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Overseas marketplaces offer great opportunities for creative companies in Wales – but they must have the confidence to step into the limelight. That was the view of panellists at the fourth of Insider's Welsh Government Debates. Click here to watch the video. READ MORE...
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Welsh Government debate - Creative Industries
 Ron Jones, chair of the Welsh Government’s Creative Industries sector panel, was joined by business leaders from the creative industry to discuss how Welsh businesses can maximise the global potential of the sector in Wales.
Featuring: Ron Jones, chair, Welsh Government Creative Industries Sector Panel and executive chairman, Tinopolis; Professor Ian Hargreaves, Cardiff University, Neil Cocker, managing director, Dizzyjam; Mark John, managing director, Vision Thing Communications
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Bluefish Communications, the Cardiff-based IT and communications consultancy, has been acquired by telecoms giant Vodafone. Read More...
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