All Broadcast articles in 08 September 2000 – Page 4
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SENIOR STAFF MOVES FOLLOW DAILY MAIL RADIO ACQUISITION
GWR group operations director Steve Orchard has announced a further management restructure following the company's acquisition of Daily Mail General Trust's radio assets for£146m in June (Broadcast, 16.6.00). GWR's Northants
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CJDS expands again
Columbine JDS Systems (CJDS), which bought Drake Automation (DAL) last year, is to merge with US-based broadcast software company Enterprise Software, writes Barbara Marshall.The combined entity will be headed by former
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Graef raises alarm over Cafe closure
Lack of investment from broadcasters is putting niche documentary indies at risk, according to veteran documentary maker Roger Graef, write David Wood and Dominic Timms.Graef's comments follow the news that Cafe
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EUROSPORT SIGNS UP WITH ALL UK DIGITAL CARRIERS
British Eurosport has secured carriage on all the UK digital platforms after clinching a deal with Cable & Wireless/NTL. Agreements are now in place with Sky Digital, NTL, Telewest, Kingston Communications
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Britt Allcroft steps back from management
Britt Allcroft's eponymous founder is stepping down from the management of the company, which is this week being renamed Gullane Entertainment, writes Ashley Davies.Although the creator of the Thomas the Tank
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Brotherly concerns
Endemol is setting up Gem Talent Management on the back of Big Brother and its stars' unproven appeal. Is this the start of a US-style 'talent-before-idea' system in the UK?
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Two British companies were rewarded at the creative arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles recently. FrameStore picked up three gongs, taking the outstanding visual effects category for the fifth consec
Two British companies were rewarded at the creative arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles recently. FrameStore picked up three gongs, taking the outstanding visual effects category for the fifth consecutive
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ANGLIA NEWS WEST TO DROP REALITY SETS AND GO VIRTUAL
Anglia News West has dispensed with its regular news set and adopted a virtual studio in its place. From this week (4 September) the regional broadcaster's 30-minute bulletins will be filmed
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ON DIGITAL ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF ON NET INTERNET SERVICE
Ondigital has announced the launch date and details of its internet service On Net. The service, which will be priced at£5 a month and includes a free cordless keyboard and
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OPINION - More drama is not the answer
It's a brave broadcaster that commissions a new soap. But while the price of failure is high, the rewards of a successful new regular drama could be huge.Soaps such as Coronation
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NTL BROADCAST DIVISION APPOINTS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Joe Barry has been appointed NTL broadcast division operations director, media solutions. Barry will be responsible for the company's analogue and digital transmissions, play-out and satellite uplinking operations.Before joining NTL, Barry
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Former APTN man launches Mercury
Former APTN programmes and entertainment executive Tim Sparke has set up a new distribution and production company, Mercury Media, which has already tied up a deal to represent APTN's programming and
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Gem talent arm may be exploitative
Carlton Productions director of programmes Steve Hewlett has expressed concerns about Endemol Entertainment UK managing former Big Brother inmates through its new talent arm Gem Artist Management, writes Katy Elliott.Hewlett told
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COMPUTER ARTS LIVE SHOW ON THIS MONTH IN ISLINGTON
The second Computer Arts Live Show, for web, 2D and 3D design professionals, is to be held at the Business Design Centre, Islington.Running over three days from 12 to 14 September,
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - ENGLISH AND POCKETT BRAND CHANNEL NEWS ASIA ROLL-OUT
English and Pockett has created a new branding package for the pan-Asian roll-out of Singapore service Channel News Asia. The branding consultancy has created a range of new tools, including 10
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Channels gear up for tough autumn
Autumn is on the way to becoming the most competitive commercial TV season in 10 years, according to media planning and buying agency Zenith Media, writes Ashley Davies.In its report, which
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DB BROADCAST TO SUPPLY AVID SUITES FOR BT YACHT RACE
Cambridgeshire-based DB Broadcast has built two new Avid edit suites for Meridian Broadcasting's coverage of the BT Global Challenge, a yacht race which starts on Sunday (10 September). Each yacht is
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KINGSTON TLI TV FACILITIES HIRES AVID SYMPHONY EDITOR
Kingston TLI TV Facilities has appointed editor Duncan Craig to work on its recently acquired Avid Symphony system. Craig was previously an Avid and Editbox editor at M2 Television and Blue
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Softimage DS set to rebrand as Avid
Softimage DS is to be renamed Avid DS as part of a restructure that sees the creation of a new division, Avid Media Solutions (AMS).The move will also see internet division
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Holness out as quiz goes back on Sky
Blockbusters, the cult student gameshow of the 1980s and 1990s, is set to return to screens on Sky One, following a deal with producer Pearson Television, writes Colin Robertson.Sky One head