All Broadcast articles in 02 November 2001 – Page 4
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PROMAX UK - Making a science of an art
The aim of promos is to drive ratings - and yet when it comes to creativity they often overshadow the show they seek to promote. So how should the Promax UK awards panel go about judging them?
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Hit boosts kids arm with Pingu
Hit Entertainment has moved to beef up its portfolio of children's characters, after scooping the rights to BBC pre-school hit Pingu, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC appoints first interactive executive
The BBC has appointed its first channels executive for interactive TV to bridge the gap between the corporation's interactive and TV arms, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC entertainment hit by another senior loss
The crisis engulfing BBC entertainment deepened this week as BBC senior commissioning executive, entertainment John McHugh, one of two people charged with running the department, quit to join Channel 4.He will
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LEADER - Another lifeline for ITV Digital
With the heat turned up to roast on ITV Digital shareholders Carlton and Granada, even the slightest prospect of relief would be welcome.The government is officially tight-lipped about the potential for
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Two-headed monster
A year on from the introduction of the BBC's double-tick commissioning system, BBC executives claim it is an improvement on the past, yet programme-makers say ideas are being vetoed more often than before.
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SECOND ORDER FOR AIR
Television presenter Donna Air's fledgling indie, Airhead & Money, has scored its second commission after bagging a 20 x 12-minute series for satellite channel Play UK, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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FREE TO AIR - A glimpse of life at the top
Stories about personality clashes liven up any industry and particularly the world of television where personality is so abundant. Sections of the broadcast industries were agog, therefore, to read Lord Hussey
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US quirks probed after terrorism
The BBC has commissioned a controversial documentary exploring the way young Americans are turning to sex as they fear for their future following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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More cultural diversity at C5, says Lygo
Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo has promised to make cultural diversity a key component of the channel's programme strategy, after admitting that the lack of such a provision was an 'embarrassing' omission from C5's mission statement, writes P
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5D signs tech deal with ITK
Effects developer 5D and telecine manufacturer Innovation TK (ITK) have formed an alliance to integrate their technology, writes Barbara Marshall.
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MTV CUTS 450 JOBS
Up to 450 jobs are to be cut at Viacom-owned MTV Networks' internet and cable divisions, although the UK business will be unaffected, the company announced on Wednesday (31 October). The
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COOKIE KID FOR C4 ANIMATION
An animated short set in 1950s America about a boy with a large appetite for cookies will open the first night of Hot Reels, Channel 4's animation zone, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 FILLS SCIENCE ROLE
Channel 4 has appointed freelance producer/director Alex Sutherland as acting deputy commissioning editor, science and education, until a full-time replacement for Dan Chambers is appointed. Chambers leaves the channel this week
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ADELPHOI MAKES SOUND FOR C4 CARTOON SERIES
The Adelphoi music and sound team created the ident soundtrack for Channel 4's animation season Hot Reels: Animation Grand Prix, writes Barbara Marshall.
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AVID POSTS£27M LOSS
Avid Technology has reported a $39.5m (£27.2m) net loss for the nine months to 30 September. This compares with a loss of $48.8m (£36.7m) for the same period last year and
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Listeners flock to R2
BBC Radio 2 has consolidated its lead over its more hip sibling Radio 1, after securing 20 per cent more listeners over the past 12 months.Rajar figures released last week for
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19 TV wins£25m funding
19 Group, the TV-to-music management outfit owned by pop svengali Simon Fuller, has struck a venture capital deal that will see up to£25m ploughed into the company, writes Simon Ellery.
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RATINGS - ITV 1's My Uncle Silas tops this year's drama
ITV 1's adaptation of HE Bates' rural tale My Uncle Silas drew the highest audience so far this year for a new drama series, writes Jon Rogers.
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BBC 1 WALES TO LOOK AT LIONS OZ RUGBY TOUR
BBC 1 Wales is to screen a 60-minute warts-and-all documentary on the recent British Lions rugby tour of Australia. The Lions Raw, filmed by Rob Finighan for Aspect Productions, will focus