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    FILM REVENUES FROM ON-DEMAND SET TO SOAR.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Film revenues from 'on-demand' services are poised to hit $12bn (£8.4bn) by 2007 according to a new report by Informa Media Group. The group claims that 281 million homes will take

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    Interview - The matter of facts.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Brook Lapping Productions director Brian Lapping is a class act - churning out quality factual against the grain. But is time running out for the veteran documentary maker?

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    EVENT TO FOCUS ON WELSH MINORITIES.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The Black Light Media Group is planning to host an event at the Cardiff International Arena on 20 April aimed at increasing ethnic minority representation within the Welsh media industry. The

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    Off the Record - A rare flash of humour in 'Enders.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Rumours are circulating that a calling card given out by EastEnders character Janine Butcher advertising her new role as a lady of the night featured not a made-up mobile telephone number,

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    DUFFY TO ENDEMOL.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Maureen Duffy, who left her role as head of ITV daytime after just 18 months in the post in January, has resurfaced in a low-profile role as a consultant at Endemol

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    TV execs slip down rich list.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies does not realise he is worth #163;135m, according to the Sunday Times annual review of the 1,000 richest people in Britain, writes David Wood

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    STAR WARS COLOUR FIRST.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones has been colour graded on Snell & Wilcox's Picasso correction system. Engineers from Industrial Light & Magic used the real-time, disk-based non-linear suite

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    TX - Clubbing together.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    'I don't think it's very funny actually,' comments writer/director Annie Griffin about her black comedy drama, The Book Group. Not the sort of thing you'd normally expect someone to say about

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    SKY CLOSES RUGBY DEAL.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Sky Sports has struck long-term rugby deals including live international and club rugby. The deal is for the next four seasons and includes England internationals, the Zurich Premiership and several other

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    Duncanson takes MD role at Chrysalis.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis Entertainment has called off the search for a new managing director, handing responsibility for the division to Chrysalis Television managing director Neil Duncanson, writes Steve Aston

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    Sky chiefs eye German market.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    BSkyB's two most senior executives were this week locked in talks with News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch to help mastermind a potential push into the German market following the collapse of

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    Sony chief says it's digital's year.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Sony President and chief operating officer Kunitake Ando has hailed 2002 as 'the year for digital'.Speaking at NAB in Las Vegas, Ando singled out the growth of digital cinematography as well

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    Channel TV given pay-off.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Carlton and Granada reached an undisclosed financial settlement with ITV minority shareholder Channel TV over the use of the ITV brand to promote ITV Digital just days before the platform went into administration, it emerged this week, writes Steve Aston

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    Former LWT head joins Celador team.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Former LWT comedy head Humphrey Barclay is taking a sidestep out of retirement to join Celador Productions on a consultancy basis overseeing comedy output, writes Meg Carter

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    Liquidation on the cards for ITV Digital.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Carlton and Granada are expected to start winding down their ill-fated ITV Digital platform on Monday (15 April), after failing to strike a crucial deal with the Football League, writes Simon Ellery

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    Off the Record - A Capital offence.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    How's this for a cock-up. Capital FM's news site on Friday had a story about how a message from the Queen to the Queen Mother had brought a human touch to

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    Zeal plots management buyout from Sportsworld.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Zeal Television is poised to undergo a management buyout as its owner Sportsworld Media Group goes to the wall, writes Penny Hughes

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    Burton is 'new Morse'.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a new three-part crime series starring Amanda Burton that is tipped to become 'the new Inspector Morse', writes Leigh Holmwood

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    OFT probe into BSkyB 'too slow'.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has come under fire for being too slow to act on allegations of anti-competitive behaviour following the latest delay in its probe into BSkyB, writes Simon Ellery

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    BRIAN WADDELL MAKES TRAVEL REALITY SHOW.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Brian Waddell Productions has been commissioned to produce a new 'travel reality series' for National Geographic Channels International commissioning editor Bryan Smith. The 13 x 30-minute series, Chasing Time in ...,