All Broadcast articles in 08 January 1999
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SKY PASSES 200,000 DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION TARGET
BSkyB is understood to have passed its target of signing 200,000 subscribers to its digital service by Christmas. The satellite operator, which launched its digital service on 1 October, refused to
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GOODIER'S RADIO 1 WEEKEND SHOWS GO IN-HOUSE
Mark Goodier's weekend shows on BBC Radio 1 are to be produced in-house by BBC music entertainment from March. The show's former producer, independent Wise Buddah, will now produce Mary Ann
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Survival scoops£1.5m ITV series
ITV has commissioned United Wildlife production outfit Survival to make 8 x 60-minute episodes of Survival, in a deal said to be worth more than£1.5 million, writes John Plunkett.The films
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UK Arena channel editor Rob Warr has commissioned Arena 100, a series of short films featuring the best of twentieth century British art, from indie Illumina. The 100 x 6-minute shorts
UK Arena channel editor Rob Warr has commissioned Arena 100, a series of short films featuring the best of twentieth century British art, from indie Illumina. The 100 x 6-minute shorts
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1999 - THE YEAR AHEAD - The big noises of ninety-nine
What lies in store for the UK broadcast sector in 1999? As the BBC readies itself for life post-Birt, ITV pins its hopes on a new schedule and Channel 4 goes on the offensive, Broadcast weighs up the challenges facing the industry in the year ahead.
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1999 - THE YEAR AHEAD - Virtual insanity
John Dugdale offers a satirical view of the pre-millennial madness that will shake the broadcasting establishment. Brace yourself for X-Rated Baz, the relaunch of R1 as a rolling news service and Carlton as Trimdon Working Men's Club.
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The Word is back as C4 gives Planet 24 the nod
Cult Channel 4 youth show The Word is set to return to the screens in March.Jo Wallace, deputy commissioning editor in C4's entertainment department, has given independent producer Planet 24 the
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Scottish Media Group distribution subsidiary Cascade will be launching new Barron Entertainment teen drama Fast Tracks internationally at Natpe later this month. The 26 x 30-minute series, set in a sc
Scottish Media Group distribution subsidiary Cascade will be launching new Barron Entertainment teen drama Fast Tracks internationally at Natpe later this month. The 26 x 30-minute series, set in a school
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NEW COMMISSIONS FOR RADIO 3'S BETWEEN THE EARS
BBC Radio 3's Between the Ears series, which blends drama, documentary and music, is set to return on 13 February with a raft of newly commissioned programmes. They include Virtual Spires,
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ITV NEARS 38% TARGET
ITV is understood to have come close to reaching its stated target of a 38 per cent peaktime share in 1998, achieving a 37.9 per cent average across the year.Excluding the
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JACOBI TO STAR IN CHARLES I ANNIVERSARY DRAMA FOR R4
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned BBC radio drama to produce a 90-minute drama documentary marking the 350th anniversary of the trial and execution of King Charles I. Sir Derek Jacobi, Timothy
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Ross to anchor C4 film programme
At It Productions has signed Jonathan Ross to front a studio discussion programme that will form the centrepiece of Channel 4's film censorship weekend, writes Claire Handley.The 50-minute special, provisionally titled
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C4 hands cricket contract to S+V
Sports independent Trans World International (TWI) has been accused of 'sour grapes' after Channel 4 unexpectedly awarded the cricket production contract to a rival company.C4 surprised industry insiders by awarding the
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Is it Legal? fails to win second series from Channel 4 after poor ratings
Comedy series Is it Legal? has been dropped by Channel 4, one year after transferring to the channel from ITV, writes Tim Dams.C4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo has not commissioned
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SIVEWRIGHT QUITS VIDEAL TO RETURN TO CHANNEL 4
Claire Sivewright has left German programme financier Videal to return to Channel 4 in the UK, as senior business affairs executive overseeing factual and features. Sivewright, who was responsible for setting
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PROFILE - Rebel fights for C4 cause
From the unlikely beginnings of a Trotskyite children's union, Jim Gray has risen to become ITN's head of Channel 4 News. In the week of the show's relaunch, what are his plans for its future?
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EX-FIRST CLASS POSTER WOODLEY JOINS 42ND STREET
Former First Class Post general manager Clive Woodley has joined recruitment and training company 42nd Street as project consultant. Woodley's first assignment will be to project manage the construction of a
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WEIL MAKES DEBUT WITH LAWRENCE SPECIAL FOR 5 LIVE
Stephen Lawrence: The Truth, newly formed indie BW Productions' first commission, is due to go out on BBC Radio 5 Live on Monday (11 January).The 120-minute production will feature a series
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C5 SPARE DIGITAL CAPACITY PASSES TO SDN
Channel 5 has struck a deal with its digital multiplex licence-holder, S4C Digital Networks (SDN), for the use of its spare digital capacity. Under the terms of the deal, concluded on
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R5 signs indies for sport flagship
Independent radio producer Somethin' Else and leading TV sports producer Chrysalis Sport have been jointly commissioned to produce a new flagship youth magazine strand for BBC Radio 5 Live. writes Claire