All Broadcast articles in 07 April 2000 – Page 4
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International News - Network Ten boosts UK acquisitions with Tucker
Australian's free-to-air Network Ten is poised to step up its UK acquisitions with the appointment of Prompt Media Consultancy founder Antoinette Tucker as its UK and European representative. Tucker - who
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International News - Cinar brings legal action over unauthorised money
Canadian-based producer Cinar Corporation has started legal proceedings against Bahamas investment manager Norshield International, after the animation specialists' auditors discovered Norshield had received $122 million (£76.5 million) of Cinar's funds not
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ADAM AND JOE ASKED TO GROW UP FOR FOURTH SERIES
World of Wonder Productions has started work on a fourth series of The Adam and Joe Show for Channel 4. The new run of the show was ordered by C4 deputy
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Big Breakfast and MTV presenter Donna Air and fellow MTV frontman Paul Tomkinson are co-presenting a new late-night pop show
Big Breakfast and MTV presenter Donna Air and fellow MTV frontman Paul Tomkinson are co-presenting a new late-night pop show for Channel 4, writes Ashley Davies.At It Productions' Pop Gun is
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Ali G gains respect for Friday night debut
Ali G's new standalone Channel 4 show pulled in an impressive audience for its Friday night (31 March) debut, proving that it was more than just the Staines massive tuning in, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Analysis Special: BBC Restructure - One vision for One BBC
As director general Greg Dyke takes an axe to Birtism, Tim Dams and Tara Conlan wade through the manifesto to find out what it means for BBC programme makers and the armies of marketeers and strategists whose jobs are on the line.
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International News - Postcard from ... John Hazelton in Los Angeles
US network television can be a cliquey business, so it's hardly surprising that there are some familiar names in this year's network pilot line-ups.Aaron Spelling is in contention with several shows,
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ANGLIA TV PHOTOGRAPHER DAWSON DIES
Former Anglia Television stills photographer Dave Dawson has died after a long illness. Dawson joined Anglia in 1959 and headed the broadcaster's stills department until 1991.
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International News - Studio Eight links with Peace Arch for immortal series
The UK's Studio Eight Productions has joined forces with Canada's Peace Arch Entertainment Group to co-produce a 22 x 60-minute action adventure series The Immortal, starring Lorenzo Lamas (Renegade). Hilltop Entertainment
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CARLTON BACKS MIDLANDS MEDIA ARCHIVE
Carlton Television is backing a project to create a moving image collection for the Midlands - the Media Archive of Central England Trust (MACE). Former keeper of documentary film at the
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - Australian Buyers - Foreign exchange
British, Canadian and, particularly, US shows all do well in Australia. But Sandy George finds there are plenty of opportunities for European non-drama programmes, such as docusoaps and reality TV formats, to carve a niche.
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Football chiefs back new tenders
The Premier League's 20 club chairmen have voted for a radical tender document that increases the number of live games on offer to 106, introduces pay-per-view (ppv) matches and keeps rights for clubs' own television channels and websites, writes Tara Con
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BBC is Bafta front runner
BBC costume dramas are the front runners for this year's Bafta TV craft awards, after they received more nominations per programme than any of the other genres in the running.BBC 2's
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BBC pledges loyalty to indies despite reshuffle
In one of his first policy statements this week, new BBC director of television Mark Thompson pledged that indies would not be frozen out of the BBC, despite plans to scrap
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BBC bids for Canadian digi-channel
BBC Worldwide is planning a BBC-branded digital television channel in Canada called BBC Canada, writes Tim Dams.
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Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC director general
SATURDAY - Can't sleep tonight. Not surprising, really. This is going to be the most important week since I arrived at the BBC. I'm talking about Manchester United's Champions' League quarter
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CNN to beef up its interactive news
CNN is poised to unveil a major global interactive news expansion just as rival news providers Sky News and ITN are also beefing up their operations to support new services.A key
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BERNSTEIN TAKES PEERAGE
Former Granada Group chairman Alexander Bernstein was named as one of the government's new Labour peers last week. Bernstein was listed as one of Labour's high-value donors in 1998, giving the
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Broadcast International - Mip-TV - Bid for freedom
The US parents of UK cable and satellite channels may have made public efforts to give their offshoots a more British feel both on and off-screen but how much autonomy do they really have? Peter Keighron reports.
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Copyright body to launch in Cannes
A string of international broadcasters and production companies have pledged their support for a new TV industry alliance to combat copyright theft, which launches at Mip-TV in Cannes next week.Representatives from