Efficiency keeps smiles up at UTV

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Ulster Television (UTV) recently acquired a 60 percent stake in radio group County Media, with the intention of becoming a 'broad media player.' UTV, which emphasizes local programming, has a 100 percent penetration in Northern Ireland, with 80 percent of the households in the Republic of Ireland also able to access the broadcaster

Brief Article, Ulster Television PLC, County Media

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BBC's fx shop exterminated

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The BBC plans to close down its special effects department, which primarily uses traditional fx techniques, due to increasing demand for new computer animation technology. The move will affect 22 positions.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Personnel administration, Parent-to-subsidiary activities, Subsidiary-to-parent activities, Human resource management, British Broadcasting Corp., Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Company personnel management, Special effects (Motion pictures), Special effects (Movies), Subsidiaries, divisions and units

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Carlton/United deal lifts Quantel MBO. (management buy-out)

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Computer services vendor Quantel Ltd.'s executives consider management buy-out of their company as parent company Carlton Communications PLC consider merger with publishing giant United News and Media PLC.

Financial management, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, Printing & Publishing, Data Processing Services, Specialized Computer Services, Data processing and preparation, Publishing industry, Finance, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Information technology services, Carlton Communications PLC, United News and Media PLC, UNEWY, Quantel Ltd.

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