All Broadcast articles in 09 February 2001 – Page 4
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S4C commission details on website.
S4C, the Welsh arm of Channel 4, has posted details of the kind of programmes it is looking to commission on its website. The address for the bilingual site is www.s4c.co.uk.
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C5 pulls off multimillion Warner deal.
Channel 5 has finally completed a multimillion pound movie deal with Warner Bros following a High Court battle between its two shareholders over the broadcaster's programme funding, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C5 strikes web deal.
Channel 5 has agreed a deal with another dot.com company to provide free advertising airtime in return for shares. Surpriseyourwoman.com, which alerts men to anniversaries and sells related gifts, will receive
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ITV puts up 90-minute A Touch of Frost while it can.
This was the last week before News at Ten returned on ITV and so, to paraphrase Channel 4's marketing campaign, 'What was on at 22.00?'On Monday, the final 90-minute episode of
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Simons to leave UBE after Granada takeover.
Richard Simons, development director, new media production at United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) is leaving the company after Granada's takeover of his department, writes Colin Robertson.
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Trade talk - Together again.
After a stint at Tiger Aspect, drama wunderkind Lucy Richer has been lured to C4 by former boss Tessa Ross, to be drama commissioning editor.
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News Analysis - Blue skies ahead?
Eurosport, now 12 years-old and long hampered by co-ownership, has been bought by French broadcaster TF1, but with sports rights ever more elusive will this give the channel the impetus it needs, particularly in the UK?
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Big Brother aid.
Both BBC 1 and Channel 4 will broadcast elements of Celebrity Big Brother each night for the eight days of the show as part of BBC's Comic Relief next month, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Free to air - A sham of a marriage.
Sky and ITV are the Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman of the media scene.The extent to which their relationship or lack of it is a sham has become so complex and
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Waheed Alli heads bid for gay London digital radio franchise.
Former managing director of Carlton Productions Waheed Alli is spearheading a bid for a new London digital radio franchise, after the consortium behind it agreed to provide a service for the gay community, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Ratings Analysis - Going head to head for viewers.
Although rows over the 22.00 news slot have dominated the issue of similar shows airing at the same time, it is a growing tendency across all genres and slots, even though channels do still sometimes co-operate. Jon Rogers Reports.
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Skill shortage poses risk to UK animation.
Softimage UK product manager for XSI Richard McGuinness has lamented the lack of animation talent in the UK, writes Will Strauss.
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Another stars and their lives for ITV.
Regional independent Hanrahan Media is to produce a third series of Carol Vorderman-fronted Stars And Their Lives for ITV. The£2m order will be co-produced with Carlton TV for delivery later
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Off the record - Doing anything to get attention.
The award for shameless plugging went to September Films czarina Sally Miles, who eschewed traditional black tie to draw attention to her indie's new venture, clipsales.co.uk. This was done by donning
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ITC appoints ex-BBC director to finance.
Former director of strategy at the BBC, Robin Foster, has been appointed by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to head its strategy, economics and finance department. Foster, who previously worked for
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Endemol arms plan mega psycho show.
Endemol Entertainment UK has banded together with eight of its European partners in an unprecedented move to produce a pan-European big-money psychological gameshow pilot, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ITV asks Baby Cow and Avalon TV to co-produce new sketch series.
Baby Cow Productions, the independent run by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal, has bagged its first ITV commission, writes Colin Robertson.
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UTV awaits decision.
Ulster Television (UTV) is waiting for notification from Ireland's Independent Radio & Television Commission for the reasons behind the blocking of its bid for the Cork-based County Media group. UTV offered
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Baz battles to win back indie status.
Endemol Entertainment UK creative director Peter Bazalgette is stepping up his lobby to gain back indie status for his company, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC children's plan will drive up costs.
Two leading Commercial children's channel heads have warned that the BBC's proposed children's services will result in a significant reduction of original production orders, writes Simon Ellery.