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    Big Issue... Global smash hits

    2001-10-22T17:01:00Z

    Howard Webster looks at two very different formats (one devised in the UK, one in the US) to see what can be done during the production process to turn them into worldwide success stories

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    My finest hour

    2001-10-22T16:51:00Z

    Peak Practice production buyer John Steppings feared he may have taken on the impossible when his producer asked him to 'sort out' a Lynx military helicopter for a crash scene. Interview by Jon Rogers

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    News to me

    2001-10-22T16:51:00Z

    The life of a news cameraman can be far from easy. So what's the appeal of the job, asks David Collins

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    The making of..

    2001-10-22T16:50:00Z

    Hectic schedules and a tight budget have put the pressure on the makers of ITV's new daytime soap. By Ed Shelton

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    Off the beaten track

    2001-10-22T16:27:00Z

    We reckon managing a regional studio is about the hardest job in broadcasting. Why? Because what do you do if you are a studio boss running a facility outside of London and you want to attract the country's top producers away from the capital? Six such pe

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    Craft Classics...They Think It's All Over

    2001-10-22T16:10:00Z

    Co-deviser and producer Bill Matthews and series producer Harry Thompson on 10 years of They Think It's All Over. By Ed Shelton

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    Get Smart...IBC round-up

    2001-10-22T15:59:00Z

    This year's IBC - held in Amsterdam - may have been subdued, but the technology on offer was still impressive, as Ian White discovered

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    Trade Secrets...VJs

    2001-10-22T15:32:00Z

    Video journalists are gaining credence as an alternative way to report TV news, as Adrian Pennington discoversOnce dismissed as a gimmicky and amateurish way of gathering low-rent reportage, video journalism is

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    Big Issue...the B+ DIY Film Project

    2001-10-22T15:26:00Z

    In the second part of a unique project that will see B+ put together its own film from scratch, Howard Webster looks at the complicated issue of finance, the minefield of finding the right lawyer and getting the special effects guys in from the outset

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    Location Story...Menace

    2001-10-22T15:26:00Z

    Menace portrays London from the dark side. By Matthew BellWith a nod to US movies Falling Down and Taxi Driver, Greenlit Productions' latest thriller, Menace, for Channel 5, tells the story

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    Post...Pepsi Challenge

    2001-10-22T14:55:00Z

    How Chrysalis Creative created a new brand identity for the Pepsi Chart Show - with a little help from XTV and Rushes 3D department

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    BBC 1 dominates Saturday viewing

    2001-10-22T14:04:00Z

    ITV 1's The Premiership still faces possible relegation while viewers fail to return to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? after series of Parent and Child specials

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    Sarah Lancashire drama draws 9.6m

    2001-10-22T13:25:00Z

    ITV1's one-off adaptation of Michelle Margorian's Back Home proves a massive hit as BBC1's Silent Witness struggles to compete

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    New Sarah Lancashire drama draws 9.6m

    2001-10-22T13:23:00Z

    ITV1's one-off adaptation of Michelle Magorian's Back Home proves a massive hit as BBC1's Silent Witness struggles to compete

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    ITV Digital safe in the short-term

    2001-10-22T12:51:00Z

    Carlton chief executive Murphy says service is secure for now but admits 'all options' are being considered

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    BBC remains tight-lipped on future of Radio 2's Young

    2001-10-22T10:40:00Z

    Corporation refuses to quash rumours that veteran BBC Radio 2 presenter will be shown the door next year but backs Radio 4's Alistair Cooke

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    Coronation Street left without a producer

    2001-10-19T16:18:00Z

    'Restructuring of key roles' in Granada drama in the north puts controller of drama Carolyn Reynolds in charge of flagship soap as executive producer Jane Macnaught is moved sideways

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    Carlton and Granada shares jump as City speculates on ITV Digital withdrawal

    2001-10-19T14:54:00Z

    Analysts' note predicting possible Carlton withdrawal from digital service sparks rush on ITV companies' shares

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    Sprint abandons national broadband network

    2001-10-19T13:19:00Z

    Telecommunications company abandons initiative as part of cost-cutting plan which will see 6,000 jobs go

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    Viewers appear football-weary

    2001-10-19T12:23:00Z

    Chelsea and Ipswich on UEFA trail fail to emulate performance of previous night's Champions League coverage