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AND FINALLY ... Simon Kanjee, MD of TSI
MD of facility TSI Simon Kanjee fondly remembers his university days when he could stay in bed until noon.
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HORTON LANDS ROLE OF VISUAL EFFECTS HEAD AT SVC
SVC has appointed Tom Horton to the new position of head of visual effects. Horton (left), who was previously creative director of Singapore facility VHQ, will be responsible for expanding the
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THE ECONOMY - PART ONE - Surviving the rollercoaster
With both the IMF and Treasury providing gloomy forecasts for 1999, what effect will this economic downturn have on the broadcasting industry? Opening a two-part special, Meg Carter finds that TV executives are cautiously optimistic.
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ITV gives Hewland nod for new drama
Hewland International has received its first ITV drama commission in the form of a£2 million action thriller series described as 'Thelma and Louise do Romford'.Greenlit by ITV controller of drama
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MURDOCH DISMISSES TALK OF KIRCH STAKE AS 'PREMATURE'
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corp (right), has said talk that the company is close to finalising an agreement to take a stake in Germany's Kirch Group is
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DERHAM TO PRESENT NEWS
ITN's media and arts correspondent, Katie Derham, is to become the main newscaster on its Saturday evening news programmes on ITV from this month.Derham, 28, will continue in her correspondent's role
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House plays down Edwards' departure
John Edwards, managing director of Barnes Trust Media subsidiary The House, is leaving the company after less than 14 months in the job.His departure comes only three months after the outfit
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DISS JOINS CUT & RUN FOR RETURN TO EDITING
Award-winning commercials editor Nick Diss has joined independent editing house Cut & Run. Diss, who has worked with some of the industry's leading directors including Ridley Scott and Alan Parker, was
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END CREDITS
Andy Harries struggles to come to terms with an empty office as everyone takes an extended Christmas break.
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COX SELLS TELEWEST STAKE
Telewest Communications underwent another substantial change in share ownership last week, when US cable company Cox Communications sold its entire stake of 12 per cent to institutional investors for£450 million.The
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CORRECTION
Mentorn Barraclough Carey North head of production Lynne Marriott has been promoted to general manager and continues as head of production.She was not promoted to head of production as stated in
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Italy eyes new law to curb News Corp
The Italian government is considering new TV ownership restrictions aimed at limiting the ambitions of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Europe.Communications under-secretary Vincenzo Vita, speaking in an interview with Italian weekly L'Espresso,
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Picardy TV confirms Waterfront purchase
Scottish facilities group Picardy Television has acquired Glasgow-based recording and dubbing facility Waterfront Post.Details of the deal, which was confirmed over the New Year, were being kept quiet but Picardy is
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OFF THE RECORD - Cold Turkey stew
Could Channel 4 - that epitome of lightweight fast-track commissioning - be, on occasion, a little too lightweight and fast-track? Off The Record only asks after hearing about last Thursday's debacle
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Rushes closes its doors on motion control operation
Commercials facility Rushes has closed its Camden-based motion control studio in a move that leaves just SVC's White City rig as central London's only remaining motion control operation.Rushes managing director Mark
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Red Post Production has created a new series of titles for The Guardian's sponsorship of pay-TV feature film channel FilmFour
Red Post Production has created a new series of titles for The Guardian's sponsorship of pay-TV feature film channel FilmFour.Designed and directed by Grant Gilbert, the sequence uses computer-animated book elements
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COMMENT - Time to champion successes on free TV
Let us now praise free television.In the past six months ITV and the BBC have produced some shows as good as any in their long histories.As the hubbub of those with
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CFN to serve up three new dishes
Carlton's cookery channel, Carlton Food Network (CFN), has lined up three new series including a regional food show fronted by actor George Baker, writes Alice Macandrew.CFN director of programming Anne Gray
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ITC and ITV network reject calls for 'super-regulator'
The Independent Television Commission has branded calls for a single 'super-regulator' for TV and telecoms as 'fanciful', writes John Plunkett.The commission, in its response to the Government's green paper on convergence
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DT SETS UP KABEL DEUTSCHLAND TO RUN CABLE NETWORKS
German state telecoms outfit Deutsche Telekom (DT) has established a separate subsidiary, Kabel Deutschland, to run the cable television networks it plans to sell off. The new unit, which will be