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Post-production editors, although largely unseen, are important people in the TV broadcasting industry. Among the most well-known and respected are the BBC's Frances Parker, whose recent work includes Nostromo and Pennies from Heaven. Other top-rate players in the industry include Blue's Bill Ogden and West 1's Jon Blow. Successful editors have excellent technical skills, good people skills and must be able to inspire others. A profile of two online editors is included.
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Southern Star Executive Chmn Neil Balnaves hopes that the independent television production operation can become a key player in primetime drama, children's programming, natural history and family entertainment. The company aims to become an international television distribution business worth A$100 million by the end of the 1990s. Its programme catalogue currently stands at around 3,500 hours, and it has five production subsidiaries in Australia.
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Peter Fincham has been managing director of independent television production company TalkBack since 1985. The company began life as a radio commercials outfit but diversified into broadcast television in 1989. Fincham, aged 39, was educated at Cambridge University and pursued a musical career for some nine years before joining TalkBack, which is responsible for hit comedy series such as Smith & Jones, The Day Today and They Think It's All Over.
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