All Broadcast articles in 01 October 1999 – Page 5
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FLASHBACK DIGS UP NEW RUN OF LOST GARDENS FOR C4
Channel 4 features has commissioned a second series of Lost Gardens from Flashback Television, a month before the first series goes to air. Each episode in the latest 4 x 60-minute
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BELL MAKES RADIO DRAMA DEBUT ON R4'S JERUSALEM
Veteran actor Tom Bell is to make his radio drama debut in a new comedy drama series on BBC Radio 4. Jerusalem, airing on Fridays at 23.30 from 22 October, is
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C4 TAKES SECOND HELPINGS OF BAZAL'S DISHES
Channel 4 has commissioned GMG Endemol Entertainment subsidiary Bazal for a second series of cooking and dating show Dishes. Ordered by C4 deputy commissioning editor daytime Jo McGrath and daytime strategy
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C4 bags brace of drama deals in US
Channel 4 has struck pilot development deals for two of its cult dramas with two separate US majors.The outfit's distribution arm, Channel 4 International (C4I), has linked with Warner Bros Television
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C4 TOLD OFF FOR MAKING CHILDREN CRY ON TFI FRIDAY
Channel 4 has been formally warned by the Independent Television Commission for breaching the programme code during two editions of TFI Friday in June this year. The programme featured a 'last
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C4 takes death doc to cinema
Channel 4 has co-produced a new documentary that will be released straight to cinema, following its debut at next month's Sheffield International Documentary Festival, writes Wale Azeez.
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Smyth ends 25 years at Ulster TV
Ulster Television (UTV) managing director Desmond Smyth has announced he is to retire on Friday (1 October) after 25 years with the company, writes Wale Azeez.
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NEWS 24 GETS EC APPROVAL
The European Commission has approved the financing of BBC News 24 through licence fees, ruling that such state aid is acceptable as it funds the delivery of 'services of general economic
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Sky access tops News 24
Sky News is now available in more cable homes than BBC News 24 for the first time since the corporation's news channel was launched at the end of 1997, writes John Plunkett.
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Atom launches European 24-hour web channel
US short-form and animation distributor AtomFilms is launching a European arm and 24-hour channel on its website.Highlighting non-US based short films, the new European channel will feature films from UK production
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CITV picks trio for 2000
ITV controller of children's and youth programmes Nigel Pickard has ordered three new CITV series for next year from Scottish Television (STV) and United Productions, writes Jason Deans.
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EDMONDS TELLS RADIO LUXEMBOURG STORY FOR R2
Noel Edmonds is to present a history of Radio Luxembourg for BBC Radio 2. The Great 208 - The Story of Radio Luxembourg is being produced by independent USP Radio Projects
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BBC features pens BBC 2 Sound Track
BBC features in Bristol is working on a£3 million 8 x 60-minute series tracing the history of pop music for BBC 2, writes Tim Dams.
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Blue Post Production has created the title sequence for Juniper Films' new BBC 2 series, Playing the Race Card. Directed by Liza Hall and Dollan Cannell, the documentary series takes a
Blue Post Production has created the title sequence for Juniper Films' new BBC 2 series, Playing the Race Card. Directed by Liza Hall and Dollan Cannell, the documentary series takes a
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Radio 2 rocks with Wise Buddah
BBC Radio 2 has unveiled details of its autumn and winter schedule, including five programmes made by independent radio producers, writes John Plunkett.
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I2A to investigate trust fund system
Industry trade body the I2A is to launch an inquiry into the way production funds held in trust by broadcasters are being supervised and managed, following the appointment of administrative receivers
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TSI Design has created the new titles for It'll Be Alright on the Night 11. Designed and directed by Malcolm Dalton and produced by Andy Wright, the sequence depicts a series
TSI Design has created the new titles for It'll Be Alright on the Night 11. Designed and directed by Malcolm Dalton and produced by Andy Wright, the sequence depicts a series
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MEDIA 100 POSTS THIRD-QUARTER LOSS
Media 100 has announced a net loss of $172,000 (£104,000) or 2 cents per share for its third quarter ending 31 August. The figures, however, include the write-down of intangible assets
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2000 to 1 quiz takes BBC 1 into new year
BBC 1 is launching a millennium quiz show with a top prize offering the winner the whole of the year 2000 off work.Called 2000 to 1, the quiz will be a
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Airey slams C4 and BBC1 at RTS
Channel 5 director of programmes Dawn Airey has launched a scathing attack on her former employer, Channel 4, accusing the station's chief executive, Michael Jackson, of being 'up his own arse', writes Steve Clarke.