All Broadcast articles in 19 March 1999
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TalkBack to think big for BBC 1 pilot
TalkBack Productions is to shoot a pilot for an ambitious BBC 1 gameshow, which is being lined up for a possible early Saturday evening slot, writes Liz Shackleton.
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US-based animation company Pixel Kitchen has completed almost six minutes of 3D animation for Dinosaur Attack! - a 1 x 60-minute 'forensic palaeontology' documentary co-produced by Aimimage and United
US-based animation company Pixel Kitchen has completed almost six minutes of 3D animation for Dinosaur Attack! - a 1 x 60-minute 'forensic palaeontology' documentary co-produced by Aimimage and United and jointly
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Griffin Bacal Advertising commissioned animation studio amgFX to produce a new 10-second commercial for Boots
Griffin Bacal Advertising commissioned animation studio amgFX to produce a new 10-second commercial for Boots' Schwartzkopf range of hair colour products.It features a model talking to the camera while her hair
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Steve Burrell of BDH has designed and produced a 10-second season sting for the BBC independent commissioning group's (ICG) short season of films called Fear and Loathing. The dark and intense
Steve Burrell of BDH has designed and produced a 10-second season sting for the BBC independent commissioning group's (ICG) short season of films called Fear and Loathing. The dark and intense
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BBC 2 COOKS UP A CROSS-ATLANTIC STEW
BBC features and events is in production on a new 6 x 30-minutes food programme for BBC 2 primetime transmission from 4 May. Big Kevin, Little Kevin, produced by Andrew Fettis
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BBC 2 dominates RTS awards nominations
BBC 2 is the front-runner in the nominations for this year's Royal Television Society (RTS) programme awards, picking up 27 of the 64 shortlisted entries.BBC 1 and Channel 4 have 14
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ON DIGITAL ACQUIRES QUANTEL EDITBOX MAGNUM 4X2
On Digital has bought a Quantel Editbox Magnum 4x2 (four Mix/FX channels and two hours of 601 non-compressed storage) for its presentations and promotions department to create and edit promos. Dean
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New life on Planet 24
Why did Michael Green buy Planet 24? To give Carlton the production muscle to challenge Granada for ITV's crown, or to curry favour with Tony Blair via Labour peer Waheed Alli? Nicola Methven investigates.
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WADDELL TO MAKE IRISH TRAVEL SERIES FOR TV3
Brian Waddell Productions is producing a 13-part travel series, Daytrippers, for Irish commercial broadcaster TV3. The show features celebrities introducing their favourite patch of Ireland. Transmission is scheduled for late spring.
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IMPROVED VERSION 3 LARUS COMES ONTO THE MARKET
RT-SET will introduce significant improvements to its virtual set systems at NAB. In version 3, Larus features HDTV production capabilities and also the new Pica Virtual Board, which allows actors in
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C4 swaps unloved circles for new identity
Channel 4's unloved circles logo will disappear on Good Friday (2 April), to be replaced by a new identity based on moving bands of colour.The on-screen look will feature vertical bands
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PALADIN TO MAKE DIANA ANCESTOR DOC FOR C4
Indie producer Paladin Pictures is making a biographical documentary for Channel 4 on one of Diana, Princess of Wales' eighteenth-century ancestors, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire.The one-off special, which is due to
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C4 TO HIGHLIGHT CORNISH SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Channel 4 deputy director of programmes Karen Brown has ordered a series of shorts about this summer's solar eclipse in Cornwall from Plymouth-based indie A38 Films. The 5 x 3-minute films,
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Channel 4 is to stage a South Park (above) night during the Whitsun bank holiday weekend to kick-start the second series of the hit US animation, writes Nicola Methven. World's End
Channel 4 is to stage a South Park (above) night during the Whitsun bank holiday weekend to kick-start the second series of the hit US animation, writes Nicola Methven. World's End
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TAIR CHWAER SCOOPS SIX BAFTA CYMRU AWARDS FOR S4C
Gaucho-produced S4C drama Tair Chwaer scooped six awards from 11 nominations at the Bafta Cymru Awards last week, including best drama series, best director for Emlyn Williams and best actress for
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Tinderbox produced the title sequences for Channel 4's Smack the Pony - a new comedy sketch series produced by TalkBack Productions and featuring a predominantly female cast. Swifty Typografix designe
Tinderbox produced the title sequences for Channel 4's Smack the Pony - a new comedy sketch series produced by TalkBack Productions and featuring a predominantly female cast. Swifty Typografix designed the
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S4C creates new subsidiary outfit
S4C has created a new subsidiary company, bringing its distribution and other commercial operations under the S4C International (S4CI) banner.Launched in Cardiff on Tuesday (16 March), S4CI is already a familiar
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ITV THREATENS C5 WITH LEGAL ACTION OVER NEWS AD
ITV has threatened legal action over a Channel 5 ad for its evening news programme, 5 News, which moved on Monday (15 March) from 19.00 to 18.00.ITV marketing and commercial director
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GENRE AUDIT - Sports - 5 Live fights for rights
Although 5 Live has retained exclusive radio rights to Premiership football, the corporation had to pay£11.5 million due to competition from Talk Radio. Chris Horrie asks if the BBC can remain in the dominant position.
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FROZEN WINS ACCLAIM
Playwright Bryony Lavery has won the 1998 Central Television-sponsored Eileen Anderson Award for her drama, Frozen. The annual award, which aims to encourage and recognise new writing talent, is open to