All Broadcast articles in 02 July 1999 – Page 6
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Dyke looks to popular drama to revive BBC 1
Greg Dyke, the new BBC director general, will put popular TV drama under the spotlight as part of a strategy aimed at strengthening the appeal of BBC 1.More money is likely
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MTV UK has completed a new on-air look to coincide with its second birthday and the launch of new digital channels MTV base, MTV Extra and VH1 Classic, writes Dominic Timms
MTV UK has completed a new on-air look to coincide with its second birthday and the launch of new digital channels MTV base, MTV Extra and VH1 Classic, writes Dominic Timms.
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ITV tussles with F1 boss over TV rights
ITV faces the prospect of shelling out more cash to maintain its coverage of Formula One (F1) motor racing after a contractual dispute with F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone forced it to drastically cut back its coverage of the French Grand Prix last weekend, wr
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OPINION - Dyke must ring the changes at BBC 1
Is it too cynical to suggest that Alan Yentob's review of BBC 1, announced before Greg Dyke's appointment, comes a little late in the day?Given the governors' unusually robust comments in
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Thomas takes the helm at 12A
Facilities body the I2A has appointed Dr Cheryl Thomas as its new chief executive.Thomas, who currently works for the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is expected to take up her
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FOUR MEDIA DITCHES $150 MILLION BOND ISSUE
Four Media, the US facilities group that recently acquired UK facilities TVP Group and TVI, has abandoned a high-yielding bond issue that would have raised $150 million (£95 million). Four Media
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ALL-STAR LINE-UP SET FOR PRINCE'S TRUST PARTY ON ITV2
Fuji International Productions will be supplying ITV2 with six hours of coverage of The Prince's Trust Party in the Park on Sunday (4 July). The concert footage, which was commissioned by
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C4 to reveal Ideal World's Other Side
Channel 4 has taken the unusual step of commissioning Scottish indie Ideal World to produce 60 x 60-minutes of 'raw' late-night television documentaries made by film students, established film-makers and members
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Siriol to create animation of kids' book classic for S4C
S4C has commissioned Cardiff-based production firm Siriol to make an animated version of the classic Welsh-language children's book character, Sali Mali, writes Lexie Goddard.
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Wise Buddah to examine state of British institutions in first R4 series
Radio production company Wise Buddah has secured a stack of new commissions including its first project for BBC Radio 4, writes Tabitha Cole.
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S4C INTERNATIONAL SELLS EGYPT TO NHK IN JAPAN
S4C International has made its first major sale to Japan, with the licensing of John Gwyn Productions' documentary series Egypt (left) to state broadcaster NHK. The 5 x 60-minute series, which
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C5 RENEWS ITN CONTRACT
Channel 5 has re-awarded its news contract to ITN in an extended five-year deal, despite inviting a bid from rival news organisation Sky News. ITN has supplied news to the channel
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JOHN WOOLF DIES AGED 86
Anglia Television founding director and Oscar-winning film and TV producer Sir John Woolf has died aged 86. Woolf ran Anglia's drama department for over 25 years. Before entering television he worked
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YOUNG ACQUIRES TASTE FOR SHERBET
Award-winning animation director Susan Young has signed to London's Sherbet animation studio. Young, who trained and worked with Sherbet co-founder Jonathan Hodgson, is expected to start work on a campaign for
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Pearson TV acts on successor to Dyke
Pearson chief executive Marjorie Scardino is to become chairman of Pearson TV following Greg Dyke's appointment as BBC director general.Scardino will also handle Pearson TV's dealings with the BBC to avoid
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Former Cosby Show executive producer Caryn Mandabach is to give the Worldview Address on the global future of the TV industry at this year's Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (GEITF
Former Cosby Show executive producer Caryn Mandabach is to give the Worldview Address on the global future of the TV industry at this year's Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (GEITF) on
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OFF THE RECORD - Taking advantage
On a similar note, the frantic round of drinks parties being hosted by the new DG and his predecessor, Sir John Birt, has already claimed its first victims. One of Dyke's
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AWARD-WINNING STUDENT ADVICE PROGRAMME RETURNS
Wobbly Picture Productions has just started shooting annual BBC 2 university entry advice special Student Choice '99. The 60-minute show, which will again be presented by Jayne Middlemiss, is due to
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OFF THE RECORD - Family affair
Suggestions that Greg Dyke's appointment as BBC director general designate amounts to a break with corporation tradition are wide of the mark, Off The Record can exclusively reveal. Exhaustive research has
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BBC and Sci-Fi agree Farscape joint deal
The BBC has signed a joint acquisition deal with the Sci-Fi channel to buy Farscape, a 22 x 60-minute US science fiction series made by The Jim Henson Company, writes Tim Dams.