An independent man

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The Royal Television Society (RTS) 1997 President Sir Jeremy Isaacs will bring a diverse range of skills to his new role. After a time at the Royal Opera House, he has returned to independent television production and is about to produce Millennium, a documentary covering the last thousand years. He hopes the series will focus on world achievements, not just American and European. The former Chief Executive of Channel 4 believes that the Society's 4000 members must be involved at all levels in the future of broadcasting, not just a selective few.

Personalities, Royal Television Society, Issacs, Sir Jeremy

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Staying power

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Colin Leventhal has been with Channel 4 since it began to broadcast in 1981. At present he is Head of Acquisitions, C4 International, Film Four Distributions and C4 Learning. He plans to concentrate on building up C4's digital infrastructure and putting C4 into the global market. The Film on Four brand is known throughout the world for financing projects and overseas joint ventures are carefully selected. Leventhal defends the current C4 American programming policy but is determined to commission more home-grown programmes.

Officials and employees, Channel 4, Leventhal, Colin

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Cinderell'a story: like in the fairytale BAFTA only gets to sparkle one night a year and has to struggle to make ends meet the rest of the time. Chief executive Harry Manley has to cope with over 2 million pounds sterling debts and a sever image problem in the industry

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BAFTA, with its coveted mask awards, is a famous brand name but it has an image problem within the TV industry and has long been overshadowed by the royal Television Society. BAFTA has failed to promote its training and educational projects such as scholarships to the National Film School. It also faces major financial debt after it acquired the 195 Piccadilly premises for development. Harry Manley is chief executive of BAFTA has plans to control costs and improve revenues.

Associations, institutions, etc., Associations, Manley, Harry

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