All Broadcast articles in 03 November 2000 – Page 5
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THE REAL DAD'S ARMY COMES TO EINSTEIN ENTERTAINMENT
Science and technology channel Einstein's production arm, Einstein Entertainment, is to produce a 6 x 30-minute series called Real Dads' Army for an ITV regional transmission. Production has already started on
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BBC STAFF MOVE APPROVED
As predicted by Broadcast, the BBC board of governors has approved plans for BBC News to move from Television Centre back to central London on a site behind Broadcasting House (11.8.00).
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ROHDE & SCHWARZ AND ANTON BAUER WIN TECHIE EMMIES
Rohde & Schwarz and Anton Bauer received technical Emmies in the latest round of awards from the US National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.Rohde & Schwarz received its Emmy for
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MEDIA MINISTER ANNOUNCES HIKE IN TV LICENCE FEE
Department for Culture, Media & Sport minister Janet Anderson has announced that the TV licence fee will increase by£5 to£109 from 1 April next year. The black and white
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Taking on the dragon
Granada's sale of HTV last week leaves new owner Carlton with a few problems to solve - not least the balance of the franchise's regional needs with its corporate ambitions.
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INDIE BUSINESS - Why they think it's all over
With a number of independents losing indie status by selling out to larger outfits, is it time to overhaul the quota system, whereby broadcasters must commission 25 per cent of their programming from indie sources?
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CARLTON INTERNATIONAL AGREES RAFT OF NEW SALES
Carlton International territory manager Evi Nicopoulos has finalised a raft of deals in Israel, South Africa, Malta and Egypt. They include sitcom Babes in the Wood, drama Peak Practice (series nine
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OFF THE RECORD - Business affair
Now that Carlton has assumed control of HTV, OTR is reminded of a comment attributed to Carlton chief Clive Jones years ago when TVS lost its franchise to Meridian and Lord
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THE MILL WINS THREE GOLDS AT ADVERTISING CRAFT AWARDS
The Mill scooped three Gold Awards at the British Television Advertising Craft Awards in London on Monday night (30 October). The high-end effects facility swept the board for Best Colourist (Adam
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Bectu ballots may spark industrial action at the BBC
Broadcasting union Bectu is set to ballots its members twice in moves that could spell industrial action at BBC Resources and BBC Technology in London, writes Nick Radlo.
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MTV staff invoke Act
A row over new terms and conditions could lead to music channel MTV being the first UK broadcaster to be taken to task under new employment rules, writes Simon Ellery.
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OZ ABC PROMOTES MCGRATH TO EUROPEAN SALES JOB
Australian broadcaster ABC has poached RM Associates senior sales executive Anne McGrath to become its new European sales manager. Reporting to ABC programme sales manager Kaye Warren, McGrath will be based
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Glassworks sells 85% to Das Werk
German facilities-to-film group Das Werk has confirmed that it is to take an 85 per cent stake in UK facility Glassworks as part of its ongoing strategy to roll out a
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Dinosaurs merit $70m
Hallmark Entertainment has gone into production on an ambitious US$70m (£48m) animated miniseries set in a fantasy land where dinosaurs and humans live together, write Simon Ellery and Ashley Davies.The 6
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Airey to move into Elstein's post at C5
Channel 5 director of programmes Dawn Airey has stepped up to replace chief executive David Elstein as he announced a sudden departure from the broadcaster last week.Airey, 39, has taken on
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C4 COMMISSIONS BIG BROTHER-STYLE DATING SHOW
Channel 4's digital entertainment channel E4 is commissioning a 20 x 30-minute reality dating game Five Go Dating. Made by entertainment specialist Objective Productions, the series was ordered by E4 commissioning
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DOGS BEHAVE BADLY FOR NEW C4 PUPPET SHOWS
Start-up indie Fit 2 Fill is to make a series of 26 x 15-minute puppet sitcoms featuring a couple of foul-mouthed dogs behaving badly for Channel 4. The series, Pets, was
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C4 will stand firm in rights row
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has maintained the broadcaster will stick to its guns in the ongoing battle between indies and broadcasters over rights, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Channel 4 hires deaf consultant
Channel 4 has appointed its first deaf advisor to act as a consultant on its programming for the hard of hearing, writes Ashley Davies.
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BBC Resources' design team in Bristol has created three-and-a-half minutes of 3D animation for forthcoming Survival Anglia film Jurassic Sharks. Animator John Kay built computer-generated models of ei
BBC Resources' design team in Bristol has created three-and-a-half minutes of 3D animation for forthcoming Survival Anglia film Jurassic Sharks. Animator John Kay built computer-generated models of eight different sharks featured