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places such c c
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Film Councils, c c c
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c
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c
Tax Schemes. c Since 2010, they
in ITV London PolyGram was Since Universal took over WT, have been using 3D
c Television bid, sold to Seagram, the films have received higher and other new
which stopped in merged with MCA
c budgets; this means they could technologies
2002 Music
afford more famous actors and
c Entertainment
locations.
1983 c 1991 1992 1994 1999 2010

c
Founded by Tim PolyGram WT received After PolyGram
Bevan and c became the direct funding merged, it was 2003
Sarah Radclyffe company¶s from Universal sold to Universal
c corporate backer after the Studios
changeover in
c 1999; this
WT2 was formed,
meant they
c subsidiary company ±
could afford
independent company
c better
run by Natascha
Directors and
Wharton
c cast & crew.
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