All Broadcast articles in 03 November 2000 – Page 3

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    TWO FOUR NAMES HIBBARD AS HEAD OF LIVE TELEVISION

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Plymouth-based indie Two Four Productions has appointed Jeremy Hibbard (left) to the new position of head of live television.Formerly head of development, Hibbard is credited with the outfit's live coverage of

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    OFF THE RECORD - Gone but not forgotten

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Many sharp intakes of breath following last week's news that Channel 5 overlord David Elstein was making a rapid exit. Introducing an RTS session called Surviving the Future, which he had

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    PROMAX - Getting the fit right

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The ITC's relaxation of the rules governing sponsorship will lead to rapid growth in the sector, but great care must be taken in matching sponsors with series if viewers are not to be alienated.

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    Tiger poaches Moffitt from Red Pepper Film

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect Productions has poached Red Pepper Film Company business development manager Ian Moffitt to assist its commercial director Andrew Zein, writes Ashley Davies.

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    MPC to use realtime tracking on film

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The Moving Picture Company (MPC) will shortly begin work on the first major feature film to use its adaption of the BBC's camera tracking system, writes Nick Radlo.

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    Journalist killers must face justice

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC Breakfast anchor Jeremy Bowen has appealed for broadcasters to step up their efforts in tracking down those responsible for killing journalists.Addressing a 200-strong crowd at last week's Rory Peck Awards,

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    UK gears up for US election

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    News broadcasters are gearing up to provide near blanket coverage of next week's US general election, writes Colin Robertson.

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    SECOND SERIES OF INTERACTIVE DRAMA ON THE WAY

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Interactive indie XPT is to get a fresh round of funding by Dixon-owned ISP Freeserve to produce a second series of its groundbreaking 24-part interactive drama Online Caroline. XPT founder Tom

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    Warren to head Granada drama

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Granada controller of comedy and drama Andy Harries has appointed former Tiger Aspect producer Hugh Warren as head of drama as part of a restructure of his new department.Based in London,

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    Three-way deals 'the future'

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Broadcasters and independent producers will work together on 'ventures' rather than commissions, using e-commerce to help fund programmes, according to BSkyB head of content and creative affairs James Baker, writes Simon Ellery.

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    PARAMOUNT TO GO LIVE WITH NEW DAYTIME SCHEDULE

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Paramount Comedy Channel is doubling the amount of hours it broadcasts from nine hours to 18 hours per day to target a daytime audience. The channel, which expects to turn a

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    CORRECTIONS

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Ginger Television is the producer of Channel 4 chatshow The Priory, not Planet 24, as stated in last week's Broadcast. Carlton Communications' total advertising share is 46.2 per cent, including Scottish

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    OFF THE RECORD - Lookalikes - too many cooks

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Observe the similarities between docu-soap grandmaster Paul Watson and telly's own cooking lush Keith Floyd.While one made his name exposing the intimate lives of some fascinatingly trashy characters, the other is

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    GRIFFEE POST CONFIRMED

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller of English regions Andy Griffee has been appointed to the new post of head of centre at BBC Birmingham in addition to his current role, as predicted in Broadcast

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    MR WORLD COMPETITION DEBUTS ON LIVING

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Flextech's head of programming Emma Tennant has commissioned Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial to produce Mr World for Living as part of their 'Hunk's Week' running from 22-31 December. The

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    UNIQUE IN COMEDY VENTURE

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Unique Group has teamed up with comedy club operator Jongleurs to set up a London Comedy Festival, and has kicked off conversations with TV and radio broadcasters about transmitting it. The

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    RAI CINEMA SIGNS RIGHTS DEAL WITH RTL

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    RTL Television has struck a two-year TV rights agreement with the Italian RAI subsidiary RAI Cinema. The deal gives RAI Cinema free TV rights to RTL's TV films, series, mini-series and

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    CHAPCHAL CONFIRMED CHAIRMAN OF POST IMPRESSIONS

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Veteran software executive Danny Chapchal has been confirmed as the new chairman of Post Impressions after MC Patel stepped down from the post in August. Chapchal was formerly executive chairman of

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    Carlton lobbies govt for digital cash

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Communications is privately lobbying the government for a major reduction in ITV's£350m annual payments to the treasury so that it can plough more cash into digital TV, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Carlton considers joining GB TV in LA

    2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media and the BBC's US format joint-venture GB TV is set to be overhauled in a move which could pave the way for Carlton International to join the Los Angeles-based