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Granada makes group promotions
Granada has made two senior management promotions in an attempt to create greater cohesion between its various franchises, writes Steve Aston.
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AND FINALLY
Chris Le Grys, producer of ITV's Night and Day, failed to make the grade as a gravediggerIf you weren't in TV what would you be doing?DJ-ing. Move over Smashey and NiceyWho
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NEW SHORT FILM PRIZE
The Jerwood First Film Shorts Prize, which offers funding and script development training to 16 winners, was launched this week. Scripts must be no longer than 30 minutes and the deadline
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - VFG restructure fails to stem losses
Beleaguered film and video facilities group VFG expects pre-tax losses to reach£7.5m or£8m for the year ended August 2001, despite a major restructure which attempted to shore up the core hire business, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - POLAROID UNAFFECTED
Polaroid UK has attempted to reassure the market that it has not been affected by the US division's decision to file for Chapter 11, the US equivalent of administration which allows
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - SNELL & WILCOX GROWS
Snell & Wilcox has bought Newbury-based switcher and keyer manufacturer PSP Digital. The acquisition is the latest move in Snell & Wilcox's expansion strategy and follows the pur-chase in September of
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - INVENTOR OF THE YEAR
Roke Manor Research engineer John Mansbridge has been named Siemens Inventor of the Year. He was chosen from 57,000 research and development employees worldwide for his invention RipCore, an internet router
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LEADER - Variety is exception, not norm
Those working in broadcasting, like politicians, must wake up to a new reality. Just as the prospect of tax increases returns to the political agenda, broadcasters and producers should accept the
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Sambrook takes on news decline
Broadcast news is at a crossroads and must address the decline in TV news viewing by those under the age of 45, according to BBC director of news Richard Sambrook.Speaking at
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ITV plans cut in on-air marketing
ITV is set to slash the number of programmes it promotes on-air by half.Chief executive Stuart Prebble admitted last week that the network would be slashing the weekly number of shows
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INTERVIEW - Crowning glory
Last week's royal visit topped a vintage year for EastEnders executive producer John Yorke, who has overtaken Coronation Street in the ratings and successfully launched a fourth episode.
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YO-YO CONTENT TALKS
Interactive television company Static 2358 is in talks with content owners over ways to exploit the interactivity offered on its second digital channel Yo-Yo, which launched this week. Static is talking
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Red updates classic
Manchester-based indie Red Production Company has been commissioned to produce a modern-day version of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights for BBC 1, writes Penny Hughes.
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INDIE FINANCE - First Circle looks in perfect shape
When former Barraclough Carey director Daniel Wolf set up his own production company he knew he wanted to keep it small and focused. Five years on First Circle is enjoying the benefits of his vision. Meg Carter reports.
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MTV CARRIAGE DEAL
Telewest has struck an 11th hour carriage deal with MTV for its line-up of music channels following tense negotiations over cost. The cable company is understood to have successfully negotiated a
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TRADE TALK - Burning bright
The BBC says goodbye to the strength behind Weakest Link, Ruth Davis, who joins Tiger Aspect Productions as entertainment editor.
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CREATIVE BRIEFS - News in brief
422 was commissioned by BBC Manchester creative director of documentaries Ruth Pitt to produce an identity for the new series of Everyman. The four-second logo will feature on each episode after
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Tax breaks to drive broadband uptake
The government will finally sit down with industry body the Digital Content Forum (DCF) this week to thrash out the details of its tax breaks for broadband content scheme.The meeting, between
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OFF THE RECORD - Lion boss runs into royalty
Last Wednesday's royal nod to the broadcasting industry caused a stir well beyond the set of EastEnders where Her Majesty and Prince Philip began a day-long schmooze with the great and
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ON THE BOX - Better than sex
Independent producer and presenter Roger Bolton preferred the passion of Belfast's Question Time to the sensationalism of Taboo.