All Broadcast articles in 03 December 1999 – Page 3
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OFF THE RECORD - Picking Berry
Congratulations to Bafta boss Amanda Berry (below) who, instead of handing out gongs, was awarded one last week. La Berry has been named 'media boss of the year' in a new
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OFF THE RECORD - Fortress Beeb
Donal MacIntyre, the BBC's fearless star of current affairs series MacIntrye Undercover, has a reputation for getting into difficult places such as model agencies, care homes and rings of soccer hooligans.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Oliver picks the pocket of BBC's Wives
While ITV came out on top in the battle of the period dramas last weekend, the BBC proved charity still pays with Children in Need putting in another strong showing, writes
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BBC scores with Three Lions
BBC entertainment features in Manchester is working on Three Lions, a 3 x 50-minute series for BBC 1 about the English national football team since 1966, writes Tim Dams.Described as an
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BBC KID'S JOB SHORTLIST
The BBC is not expected to fill the vacant post of BBC Production head of children's programmes until after director general designate Greg Dyke completes his review of BBC Broadcast in
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Harris moves up at BBC drama serials
BBC Production head of development, drama serials Pippa Harris has been promoted to executive producer in drama serials, writes Tim Dams.Harris will focus on two-parters and contemporary original serials and BBC
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BBC FUNDS FILM SCHOOL
The BBC is giving the National Film and Television School (NFTS)£400,000 a year over the next three years to help fund its core graduate course in programme-making. NFTS board of
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BBC resources graphic designer John Salisbury has created the title for new BBC series Human Rights Human Wrongs. Using a combination of live-action footage and graphics, the sequence features a mothe
BBC resources graphic designer John Salisbury has created the title for new BBC series Human Rights Human Wrongs. Using a combination of live-action footage and graphics, the sequence features a mother
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Ellis to head BBC radio production
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has named Graham Ellis as the corporation's first controller of radio production, marking the final senior appointment in his restructuring of the directorate.Ellis, who is
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Celador bags second format deal with CBS
Celador Productions has secured a second US primetime commission, for the Winning Lines format, on the back of the runaway success of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? on ABC, writes
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Cosgrove bags RTS judges gong
Cosgrove Hall Films has won this year's Judges Award at the Royal Television Society's Craft & Design Awards.RTS judges said Cosgrove Hall's output of over 800 productions since its inception in
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Indies dominate Broadcast Awards children's shortlist
Indies dominate the shortlist for the Broadcast Awards 2000 children's programme category.Shortlisted are Junk from Zenith Entertainment for BBC 2; The First Snow of Winter from Silver Fox Films for BBC
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AUTODESK UNVEILS SHARP FALL IN PROFITS
Autodesk has reported a sharp drop in profits for the third quarter.The US software company, which acquired effects and editing manufacturer Discreet Logic earlier this year, saw net profits for the
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CARLTON BOOKS ATTABOY'S RAIL SUICIDE DOC
Independent Attaboy TV has been commissioned by Carlton commissioning editor for regional and daytime Emma Barker to make a 30-minute documentary on railway suicides for the First Edition strand. Entitled End
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BBC stalls in hunt for new arts chief
The drawn out process to find a new BBC Production arts chief was thrown into further disarray this week, with news that the leading contender for the job has withdrawn from
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WGBH WARMS TO ARROWHEAD'S TRIAL BY FIRE
Arrowhead's 2 x 60-minute television adaptation of Francis Fyfield's crime novel Trial By Fire has been bought by WGBH for PBS' Mystery! strand.The US deal was secured by distributor Mayfair. Trial
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COMPLETE APPOINTS SWEPSON AND SMITH TO BOARD
Complete Facilites has appointed Andrew Swepson and Colin Smith to the board. Swepson, 26, becomes the youngest director to get a seat on the Complete board. He joined Complete in June
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RESOURCES ANNOUNCES PROJECTS NAME CHANGE
BBC Resources consulting arm BBC Resources Projects is to change its name to BBC Resources Consulting & Projects. Headed by former Sony and Ford executive David Baldwin-Evans, the unit is expected
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CITV COMMISSIONS EDWARDIAN BEAR ANIMATION
CITV has commissioned 26 x 10-minute episodes of Upstairs Downstairs Bears, a new stop-motion animation series co-produced by Cinar, Scottish Television (STV) and Denmark's Egmont Imagination Productions. The puppet series is
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Rushes has created a new series of open, close and break bumpers for Cadbury's sponsorship of ITV's Coronation Street. Written by Sponsor Vision copywriter Andy MacGillivary and directed by Paul Blake
Rushes has created a new series of open, close and break bumpers for Cadbury's sponsorship of ITV's Coronation Street. Written by Sponsor Vision copywriter Andy MacGillivary and directed by Paul Blake,