All Broadcast articles in 02 February 2001 – Page 6
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AND FINALLY.
Mark Damazer, BBC assistant director news, tinkles the ivories about as well as Spurs play ...What is your proudest achievement?Learning to play the piano - appallingly - while working for BBC
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Pinewood finds Silver Lining.
Pinewood Studios has made its first move into production and rights ownership by taking a majority share in children's specialist Silver Lining, writes Barbara Marshall.
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MODELS IN THE FRAME.
Sportsworld Media Group is billing a new reality TV show called Search for a Supermodel as the successor to current ITV hit Popstars, writes Simon Ellery.
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OFF THE RECORD - Pact man wouldn't go near an indie.
After giving some of the best years of his life to championing the interests of independent producers at the helm of Pact, Shaun Williams has admitted to Broadcast that there are
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Granada re-lists.
Granada Media plc has this week been re-listed on the stock exchange as Granada plc as it becomes completely demerged from its main shareholder, hospitality business Granada Compass, writes Colin Robertson.
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HARDING PROMOTED TO WORLD SERVICE ROLE.
BBC controller editorial policy Phil Harding has been appointed BBC World Service English networks and news director. Harding, who has been in his current role since 1996, takes up his new
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INTERVIEW - War of independents.
Shaun Williams, chief executive of producers' alliance Pact for almost exactly three years, leaves his post at the end of this week. As he begins a holiday before joining Carlton Communications
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THE STUDIO REVEALS IN-HOUSE PRODUCTIONS.
New movie channel The Studio has unveiled plans to produce 20 per cent of its programming in-house. Productions on the slate from the nine-strong production team include a regular, weekly 15-minute
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RATINGS - Weakest Link no match for ITV's Millionaire.
Cruelty-TV mistress Anne Robinson failed to woo punters away from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? as the two flagship quizzes clashed this week for only the second time in their history, writes Jon Rogers.
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KEN MORSE MOVES.
Ken Morse Rostrum Cameras has moved to TSI Post Production house in Covent Garden. Previously located on Soho's Dean Street, Ken Morse has a varied client base ranging from the smallest
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KINGSTON PROFITS.
Kingston Communications has unveiled group earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of£3m for the three months to 31 December 2000. Chief executive Steve Main predicted increased returns this
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Turning the white paper into law.
Work on shaping the communications white paper into something that can justifiably become legislation is beginning in earnest. Lobbyists on all sides of the industry are attempting to turn the greener
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SHEIK LEAVES MTV.
MTV senior editbox editor Tariq Sheik has left the music video channel to take up the same role at London Post. He said: 'London Post has handed me an opportunity to
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NTL RULES OUT MERGER.
NTL is to step up its joint working with Telewest but has again ruled out talk of a merger. The two largest UK cable outfits could start working more closely on
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MTV PONDERS RAPTURE.
Viacom-owned MTV is eyeing up United Business Media's dance channel Rapture TV, after Broadcast revealed that the channel is up for sale (Broadcast, 12.1.00). UBM expects to raise up to£10m
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SAY PANTS TO POVERTY.
BBC creative services is behind the promotional launch film for the BBC coverage of Comic Relief 2001, writes Barbara Marshall.
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SOUTH PARK RAP.
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC£) has upheld two complaints about a Channel 4 South Park episode which included necrophilia references. The BSC found that although the series was known for its
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THOMSON RAISES STAKE.
Publisher DC Thomson this week raised its stake in Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) to almost 9.6 per cent. The publisher of The Beano bought a further 431,000 shares in the radio
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IN MY VIEW - Tony Stoller.
On Access Radio, a non-commercial service which could fill the gaps in current provision.
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BBC opts for Girl Power on election night
Female team of presenters and correspondents brought in to win back viewers