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Hydra Associates was a media consultancy firm providing strategic advice to media and entertainment companies. The company was founded in 1987 by [[John Cummins]] and was based in the West end of London<ref>Nicola Hobday, [http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T7107902385&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T7107902388&cisb=22_T7107902387&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=244689&docNo=19 Hawkpoint buys consultant Hydra], ''Daily Deal'', ''Nexis UK'', 25-January-2001, Accessed 07-August-2009</ref>. Hydra Associates shared an office with [[SRU]] Ltd the media company co-founded by [[Peter York]] ([[Peter Wallis]]) and [[Dennis Stevenson]]<ref>Hydra Associates, [http://www.touchlondon.co.uk/business/list/bid/5078415 Address], ''Touch Local'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref><ref>Companies House (Hansard), [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1992/nov/30/companies-house HC Deb 30 November 1992 vol 215 c29W], ''House of Commons'', Accessed 09-August-2009</ref>. Hydra operated as strategy consultants for high profile media companies like [[BT]] and the [[BBC]]<ref>Guardian Media, [http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T7111790764&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T7111790767&cisb=22_T7111790766&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=138620&docNo=43 YOOF'S REBEL ROUSERS: NETWORK 7'S CLASS OF '87], ''The Guardian'', ''Nexis UK'', 12-May-1997, Accessed 08-August-2009</ref>. Broadcaster [[Peter Wallis]] was chairman of the company from 1987-1999<ref>Peter York (Wallis), [http://www.capelland.com/pages/broadcasters/index.asp?CID=156 Broadcasters], ''Capel & Land'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref>. [[James Purnell]] worked for Hydra associates between 1992-1994<ref>James Purnell, [http://www.jamespurnell.org.uk/biography Biography], ''James Purnell MP'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref>.
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[[Hydra Associates]] was a media consultancy firm providing strategic advice to media and entertainment companies. The company was founded in 1987 by [[John Cummins]] and was based in the West end of London<ref>Nicola Hobday, [http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T7107902385&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T7107902388&cisb=22_T7107902387&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=244689&docNo=19 Hawkpoint buys consultant Hydra], ''Daily Deal'', ''Nexis UK'', 25-January-2001, Accessed 07-August-2009</ref>. Hydra Associates shared an office with [[SRU]] Ltd, the media company co-founded by [[Peter York]] ([[Peter Wallis]]) and [[Dennis Stevenson]]<ref>Hydra Associates, [http://www.touchlondon.co.uk/business/list/bid/5078415 Address], ''Touch Local'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref><ref>Companies House (Hansard), [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1992/nov/30/companies-house HC Deb 30 November 1992 vol 215 c29W], ''House of Commons'', Accessed 09-August-2009</ref>. Hydra operated as strategy consultants for high profile media companies like [[BT]] and the [[BBC]]<ref>Guardian Media, [http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T7111790764&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T7111790767&cisb=22_T7111790766&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=138620&docNo=43 YOOF'S REBEL ROUSERS: NETWORK 7'S CLASS OF '87], ''The Guardian'', ''Nexis UK'', 12-May-1997, Accessed 08-August-2009</ref>. Broadcaster [[Peter Wallis]] was chairman of the company from 1987-1999<ref>Peter York (Wallis), [http://www.capelland.com/pages/broadcasters/index.asp?CID=156 Broadcasters], ''Capel & Land'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref>. Blairite former Labour MP [[James Purnell]] worked for Hydra Associates between 1992-1994<ref>James Purnell, [http://www.jamespurnell.org.uk/biography Biography], ''James Purnell MP'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref>.
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==Scotland on Screen==
 
==Scotland on Screen==
  
 
Hydra Associates published the report "Scotland on Screen: the Development of the Film and Television Industry in Scotland". It was published on 18 April 1996, at a cost of £125,000<ref>James Douglas-Hamilton, [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960430/text/60430w13.htm Film Industry (Hydra Associates)], ''House of Commons'', Accessed 07-August-2009</ref>.  
 
Hydra Associates published the report "Scotland on Screen: the Development of the Film and Television Industry in Scotland". It was published on 18 April 1996, at a cost of £125,000<ref>James Douglas-Hamilton, [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960430/text/60430w13.htm Film Industry (Hydra Associates)], ''House of Commons'', Accessed 07-August-2009</ref>.  
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==People==
 
==People==
  
 
[[Rodney Baker-Bates]] | [[James Purnell]] | [[Peter Wallis]] | [[John Cummins]] | [[Courtney Inchbald]]
 
[[Rodney Baker-Bates]] | [[James Purnell]] | [[Peter Wallis]] | [[John Cummins]] | [[Courtney Inchbald]]
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===Former associates===
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*[[Stephen Lovegrove]], Permanent Secretary of UK [[Department of Energy and Climate Change]] since February 2013, worked for Hydra between 1990-94
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==

Latest revision as of 00:52, 14 October 2013

Hydra Associates was a media consultancy firm providing strategic advice to media and entertainment companies. The company was founded in 1987 by John Cummins and was based in the West end of London[1]. Hydra Associates shared an office with SRU Ltd, the media company co-founded by Peter York (Peter Wallis) and Dennis Stevenson[2][3]. Hydra operated as strategy consultants for high profile media companies like BT and the BBC[4]. Broadcaster Peter Wallis was chairman of the company from 1987-1999[5]. Blairite former Labour MP James Purnell worked for Hydra Associates between 1992-1994[6].

Scotland on Screen

Hydra Associates published the report "Scotland on Screen: the Development of the Film and Television Industry in Scotland". It was published on 18 April 1996, at a cost of £125,000[7].

People

Rodney Baker-Bates | James Purnell | Peter Wallis | John Cummins | Courtney Inchbald

Former associates

Affiliations

BT | BBC | SRU Ltd

Address

Hydra Associates Ltd
78-80 St John Street
London
EC1M 4HR

Notes

  1. ↑ Nicola Hobday, Hawkpoint buys consultant Hydra, Daily Deal, Nexis UK, 25-January-2001, Accessed 07-August-2009
  2. ↑ Hydra Associates, Address, Touch Local, Accessed 08-August-2009
  3. ↑ Companies House (Hansard), HC Deb 30 November 1992 vol 215 c29W, House of Commons, Accessed 09-August-2009
  4. ↑ Guardian Media, YOOF'S REBEL ROUSERS: NETWORK 7'S CLASS OF '87, The Guardian, Nexis UK, 12-May-1997, Accessed 08-August-2009
  5. ↑ Peter York (Wallis), Broadcasters, Capel & Land, Accessed 08-August-2009
  6. ↑ James Purnell, Biography, James Purnell MP, Accessed 08-August-2009
  7. ↑ James Douglas-Hamilton, Film Industry (Hydra Associates), House of Commons, Accessed 07-August-2009
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