All Broadcast articles in 16 July 1999
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Disney Channel UK's autumn schedule will launch on 1 September with a new graphics package created by French production company Gedeon. The idents, set to roll out to other parts of
Disney Channel UK's autumn schedule will launch on 1 September with a new graphics package created by French production company Gedeon. The idents, set to roll out to other parts of
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ISO directed and produced the titles for Life Support, a new medical drama for BBC 1. Damien Smith and Clyde Lawson employed new software on the 2D graphic sequence to mimic
ISO directed and produced the titles for Life Support, a new medical drama for BBC 1. Damien Smith and Clyde Lawson employed new software on the 2D graphic sequence to mimic
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Framestore was brought in to composite the title sequence to Adam Curtis' new documentary, The Mayfair Set. The work, designed by Bernard Heyes, combines archive 16mm film from the 1960s with
Framestore was brought in to composite the title sequence to Adam Curtis' new documentary, The Mayfair Set. The work, designed by Bernard Heyes, combines archive 16mm film from the 1960s with
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TWO MORE GARDENING SHOWS IN PRODUCTION FOR BBC 2
BBC Birmingham network production is working on two gardening shows for BBC 2. The 8 x 30-minute BBC Gardener of the Year, presented by Alan Titchmarsh, is due to go out
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RADIO 2 PRESENTER IN COURT ON DRUG SUPPLY CHARGES
BBC Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker appeared at Horseferry Road magistrates court on Monday (12 July) accused of supplying cocaine. He was remanded on bail until 31 August.
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Vivendi seeks£2.6bn from sell-off strategy
Vivendi is to sell off its 20 per cent stake in Belgian communications group Audiofina plus its 52 per cent stake in European broadcaster Tele-Monte-Carlo (TMC), according to chairman Jean-Marie Messier, writes Paul Michaud.
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Atlantic 252 co-founder Baxter in surprise departure
Atlantic 252 managing director Travis Baxter has unexpectedly quit the station to 'pursue other interests', writes John Plunkett.
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Wright boosts live music on R3
BBC Radio 3 controller Roger Wright has boosted the network's live music and arts programming in his first major programming overhaul, writes John Plunkett.
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TV3 planning breakfast slot
Ireland's fledgling commercial broadcaster, TV3, is to launch a new Planet 24 breakfast service from September in competition with programmes that spill over from mainland Britain, writes Anthony Garvey.
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WORLD RIGHTS TO MEL C DOC TAKEN UP BY 3DD
3DD has secured worldwide TV rights to a 30-minute fly-on-the-wall documentary about Spice Girl Melanie C. The film, being directed by Hamish Hamilton for Done & Dusted, airs on Channel 4
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TalkBack lands C4 and BBC work
TalkBack Productions' features department has landed a slew of commissions for BBC 2 and Channel 4, including a series about female role models who have fallen from grace, writes Liz Shackleton.Production
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Channel 4 strikes out with Dockers drama
Channel 4's gritty feature-length drama, Dockers, stood its ground at 22.00 on Sunday (11 July), pulling in a respectable two million viewers (15 per cent), according to unofficial overnights, writes Liz Shackleton.
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C4 classical music role for Younghusband
Jan Younghusband has been appointed as Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor for music, with responsibilities including the broadcaster's Glyndebourne opera coverage, writes Wale Azeez.
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GRIEVES GIVEN BUSINESS AFFAIRS POST AT CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 has hired National Video Corporation legal and business affairs manager Cheetah Grieves to become manager of business affairs. Grieves, who had been with NVC since 1996, reports to C4I
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C5 BUYS IN TURNER'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Channel 5 controller of acquisitions Jeff Ford has bought a 26 x 30-minute run of World Championship Wrestling Worldwide from Turner Productions.The show, which is already broadcast in the UK on
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TRANSMEDIA GINOLA DOC TO AIR ON C5 IN SEPTEMBER
Indie Transmedia Productions has spent six months shooting footballer David Ginola for a Channel 5 documentary. The 60-minute show on the double player of the year - Ginola won both the
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DVB PROJECT ACCEPTS USE OF DOLBY AUDIO FOR DIGITAL TV
Following pressure from some of the countries that are considering the adoption of the DVB system for their digital television services, the DVB Project has officially accepted that the Dolby Digital
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TWENTY TWENTY TO MAKE QUICK DOC ON ACCUSED NANNY
Channel 4 has commissioned Twenty Twenty Television to produce a fast-turnaround documentary about Asian nanny Manjit Kaur Basuta, who is expected to receive a minimum sentence of 25 years for the
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ITC PUTS GUNS ON AGENDA
The Independent Television Commission has put discussion of Channel 4 documentary Guns on the Street on the agenda of its next monthly meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday 22 July. The
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APPLICATIONS NEEDED FOR RTS NORTH WEST AWARDS
The fourth Royal Television Society North West Awards will take place on 20 November in Manchester. The RTS is seeking applications for a range of categories, including best regional news programme,