All Broadcast articles in 01 October 1999 – Page 3
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Reeve quits as LNR chief for solo role
London News Radio (LNR) managing director Nigel Reeve has quit the company to set up his own outfit to apply for new local radio licences, writes John Plunkett.
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Hard cheese for indies?
The collapse of Transmedia Productions has cast doubt over independents' ability to make money from low-cost programming such as Crazy about Cheese. Wale Azeez investigates.
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CARLTON INTERNATIONAL UNVEILS MIPCOM LINE-UP
Carlton International's Mipcom line-up will include new ITV Sean Bean action vehicle Extremely Dangerous (4 x 60-minutes), along with new John Thaw dramas Monsignor Renard (4 x 90-minutes) and The Waiting
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OFF THE RECORD - Car spotting
Last word must go to London News Network editorial manager John Glover, who was waxing lyrical this week about the joys of its fantastic new traffic bulletin, Travel Talk. In a
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ITC TO CANVASS VIEWERS VIA CITIZEN'S FORUM
The Independent Television Commission is to poll viewers' opinions via a Citizen's Forum this week (1-2 October) as part of its consultation into the future regulation of television. The study involves
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GERI HEADS MINOTAUR SLATE FOR CANNES
Minotaur International's new programming slate to be unveiled at Mipcom next week will include Molly Dineen's Channel 4 documentary about former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, Geri (90-minutes). In association with La
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ITN FOOTAGE BUSINESS SETS UP NEW PRICING SYSTEM
ITN's web-based footage business, itnarchive.com, is introducing a new pricing system. Instead of charging by the minute, it will now offer tailored bulk tariffs whereby producers are given unlimited usage licences
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Tandberg buys NDS digital business
News corporation subsidiary NDS is to sell its digital TV products business to Tandberg Television ASA for£170 million.The sale, which is worth£94 million in cash and£76 million in
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LOUGH HOUSE TO BUILD FILM STUDIOS ON ISLE OF MAN
Isle of Man media company Lough House Group is planning to construct a film studio complex on the island. Expected to be finished next spring, the complex is being built on
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Merger prospects rise as Holme fronts BSC
The prospect of a merger between television's two main watchdogs came closer this week with the appointment of Lord Holme of Cheltenham as the new chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC), writes Tim Dams.
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MTE TO PREMIERE BRUCE CHATWIN DOCUMENTARY
Documentary In The Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2 x 60-minutes) is among the new titles UK distributor Mayfair Television Entertainment (MTE) will be taking to Cannes. Other new MTE programming for
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Metro brings Travel Talk to London
Traffic and travel specialist Metro Networks has made its first foray into television by signing a deal with London News Network (LNN), the Carlton and LWT-owned regional news service for London, writes John Plunkett.
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GWR LINES UP MARCHER BID
The GWR Group is understood to be considering a bid for the Wrexham-based Marcher Radio group of stations. The five-station group would be GWR's third major UK deal this year following
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WOODWARD TO LEAVE BFI?
British Film Institute director John Woodward is understood to be on the verge of following former BFI chairman Alan Parker to the new Film Council. Woodward joined the BFI in February
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BECTU EXTENDS PILOT
Skillsbase, Bectu's career development project for freelances, is set to be extended into the regions after a promising three-month London pilot. Up to 150 places will be available as part of
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BBC'S LIVING PROOF GETS UNDER THE SKIN OF THE BENTALLS
The BBC science department's Living Proof production team is working on a one-off BBC 1 documentary special for this autumn, The Secret Life of the Bentalls. The one-off will feature fly-on-the-wall
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Heggessey lands BBC Production job
BBC Production head of children’s programmes Lorraine Heggessey has been named the directorate’s deputy chief executive and director of programmes.
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BBC gives up Business Breakfast
BBC 1 is to revamp its early morning output, scrapping the hour-long BBC Business Breakfast programme, which starts at 06.00, writes Tim Dams.
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Smith warns BBC over limits to future growth
Media Secretary Chris Smith this week conceded that the BBC might have to scale down its ambitions to extend services, writes John Lewis.
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GARCIA BOOSTS BBC SPORT
The BBC has created the new position of sports scheduler, the latest in a series of moves to bolster its beseiged sports department. BBC daytime scheduler Javier Garcia takes up the