All Broadcast articles in 06 August 1999 – Page 3
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ITV backtracks on Eclipse
ITV is understood to have had an eleventh-hour change of heart over its plans to ignore next week's solar eclipse, and is now set to broadcast three live updates produced by
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Bakewell replaces Parker
British Film Institute (BFI) chairman Alan Parker has been named as the first chairman of the new Film Council. The distinguished director, responsible for films such as Bugsy Malone and Midnight
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SKD Media buys Basil Brush Company
SKD Media has paid£1.7 million for Boom! Boom!, the company which owns the intellectual property rights to the character Basil Brush (right). SKD Media chief executive Mike Heap said the
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Bazal to present regional gift to Carlton
Bazal has been commissioned by Carlton TV to make a 10 x 30-minute series about the gifts of today that will become the antiques of tomorrow. It's A Gift, which will
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BBC mulls options for London rejig
The BBC has completed a wide-ranging review of its entire regional television and radio output in London, writes John Plunkett.Options that have been put before BBC governors are understood to include
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BBC calls in bouncers for winter
BBC features in Bristol has produced a fly-on-the-wall documentary series on security firms for BBC 1's winter schedule, writes Wale Azeez.Called Muscle, the 6 x 30-minute series focuses on a crack
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McCartney to host BBC music show
Paul McCartney is to present a 4 x 30-minute rock and roll music series for BBC World Service - the first time he has hosted a radio show in the UK,
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RA wants bids for Wales
The Radio Authority advertised the new regional independent local radio licence for south Wales on Wednesday (4 August).The FM licence will reach a potential adult audience of one million including Cardiff,
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Off the Record - Blinded by the light
Readers concerned about how to take a peek at next week's solar eclipse without hurting their eyes need only consult Virgin Radio spin guru Russell Millard. Our Russ, OTR is informed,
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Off the Record - Cheese bored
OTR is a sucker for food programmes and can't wait for Crazy About Cheese, the latest offering on the widely watched Carlton Food Network. The show, which starts next week and
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Bravo buys Smack the Pony
Channel 4 International (C4I) has sold TalkBack Productions' all-female sketch show, Smack The Pony, to US cable channel Bravo, writes Wale Azeez.The deal for the 7 x 30-minute series, which has
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Canal+ on brink of Italian pay-TV deal
Canal+ is on the verge of completing a deal to sell stakes in its Italian pay-TV subsidiary Tele+ to investors including telecoms operator Wind, according to a newspaper report.The agreement being
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Meyer takes the helm at Warner Bros
Time Warner chairman Gerald Levin has promoted head of Warner Bros' TV operations Barry Meyer to become chairman and chief executive of the studio.Meyer, who as Warner Bros executive vice-president and
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Newsnight gets Campbell
Nicky Campbell, BBC Radio 5 Live and ITV presenter, is to join Newsnight as a presenter. The main Newsnight presenting team of Jeremy Paxman, Kirsty Wark and Jeremy Vine will remain
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Chatsworth signs up Dyson to head new factual department
Chatsworth Television is expanding from its mainstay of entertainment production by setting up a factual department headed by new signing producer/director Mark Dyson, writes Ashley Davies.Dyson, whose credits include a number
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Everett to move on as Choice revamps
BBC Choice head of programming Katherine Everett is leaving in October to take up a new position in the corporation after overseeing a revamp of the digital channel's schedule.Everett, a member
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United Sport wins Spurs closed circuit contract
United Sport head of production Tony Baines has signed a year-long deal to produce closed circuit coverage of home games for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club at its White Hart Lane stadium.
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Eclipse - Covering the eclipse
The UK's broadcasters have taken different approaches to the country's first solar eclipse since 1927. While the BBC is offering extensive live coverage of the event on television and radio, ITV will rely on ITN for updates.
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AT IT Productions has produced the title sequence for new Sky One six-part entertainment travel show Weekender. The series, narrated by Sara Cox, throws a different group of strangers together each
AT IT Productions has produced the title sequence for new Sky One six-part entertainment travel show Weekender. The series, narrated by Sara Cox, throws a different group of strangers together each
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Fox moves up at CRCA
The Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) has appointed Rachell Fox as its operations director. Fox, who continues in her role as CRCA research and communications manager, will deputise for CRCA chairman