All Broadcast articles in 05 July 2002 – Page 5
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This Morning to get£1m boost
Granada is giving a£1m revamp to embattled daytime show This Morning to try to reinvent the former ITV daytime ratings banker, writes Steve Aston
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BBC reporters vote against pay offer
Journalists at the BBC could be balloted over a strike, which would paralyse the corporation's news operation, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Rabbatts ends order freeze at 4 Learning
4 Learning managing director Heather Rabbatts has moved to end the nine-month programming gridlock at the Channel 4 education division by finally lifting the freeze on commissioning schools programmes, writes Penny Hughes
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Oscar-winner to make C4 co-production
Kevin Macdonald, the director of the Oscar-winning documentary One Day in September, has unveiled his latest project - a film based on Joe Simpson's mountaineering novel Touching the Void, writes Penny Hughes
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Warner opens music archives
UK broadcasters are to be given unprecedented access to the catalogues of Warner Music, which includes performances from artists such as REM, Madonna and The Corrs, as part of a
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BBC religion to work with sport
The BBC's religion and sports departments are to collaborate for the first time on a major project as part of a raft of new shows from BBC religion and ethics under its head, Alan Bookbinder, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Extreme Brits get ITV series
Oxford indie Landmark Films is to expose the viewing public to the sadder side of Britain with a new factual series for ITV, writes Steve Aston
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C5 taps Endemol for quiz and pop shows
Channel 5 is launching a reality gameshow that sees contestants having to become experts on their opponent's specialist subject, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 1 dreams up new pop idol style show
BBC 1 is to develop the reality talent show concept pioneered by Popstarsand Pop Idolwith a series that will put undiscovered singers through the ultimate training academy. Fame Academy, to be made by Endemol UK ...
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Discovery to look at science in the kitchen
Two Four Productions has been commissioned by Discovery Networks Europe to make a series looking at the latest scientific research on food. The 6 x 30-minute series, Kitchen Chemistry, to air on the Discovery Channel in August and be presented by chef Heston Blumenthal, will ...
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BBC north west backs entertainment pilots
BBC north west is to broadcast six new comedy and entertainment pilots this autumn, which if successful will transfer to the network. Overseen by BBC head of entertainment group Wayne Garvie, the BBC Manchester programmes include new dating strand Nice Package, in which a woman ...
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C5 buys bulk order of Oz kids series Hi-5
Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson has bought two 45 x 30-minute series of Australian pre-school programme Hi-5 from distributor Southern Star Sales. The kids show transmits on Australia's Nine Network and is a Nine Films & Television and Kids Like Us production. It features five presenters who entertain ...
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C4 to air Ewan McGregor festival short
Channel 4 is set to screen a film from Scottish TV's annual New Found Land Film Festival, the first time a festival film has received a network transmission. The 30-minute film, Solid Geometry, features actor Ewan McGregor in the lead role. It has been adapted ...
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S4C orders learning Welsh reality show
Welsh public service broadcaster S4C has ordered a Big Brother-style show for September that gives eight participants eight weeks to learn Welsh while confined to a language institute. Film cameras installed at the Nant Gwrtheyrn Centre in north Wales will record every move of 16 ...
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Goonhilly marks 40-year birthday
It is the 40th anniversary of the first satellite TV transmission next week and BT Broadcast Services' Goonhilly Earth Station is taking part in an event to mark the occasion, w rites Barbara Marshall
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MPC brings in 3D expert Danskin
Smoke & Mirrors head of 3D Lee Danskin has joined the Moving Picture Company (MPC) as deputy creative head, writes Barbara Marshall
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Time for Televirtual
Virtual character specialist Televirtual has unveiled details of its first co-production - TimeGate - which it has developed with Fremantle Thames Media, writes Barbara Marshall
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Discreet restructure
Discreet has restructured into three business units and has re-introduced dedicated R&D teams serving each division. Each of the three specialised units - comprising systems, animation and desktop video - will be headed by a unit manager and will have dedicated engineering staff. The move follows the closure of the ...
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Hulse bags awards
Ravensbourne College of Art & Communications student Alex Hulse has been named both student of the year by British Design & Art Direction (D&AD) and European student of the year by the Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE). Hulse won the D&AD award for his entry in the new streaming-web ...
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Music archive expands
Music archive Extreme Music has extended its online Instant Music Search service as a 24-hour operation. Manned by music supervisors in both London and Los Angeles, the service allows users to email requests to a real person rather than rely on a traditional search engine. The supervisors respond immediately with ...