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Fru Hazlitt is right, most people are boring, says Sells (BBH)

By November 21 2011, 2:39 pm Leave a comment

Peter Sells: “Basically I agree with Fru,” [most people are boring]. I’m pretty boring, and so are almost all of my friends”

Cool Jay Hunt gives birth to Channel 4’s future

By November 7 2011, 12:20 pm Leave a comment

C4′s Jay Hunt: “I think it’s a little bit like becoming pregnant: It doesn’t really matter how impatient you become, you can’t deliver anything for 10 months. But the good news is I’ve been in post for 10 months now…”

Media agencies should be wary of Google’s TV agenda

By August 22 2011, 2:09 pm 5 Comments

Google’s Eric Schmidt says “the company that can offer the best integrated solution along those lines will get the majority of the customers”

Goodbye Andy Barnes: Channel 4’s commercial stalwart exits

By April 1 2011, 1:36 pm 2 Comments
So the rumours were true, Andy Barnes, the face of Channel 4’s commercial operations since it began selling its own airtime in 1993, is leaving the broadcaster.
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Have you tuned into the success of TV?

By January 30 2011, 10:01 am Leave a comment

Family crowd round TV

The success of television in 2010 proves yet again the inherent wisdom in Nietzsche’s over-used adage; what doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

Television, let’s remind ourselves, especially ‘linear television’, is that media relic from the last century. Pictures and sound emanating from a box in your living room, scheduled to someone else’s timetable and convenience. Read more »

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