All Broadcast articles in 01 November 2002 – Page 9
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RDF snares FHM tie-ins for BSkyB
RDF Media has joined forces with Emap to produce two linked shows for Sky One based on men's magazine brand FHM, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITV 1 brings Miracle to life
Indie Grasshopper Films is to produce a family animation for ITV 1's Christmas season, writes Steve Aston
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Peter Williams lands Meridian WW2 series
Meridian programme executive Simon Walton has commissioned a series from Peter Williams Television based on the second world war. The 8 x 30-minute The Secret Armywill look at the resistance fighters who would have continued the war if Hitler's planned invasion of the UK had ...
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BBC magazine show to take on This Morning
BBC 1 is to attempt to put the boot into ITV 1's troubled This Morningby launching a new live magazine show fronted by Pop Idol judge Nicki Chapman and BBC entertainment correspondent Robert Nesbitt. The 6 x 60-minute The Morning ...
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Fact or fiction makes return for Channel 4
Channel 4 head of features Ben Frow has commissioned Oxford-based indie Spire Films to produce a second series of Fact or Fiction. The series will again be presented by Tony Robinson and will investigate the truth behind Julius Caesar, Richard III, Robert the Bruce and ...
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ITV'S Elliott orders Kevin Whateley drama
ITV 1 controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Thames TV to produce Promoted to Glory, a 120-minute drama starring Ken Stott and Kevin Whateley. The story follows Mike, a helpless, homeless drunk whose life changes when he meets Salvation Army officer Annie who takes ...
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Flame signs square deal with Discovery
The Flame Group is to produce a 2 x 60-minute series for Discovery Europe looking at the history and future of television. Commissioned by Discovery UK programme editor Louise Bolch, Square Planetexamines how TV has shaped our culture and attempts to predict the next big ...
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12 Yard Productions wins lottery run
BBC 1 has commissioned 12 Yard Productions to produce a further 10 x 45-minute series of lottery show In It To Win It, presented by Dale Winton. The show was recommissioned by BBC controller of entertainment Jane Lush and BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey. It ...
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Grierson documentary awards air on BBC 4
BBC 4 is to screen the Grierson British Documentary Awards - the first time the event, which celebrates excellence in documentary film-making, has been broadcast on television. BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a 90-minute special to be produced and directed by Mark Bell and executive produced by David ...
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'Soho-style' facility to drive LPC growth
RTL-owned London Playout Centre (LPC) plans to add a 'Soho-style' post-production facility to its Stephen Street base as part of a bid to become a full-service facility house, writes Barbara Marshall
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Mixdown and Arena unveil new audio suites
London-based Arena Digital and Mixdown Audio have both opened new audio suites in the past few weeks, writes Barbara Marshall
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RatingsViewers desert Wild West
Viewers deserted the second episode of BBC 1's new comedy series Wild Westbut ITV 1 failed to capitalise on the corporation's weakness, writes Jon Rogers
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Face-offs promote Freeview
Artem and Clear Post-Production are behind the effects for the commercial launching the BBC's digital service Freeview, writes Barbara Marshall
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QVC sells Christmas
Christmas is coming early to QVC which launches its seasonal look this weekend. Produced and directed by Chris Clarkson, the idents feature a range of costumes designed by Marlin Persson, with make-up by Andrew Savage. The images were shot in-house and composited and finished in Flint and Editbox. The QVC ...
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Presteigne buys kit
Presteigne Broadcast Hire has bought two wireless camera systems from Link Research making it the first hire company to offer the system. The LinkXP system won the IABM Peter Wayne award for design and innovation at this year's International Broadcast Convention and is also up for an RTS Technical Innovation ...
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King-Britton goes S&M
Visual effects firm Smoke & Mirrors has appointed Rebekah King-Britton to jointly head its 3D department in a bid to attract more broadcast work. King-Britton's recent credits include channel idents and launches for Channel 4 and Paramount Channel. She started her career at Electric Image and then moved to Drum, ...
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Pace in Irish NTL deal
Pace Micro Technology has signed a new supply contract with NTL Ireland, Ireland's largest multichannel TV operator. The contract will see Pace supply NTL Ireland with its Di300 set-top box for the next two years
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Sony profits improve
Sony Corporation has improved its year-on-year financial position in its second quarter despite relatively flat sales of Yen 1,789.7bn (£9.3bn). The electronics giant managed to convert a net loss of Yen 13.2bn (£70m) in the quarter ended 30 September 2001 into a net profit of Yen 44.1bn (£230m) in the ...
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Imagina scheduled
Imagina, the international festival for digital images, will be held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco from 3 to 6 February next year. The event, now in its 21st year, combines a conference programme with awards and an exhibition covering 3D, virtual reality and animation. It will also feature for ...
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NewsCarlton's Murphy to join Kingfisher
Carlton chief executive Gerry Murphy has finally confirmed his next move - he will quit the ITV broadcaster in February to join the retail group Kingfisher in the same role, writes Steve Aston