All Broadcast articles in 06 August 1999
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Scarlet Pimpernel steals in for second run on BBC 1
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has recommissioned costume drama adaptation The Scarlet Pimpernel for a second run. Richard E Grant will again take the title role, but other casting details are
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Overnight Ratings - Stargate SG-1 pilot takes C4 into orbit
Channel 4's big-budget US import, Stargate SG-1, won an intergalactic 2.7 million (15 per cent share) on its debut on Sunday (1 August), according to unofficial overnights, writes John Plunkett.The 120-minute
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Cosgrove Hall Films' The Animal Shelf is back for its third series this September. The pre-school animation is to be shown on Children's ITV as a 26 x 10-minute run. The
Cosgrove Hall Films' The Animal Shelf is back for its third series this September. The pre-school animation is to be shown on Children's ITV as a 26 x 10-minute run. The
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ITC relaxes timing constraints on 18-rated PPV films
The Independent Television Commission has relaxed timing constraints on when pay-per-view (PPV) movie services can transmit films with an '18' rating. For an experimental period of a year, 18-rated films can
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BBC 2 brings summer in the suburbs to life
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a new drama through BBC films and single drama for transmission later this year. Summer in the Suburbs is a 90-minute film about the
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4:2:2 hires Bond as new head of design
4:2:2 has appointed Paul Bond as its new head of design. He will be responsible for co-ordinating the company's creative design output across the Bristol and London facilities. Prior to joining
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ITV scraps The Sexual Century from 21.30 slot
ITV has pulled factual series The Sexual Century from its Monday night schedule after just two weeks following poor ratings, writes Jason Deans.The Sexual Century, a 6 x 60-minute documentary co-produced
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Winners of the inaugural Rushes Soho Shorts film festival were announced last Friday (30 July). Director Ed Fraiman won the Directors' Guild newcomers award for Nurse Ajax (above). The Innovation TK
Winners of the inaugural Rushes Soho Shorts film festival were announced last Friday (30 July). Director Ed Fraiman won the Directors' Guild newcomers award for Nurse Ajax (above). The Innovation TK
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C4's 'invitation-only' briefings anger indies
Channel 4 is to rethink its traditional indie open day briefings, replacing them with invitation-only, genre-specific briefings starting this summer, writes Wale Azeez. The move has been criticised by some producers
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Adams surfs internet revolution for Radio 4
Douglas Adams will present a two-part series for BBC Radio 4 about the challenges of the internet revolution in the next millennium. Adams, author of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the
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Channel 4 rolls out new slate of drama
Channel 4 has unveiled a slate of new dramas including a three-part love story from Paul Abbott and a 6 x 30-minute drama from The National Theatre of Brent.Abbott is penning
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Jackson to give verdict on C4 future
Michael Jackson is to make his first major industry-wide appearance since becoming Channel 4 chief executive in July 1997 when he addresses an audience at this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival,
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C4 becomes associate sponsor of Perrier Award
Channel 4 has become an associate sponsor of the Edinburgh Festival's Perrier Pick of the Fringe Award. The broadcaster is supporting the comedy event in a joint effort to spot comedy
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C4 orders third weekly episode of Hollyoaks soap
Channel 4 has commissioned a third weekly episode of Mersey Television soap Hollyoaks, writes Wale Azeez.The new Wednesday episode, which launches on 20 September, will see production staff and overall costs
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C4 rings changes with Bell
Channel 4 has appointed BBC features producer/director Hilary Bell as deputy commissioning editor for documentaries, writes Wale Azeez.The appointment, made by C4 head of documentaries Peter Dale, follows the departure of
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Scots BAFTAS go-ahead despite Media Group's absence
Bafta Scotland is to go ahead with its biannual awards despite Scottish Media Group's refusal to take part (Broadcast, 30.7.99). But there are expected to be fewer categories and the ceremony,
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Accom slashes price of Stratasphere
Accom has cut the price of its Stratasphere non-linear editing (NLE) system by up to 40 per cent in response to similar moves from rival manufacturers.Accom president and chief executive Junaid
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Liberty to acquire control of Todd AO
John Malone's Liberty Media Corporation is acquiring control of US facilities group Todd AO less than two months after the US post-production group said it was looking to sell or merge
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Man United ad break complaints not upheld by ITC
The Independent Television Commission received 25 complaints about ITV's decision to insert an ad break immediately after Manchester United won the Uefa Champions' League Cup last May. ITV said post-match output
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Granada Plus adds to slate
Pay-TV archive channel Granada Plus has boosted its autumn schedule with the acquisition of 14 new shows, including its first-ever programme from the BBC archive, 1980s hit Terry and June.A 65