All Broadcast articles in 08 October 1999 – Page 2
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GMG EYES MORECAMBE
The Guardian Media Group (GMG) is to apply for the local radio licence for the Morecambe Bay area when it is readvertised in the next month. Three other groups will also apply for
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Wall to Wall scoops Euro order
UK indie Wall to Wall Television has secured its first major direct commission from a European broadcaster, with a£1 million deal for a major factual series for Franco-German cultural station Arte, writes Jason Deans.
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Sinclair plans telecast to push DVB
US broadcaster Sinclair Broadcasting is mounting a pan-American telecast to highlight the results of its three-month comparative trials of the rival DVB and ATSC transmission systems.Expected to be picked up by
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YORKSHIRE LURES QUENTIN FOR INNOCENT DRAMA
Yorkshire TV has tempted Caroline Quentin from the BBC to make a new primetime drama for ITV. The Innocent is about a lawyer who claims she has been raped by her husband's best
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TALK UNVEILS MILLENNIUM DOCUMENTARY SEASON
Talk Radio is to broadcast a specially commissioned series of 8 x 60-minute documentaries to mark the new millennium. Created in-house, Communicators will look at the changing face of communications from the impact
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ELITE ORDERS DISCREET SMOKE ONLINE EDITOR
Leeds facility Elite Television has ordered a Discreet Smoke online editor from Soho reseller Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. The new system will be run by editor Chris Timson. Elite chairman and
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Green directs Sky film
September Films chief executive David Green is directing Breathtaking for Sky Pictures, his first film for theatrical release since Wings of the Apache in 1990, writes John Plunkett.
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RIVALS UNITE FOR DIGITAL
The BBC and the commercial radio industry have joined forces to promote digital and establish a common digital audience measurement system. BBC Digital Radio and commercial digital outfit Digital One confirmed a deal on
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ON DIGITAL EXTENDS OFFER
On Digital is set to extend its pre-pay subscription offer nationwide next month following a successful trial in Glasgow. For£119 customers receive a set-top box plus six extra channels for a year.
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On Digital unveils interactive plans
On Digital revealed plans to launch its home shopping and banking services early next year with access to the internet pencilled in for a later launch, writes John Plunkett.
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VICAR OF DIBLEY SET TO RETURN THIS YEAR
A third series of The Vicar of Dibley starring Dawn French has gone into production for a new run on BBC 1. A Tiger Aspect production, the 4 x 40-minute series is written
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SBS puts focus on developed regions
Pan-European broadcaster SBS is reverting its attention to developed markets and to aggressive expansion in radio, following the collapse of its $650 million (£395 million) acquisition of Central European Media Enterprises.SBS
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REPORT HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF UK FICTION CO-PRODUCTIONS
The UK co-produces 10 per cent of its first-run fiction, making it a country hostile to co-productions, according to Eurofiction Television fiction in Europe, a report by Strasbourg-based European Audiovisual Observatory
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STUDENTS WIN COMMISSION
Granada Television executive producer, regional sport, Don Jones has commissioned a half-hour documentary, Injury Time, produced by students on the Television Features course at Salford University. The film, scheduled to air on Granada TV
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CITV/Flextech set to work on Twins
CITV is collaborating with Flextech Television on a programme for the first time by commissioning a new 26 x 10-minute children's animation series, Twins, writes Tim Dams.
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A DATE WITH CHRIS SMITH
Media Secretary Chris Smith's broadcasting summit with digital broadcasters, manufacturers and retailers will take place in mid-November. Smith wrote to key digital players at the end of September calling for a meeting to tackle
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SGRiN CHOOSES HUGHES
Sgrin, the media agency for Wales, has appointed Gwawr Hughes to become co-ordinator of Media Antenna Cymru Wales. Media Antenna works to provide a direct link between the European Union's media programme and Wales.Hughes
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New shows for Choice
BBC Choice has just commissioned two new entertainment shows, writes Tim Dams.
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Off the Record - Kilroy's cabs
Ever wondered how BBC 1's daytime talk show Kilroy finds so many saddos willing to vent their spleen on every subject under the sun? Why, it simply electronically mail-drops London cabbies,
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Quantel considers buyout from Carlton
Senior management at Carlton Communications subsidiary Quantel are understood to be considering plans for a management buyout of the company.While no formal proposals are thought to have been put forward, insiders