All Broadcast articles in 04 November 2005 – Page 3
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Blaze develops us version of CD:UK
Blaze Television has signed a deal with US multichannel operator DirecTV to produce an American version of ITV1 pop show CD:UK. DirecTV has picked up a 60-minute show for 52 weeks with an option for a further two years. CD:USA will launch at 11am on Saturday mornings from January and ...
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Talent on trail of notorious bigamist
Talent TV is to follow a manhunt for one of the world's most infamous bigamists for its first commission for Channel 4.
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Big Squid gives rocket boost
Big Squid has produced the special effects sequences and titles for children's comedy drama Patrick's Planet. The 13-part, 30-minute series by Tiger Lily Films tells the story of a boy whose life changes when he builds a rocket for a school competition. 3D animator Chris Hawkes used 3D Studio Max ...
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BBC radio gets highest ever share
The BBC recorded its highest ever share of listening, up to 54.6%, compared with commercial radio's 43.5%. Radio 1 had 10.3 million listeners and a 9.4% share, while Radio 2 remains the country's most popular national station with 12.9 million listeners and a 15.6% share, down slightly on the last ...
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Rajars bring bad tidings for GCap
Capital 95.8's fall from the London top spot in last week's quarterly Rajar results was the latest in a string of headaches for Ralph Bernard, chief executive of parent company GCap Media.
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BBC sends celebs back to school
The BBC plans to make celebrities relive their school days with a new quiz show based on the national curriculum.
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Avid unveils latest
Avid has unveiled its next-generation shared-storage solution, the Avid Unity ISIS. It claims to provide a real-time shared workflow to deliver increased storage of up to 64 terabytes, and client connectivity. It is designed to support digital media production environments including broadcast news and network production operations, and reality television. ...
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Astbury in move
Ascent Media's Soho Images is losing colourist Simon Astbury to Clear Cut Pictures, where he is to work in a dedicated grading environment. Astbury spent four years at Todd-AO before moving to Soho Images where he operated Pogle Platinum and Symphony. His credits include the grading on dramas BBC/A&E's The ...
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Broadcasting house loses architect
The group developing BBC Broadcasting House has ditched the architect in charge over 'creative differences'. The BBC, along with builders Bovis Lend Lease and developers Land Securities, decided not to continue working with architectural firm MacCormac Jamieson Prichard (MJP), headed by Sir Richard MacCormac. He had mapped out the second ...
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Disney apes Virgin
Disney has hopped on the mobile bandwagon with a plan to launch Disney Mobile, a 'virtual' operator similar to Virgin Mobile. The company announced its plans in the US in partnership with network operator Sprint. Disney expects its family-friendly content will attract customers in the competitive US market, but would ...
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Reef antiques show gets second run
Reef Television's Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting has been picked up for a second series on BBC2 and will be hosted by Angela Rippon. Each day the daytime show will take teams of two to antiques markets in France or Italy to buy the best items they can find within ...
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Hive hires animator
The Hive has recruited Condor's senior 3D artist Bryan Servante. Servante, who had previously worked at Banbury-based AudioMotion, was lead animator on BBC1/Box TV's The Legend of the Tamworth Two, animated for Discovery and the Disney Channel, and idents for BBC History. He joins The Hive as senior animator.
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ITV on the acquisition trail
ITV Consumer chief executive Jeff Henry said this week he was close to making a series of acquisitions. 'We will grow organically through our existing business and also through acquisitions of which we will be announcing some imminently. We will look to distribute our content over all available platforms,' he ...
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Abbey sells wide eye to germany
Abbey Home Media Group's animated pre-school series Wide Eye has been picked up by German children's channel Ki.Ka. Co-produced with the BBC and made by King Rollo Films, the 26 x 10-minute series is already airing on CBeebies in the UK and has been licensed to a number of other ...
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C4I to distribute Mckenna series
Channel 4 International has secured worldwide distribution rights outside Australia to the 8 x 30-minute Sky One series Paul McKenna: I Can Change Your Life. Producer Tiger Aspect has already sold the factual entertainment series directly to Channel Nine in Australia. C4I has also secured the rights to Century documentary ...
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3DD launches indie joint-venture
Distributor 3DD Entertainment, which sells footage from Robbie Williams and U2, is moving into TV production. The company has set up a new joint-venture, 3DD Productions, with former Clear Channel Entertainment producer Andrew Higgie. The indie, which plans to specialise in sport, music and entertainment, has already landed two one-off ...
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BBC3 controller: contenders line up
The BBC is gearing up to interview for the BBC3 controller's job, with Living TV's Richard Woolfe, BBC factual entertainment head David Mortimer and BBC1 scheduler Liam Keelan all understood to be on the list. Head of entertainment Wayne Garvie is also tipped as a strong candidate. Meanwhile the BBC ...
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PBS seals US deal for number 1 doc
Impossible Pictures' documentary The Story of 1 will air throughout the US after Fremantle International Distribution (FID) secured a deal with public broadcaster PBS.
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Can they be trusted?
Michael Grade has promised the launch of any new services by the BBC will be scrutinised more closely, but commercial rivals remain concerned about the corporation's expansionist tendencies, writes Jenny Smith.
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Show me the money
With the death of traditional advertising, UK broadcasting needs alternative ways of making money - and soon.