All Broadcast articles in 07 January 2000 – Page 6
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Resources to negotiate
Managers at BBC Resources London Operations have bowed to pressure from Bectu to re-open negotiations on proposed changes to conditions of service and enforced redundancies to avert further industrial action. After
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Off the record - Photo journalism is snow OTT
Oh Gawd. While we are fully aware that it's not clever to draw attention to something that is neither newsworthy nor in the public interest, sometimes the urge to do that
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Hodgson sorts out Ofcom role
Independent Television Commission chief executive Patricia Hodgson has seized the initiative in defining the role for a single media regulator, Ofcom. In an article written for Broadcast, Hodgson outlines a vision
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Schofield joins health TV
Former editor of ITV's We Can Work It Out Simon Schofield has been appointed commissioning editor for the Granada/Boots health channel. Reporting to acting director of content Chris Bryer, he will
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GWR sells holdings
Radio Investments Ltd has bought GWR's shareholdings in Minster Radio Group, TLRC and Stray FM and now wholly owns the stations. In return, GWR becomes a 20 per cent shareholder in
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Guardian and USP plan radio tie-up
Radio Indie USP is talking to the Guardian Media Group about producing a regular weekly radio programme to air on its Guardian Unlimited websites, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Sub zero goes interactive
BBC Resources special projects has developed a system to enable viewers of CBBC's interactive sci-fi gameshow Sub Zero to 'vision mix' from home using a telephone. The system detects which button
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And finally ..
Ex-breakfast TV star Roland Rat reveals all about his life as the nation's favourite rodent ...If you weren't in TV what would you be doing?Spreading the bubonic plagueWhat is your proudest
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Hodgson on Ofcom - Learning from experience
So broadcasting and telecoms, like businesses in the financial services or energy sectors, are to be brought together under a single regulator.Ofcom is to join the FSA, Ofgem, Ofwat and other
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Endemol lobbies for indie status
Endemol Entertainment UK is lobbying the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) to allow it to regain its status as an independent production company, writes Ashley Davies.
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DCMS white paper inquiry
The culture, media & sport select committee is to conduct an inquiry into aspects of the communications white paper. The committee will focus on the development and regulation of radio, proposals
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Coronation Street special is ITV's crowning glory
In early December, Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations made most of the news in terms of primetime schedules. The one-hour live special (ITV, Friday 8 December 20.00) did very well with
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Predictions - Shape of things to come
As the new millennium really dawns, Broadcast reporters predict what the first year of the century will bring to the terrestrial, digital and cable television channels, independent production companies and the radio sector.
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White City to expand
The BBC has unveiled plans for a new White City 'media village , writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ITV slips despite Christmas peak
ITV fell short of its self-imposed 38.5 per cent peaktime target for 2000, as expected, missing the goal by 1.4 percentage points despite recording a largely successful end-of-year ratings run.The network
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Davies closes in on chairmanship
The December appointment of Gavyn Davies as vice-chairman of the BBC immediately sparked speculation that he is being groomed for the corporation's chairmanship when Sir Christopher Bland steps down in two years, writes John Lewis.
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Capital London picks Vidler
Capital Radio has appointed Andria Vidler as its new managing director of Capital Radio London ending a six-month search, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Cable homes reach new high
Just over 3.4 million UK households are watching cable television, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission.In its latest quarterly report on cable statistics, the ITC said that
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Nickelodeon UK poaches Turner Broadcasting VP
Nickelodeon UK has lured Turner Broadcasting System vice-president marketing Nicky Parkinson to become the channel's new managing director after a protracted search for a replacement for Janie Grace, who left for ITV last summer, writes Simon Ellery.