the newly created role of head of development in its expanding London office. Holman, a former Macmillan editorial director, will oversee