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Lansons Live news

Sky's the limit - Why business news matters
As Britain's economy slips back into recession, TV business news has never been more important - according to Sky News Business Correspondent Joel Hills and Head of Business Dafydd Rees.

During a lively debate hosted by Lansons Live last week, the duo took questions on everything from how to get your company on air, through to covering controversial stories surrounding Rupert Murdoch and the Leveson Inquiry.



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Tony Langham - Viewpoint

Let's hope the Olympics is a triumph of internationalism over nationalism
With just 86 days before the 2012 Olympic Games, and ahead of the PROI (Public Relations Organisation International) annual conference in Helsinki at which he will be speaking, Lansons' chief executive, Tony Langham hopes for the triumph of internationalism over nationalism.

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Why has financial services gone so badly wrong?   Dining in with the Camerons   Never say Never!   The Impact of Globalization on Hollywood
As there are so many nice people in financial services, how has it all gone so badly wrong? With the level of trust between the public and the industry at an all-time low, Lansons' chief executive Tony Langham examines the obstacles that must be overcome in order to address this.
   The Sunday Times' revelations toward the end of March swung the political spotlight back onto some very familiar territory - party funding. This has been an age old problem in British politics. Labour and the Conservatives each rely overwhelmingly on one source of finance: trade unions and wealthy individuals respectively. Is policy now "for sale" in British politics? And what does this mean for how we fund our parties?
  Think about things that were never going to happen. People said man would never fly, let alone land on the moon. Both events happened which really changed our lives. Titanic sailed and sank. Concorde broke the sound barrier but doesn't fly anymore. When will the 'unsinkable' ship ever happen? When will sustainable supersonic flights become the norm? What makes the 'won't ever happen' happen?
  Movies and television are as popular as ever, but technology and the economy are making a difference in what is being produced and how it is distributed according to a snapshot provided by PROI partner in Los Angeles, MPRM Communications.
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Upcoming Events

How European do we feel?
A panel discussion on EU identity, organised by Lansons Communications and supported by Opinium Research, hosted at the House of Lords
Wednesday 16 May
For more information contact euidentity@lansons.com

MEET THE MEDIA
An opportunity to question a panel of specialist online journalists, on the working relationships they have with the financial services industry
Thursday 17 May
For more information contact jeenan@lansons.com

Regulatory Consultancy Forum
We will be looking at larger regulatory trends and the international overlay to the UK scene
Tuesday 19 June
For more information contact francescap@lansons.com

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