Pick any tradeshow over the past decade and chances are you'll find that a first-class Quantel rumour - normally involving its imminent and sad demise - started at some point in the bars and spiralled out to the show floor with fairly astonishing rapidity. Quite why the company attracts so much gossip is a bit of a mystery, but either way this year's IBC rumour was an absolute corker: the company is selling a healthy number of products and is on the way to making a tidy profit. Eh? You could almost see people doing the double take.
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