Chaps... This is nothing to do with backstage at all, can we please leave
this topic for discussion in other places.
m
On 18/10/07 17:38, "Martin Deutsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've never quite been able to work out the specifics of the deal ("see Eyes
> passim", as they say), but Television Centre (and several other BBC buildings)
> passed back into BBC hands a few years after that deal, and the facilities
> management contract with Land Securities has ended.
>
> While it's good to see Backstage's future is secure, I'm hoping that my
> friends with BBC contracts (a rarity these days) can be similarly reassured.
> Some of them haven't heard anything solid so far.
>
> - martin
>
> On 10/18/07, Gordon Joly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> And bad news for the 2,000 people who will be "let go"... 420 from
>> factual television, and 470 will go from News.
>>
>> Multimedia will expand, and they are selling TVC. It all makes sense.
>> Who needs at *television* centre when all you really want to do is to
>> dive into the multimedia (digital) maelstrom and pay consultants (and
>> Mr. J. Ross)?
>>
>> They should sell BBC White City. OOPS. They did that trick already.
>> BBC White City was sold to Land Securities Trillium.
>>
>> http://www.landsecurities.com/press.asp?PageID=25&MediaID=15&InitialView=Fals
>> e
>> <http://www.landsecurities.com/press.asp?PageID=25&MediaID=15&Initial
>> View=False>
>>
>> Gordo
>>
>> P.S. Who said "content is king"?
>>
>>
>> At 16:07 +0100 18/10/07, Brian Butterworth wrote:
>>> >That's great news!
>>> >
>>> >On 18/10/2007, Matthew Cashmore
>>> ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
>>> >wrote:
>>> >
>>> >No major news here Brian - business as normal.
>>> >
>>> >m
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >On 18/10/07 14:09, "Brian Butterworth"
>>> ><<mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >I was just wondering what is to happen to
>>> ><http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/ <http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/>
>>> <http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/ > > Backstage.bbc.co.uk
>>> <http://Backstage.bbc.co.uk>
>>> ><http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/><http://Backstage.bbc.co.uk
>>> <http://Backstage.bbc.co.uk> <http://Backstage.bbc.co.uk > > as part
>>> >of the Thompson plans?
>>> >
>>> ><http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7050440.stm>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7050440.stm
>>> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7050440.stm>
>>> >
>>> >'Future Media & Technology Online, mobile, interactive, archives
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>
>>
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