All Broadcast articles in 08 January 1999 – Page 2
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Granada boosts team for 60-Minutes show
Granada Television has raided ITN and the BBC to staff up its new 60-Minutes-style current affairs magazine for ITV, writes Nicola Methven.The hour-long, as-yet-untitled, programme will be made by 35 production
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BBC features and events loses Film '99 to Scotland
BBC Scotland has wrested the contract to produce the new Jonathan Ross-fronted Film '99 from BBC features and events, writes Tim Dams.Ross became the long-awaited replacement for critic Barry Norman after
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ACCOM BUILDS UP MANAGEMENT TEAM AFTER SDV BUYOUT
US technology company Accom has moved to strengthen its management team following its acquisition of Scitex Digital Video (SDV) last month (Broadcast, 18.12.98). Former Abekas Video Systems vice-president of engineering Phillip
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Public warms to sex on screen according to new BSC survey
Viewers have become more tolerant of sex on TV in the last six years, according to new research by the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC), writes Claire Handley.The report, Sex and Sensibility,
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ITC ACTS ON DTT PROMOTION
The Independent Television Commission has issued a Direction to all digital terrestrial (DTT) broadcasters prohibiting the provision of misleading or denigratory information regarding competing services. The Direction will ensure that licensees
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Gray adds This Morning to his remit
Granada Television's flagship daytime programme, This Morning, is to move out of the lifestyle department and into the entertainment department, writes Nicola Methven.Granada controller of lifestyle James Hunt will now hand
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Investors eye Kirch after restructuring
German media mogul Leo Kirch has restructured his operations to create three holding companies, opening the way for a possible sale of stakes to other investors and a public flotation.The Kirch
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BURNS PACKS BAGS FOR PARIS AFTER NELVANA PROMOTION
Patricia Burns, supervising producer at Nelvana's Toronto studio, has been promoted to vice-president, production, and will be relocating to the company's Paris office. In her new role Burns will oversee all
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BBC and OU seal indie agreement
The BBC and the Open University (OU) have finalised an agreement that will allow indie producers to pitch for up to 25 per cent of the OU's£10 million annual programming
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QUANTEL EFFECTS GUIDE AIMS TO HELP TV PRODUCERS
Quantel has produced a guide for TV producers to help them make the best and most cost-effective use of effects for long-form programming. Episodic Effects for Television, which is available free
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Aldis Animation has completed the title sequence for Zenith Productions/BBC drama Junk. Commissioned by producer John Price and director Marcus DF White, the titles were designed by Aries Brooker usin
Aldis Animation has completed the title sequence for Zenith Productions/BBC drama Junk. Commissioned by producer John Price and director Marcus DF White, the titles were designed by Aries Brooker using Softimage
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Graphics and animation facility Red Alert Digital, which worked with the BBC on its award-winning series The Human Body, has created the graphics content for a new BBC Horizon trilogy, Fat
Graphics and animation facility Red Alert Digital, which worked with the BBC on its award-winning series The Human Body, has created the graphics content for a new BBC Horizon trilogy, Fat
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THE CHIPPENDALES BARE ALL FOR SKY BOX OFFICE SPECIAL
BSkyB is set to be the first broadcaster to show The Chippendales' live show on TV, having secured the rights to the male dancing troupe's raunchy show for Sky Box Office.
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BBC AMERICA EXTENDS REACH WITH PRIMESTAR CARRIAGE
BBC America has further extended its distribution in the US after signing a carriage deal with digital satellite platform PrimeStar.Under the agreement, BBC America will be available in PrimeStar's 2.2 million
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ANALYSIS - Talking loud
Since Kelvin MacKenzie took control Talk Radio has revamped its programming with the accent on sport. But will this be enough to bring the station into profit?
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CARLTON WINS INTERVIEW CLIP COPYRIGHT CASE ON APPEAL
Carlton TV has won a landmark appeal case concerning the use of a clip from a paid-for TV interview in ITV current affairs programme The Big Story. The copyright of the
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STAR WARS PRODUCER TO APPEAR AT PRODUCTION SHOW
Industrial Light and Magic has confirmed that Star Wars producer Rick McCallum and visual effects supervisor Rob Coleman are planning to demonstrate how some of the effects for new film The
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MILLER APPOINTED CHAIR OF EDINBURGH TVYP COMMITTEE
The Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival has appointed a new director and new committee chair of its training and youth arm, Television & Young People (TVYP). The new director is Varsha
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BBC appoints Chapman to head up online
The BBC's protracted search for a director of its online service has ended, with the appointment of controller of BBC English regions Nigel Chapman, writes Jason Deans.The role of director of
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New Brook Lapping series Hostage gets its title sequence courtesy of Diverse Design. Directed by Steve Picard and produced by Daniel Creasey, the titles combine archive and specially shot material in
New Brook Lapping series Hostage gets its title sequence courtesy of Diverse Design. Directed by Steve Picard and produced by Daniel Creasey, the titles combine archive and specially shot material in