All Broadcast articles in 03 December 1999 – Page 4
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Match made in heaven?
The£7.8 billion Carlton/United merger has stunned the industry and City and brought the prospect of further ITV consolidation even closer. Jason Deans reports.
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SOUTH BANK SHOW CHER PROFILE GETS SATURDAY AIRING
LWT's The South Bank Show will be given its first Saturday transmission in 22 years on 11 December at 22.45. The programme, about singer Cher, will go out as part of
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OPINION - Free to air Emily Bell
The merger of Carlton and United News & Media is a bit like Chris Evans and Geri Halliwell's romance: conceived out of a strategic desire to do something other than just
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VTR shares rise after profits boost
Shares in facilities group VTR hit a 52-week high after it announced a 22 per cent rise in profits among its core post-production facility companies.VTR said it increased profits at post-production
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Hall mulls current affairs switch
BBC News chief executive Tony Hall is mulling plans to restructure the BBC's current affairs department, which could involve merging it with the BBC political programmes unit and handing it control
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OFT to consider merger under existing ad share rules
The proposed merger of Carlton Communications and United News & Media is expected to be considered under the existing Office of Fair Trading (OFT) rules on share of TV ad revenue,
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ROOT 6 TAKES ON SONIC SOLUTION'S DVD RANGE
Root 6 has taken on the sales and support for Sonic Solution's range of DVD authoring and publishing tools. The Avid Premier reseller, which also recently added the ICE stable of
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Avesco posts growth in profits of 6 per cent
Avesco has reported a 6 per cent rise in pre-tax profits on turnover up 23 per cent for the six months ending 30 September.But charges relating to the amortisation of goodwill
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YOUNG HOSTS NATIONAL 'MORAL AUDIT' FOR C5 SWANSONG
Kirsty Young's final appearance on Channel 5 before her move to ITV is expected to be in a United Productions special, Britain Behaving Badly, which is scheduled to go out on
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C5 BRINGS ROYALS AND RELIGION TO CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
Channel 5 controller of news, current affairs and documentaries Chris Shaw has commissioned Royal Cock-Ups, a 2 x 35-minute clip show from Trans World International. Billed as a selection of amusing
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C5's Warner deal brings Matrix to UK
Channel 5 has signed a film deal worth more than $20 million (£12.4 million) with Warner Bros International Television (WBIT) for a batch of movies including The Matrix.Under the terms of
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Chrysalis prepares C4 and C5 specials
Head of Chrysalis TV Tony Moss is executive producing three specials for the Channel 4 and Channel 5 Christmas schedules, writes Jason Deans.Gagging For It, Chrysalis TV's first entertainment commission for
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NEWBIGIN JOINS C4 CORPORATE RELATIONS FROM DCMS
John Newbigin is to become the new head of corporate relations at Channel 4 succeeding Sue Robertson, who is joining United News & Media. Newbigin joins C4 from the Department for
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C4 boosts science in themed schedule
Channel 4 is looking to commission landmark science series with individual budgets in excess of£1 million.The drive for science shows is spelt out in C4's new guide for independent producers,
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SONY UNVEILS RADIO AWARDS 2000
The Sony Radio Awards 2000 were unveiled this week, with a radically revamped set of categories and fewer awards. The 26 categories are: entertainment, comedy, short form, news, sports event, drama
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ITV2 cuts original quotas and revamps
ITV2 is to cut its original programming budget and revamp its schedule in a bid to make it more accessible for viewers, writes John Plunkett.The cable and terrestrial digital channel's director
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Fulmar bags commissions worth close to£2 million
Cardiff-based indie Fulmar Television has secured eight new commissions and two recommissions with production budgets totalling£1.75 million, writes Tara Conlan.The slate two 50-minute arts programmes ordered by BBC 2 controller
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BBC Resources has created this year's BBC 2 Christmas idents. Designed and directed by Paula Williams, the idents used a combination of stop frame animation, models, live-action, set design, costume a
BBC Resources has created this year's BBC 2 Christmas idents. Designed and directed by Paula Williams, the idents used a combination of stop frame animation, models, live-action, set design, costume and
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Neal unwraps C4 drama 10-parters
Channel 4 is poised to greenlight the first of two 10 x 30-minute series as part of the station's efforts to find a long-running hit drama.C4 head of drama Gub Neal
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One of the centrepieces of BBC 1's Christmas Day schedule will be Hooves of Fire, a 30-minute animation and the first in-house production from BBC animation in Bristol, writes Tim Dams
One of the centrepieces of BBC 1's Christmas Day schedule will be Hooves of Fire, a 30-minute animation and the first in-house production from BBC animation in Bristol, writes Tim Dams.