All Broadcast articles in 11 June 1999 – Page 4
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Shultz named new technology chief at Mill Film
Mill Film has appointed Bill Shultz, former Sony Picture Imageworks senior vice-president of technology and digital production, as its new director of technology. Shultz (left), won an Academy Award earlier this
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Chrysalis launches fifth Galaxy station
Chrysalis Radio launched the fifth of its Galaxy network of dance stations on 1 June. Galaxy 105-106, which is airing in the north-east, was accompanied by a£1 million TV and
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Talk to clinch deal for Oyston radio stations
Talk Radio parent company TalkCo is expected to complete the purchase next week of Morecambe music station The Bay and Belfast-based City Beat in a deal believed to be worth more than£4 million, writes John Plunkett.
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CONVERGENCE - Techno wars
Can traditional TV viewing survive the onslaught of the internet or are the integrationists winning the battle?
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Ocean Post creditors spurn last-minute deal
Ocean Post has failed in its bid to have its application for voluntary administration accepted by creditors.The application, which was a last-minute bid to stave off liquidation, was thrown out at
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Sky mulls move for Uefa Cup home legs
Sky is understood to be interested in buying the rights to the home legs of the three English football clubs competing in next season's Uefa Cup, writes John Plunkett.
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CWC suffers drop in customer satisfaction
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) was the only company to suffer a drop in its customer satisfaction ratings in a survey of all pay-TV operators, writes Alice Macandrew.
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NTL sets digital date
NTL will launch its digital cable TV services on 1 September and is aiming for 250,000 digital subscribers by mid-2000.The announcement on Wednesday (9 June) came as NTL chief executive Barclay
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OFF THE RECORD - Make my Day
An unexpected side effect of the race to be the next DG is the number of people phoning Channel 5 spinmeister Greg Day's mobile phone - and thinking they've rung Greg
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Itel seals Irish programming deals
Itel has concluded licensing deals with Republic of Ireland public service broadcaster RTE and commercial rival TV3 for more than 55 hours of programming.RTE has bought a package including 10 x
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Minotaur sells on Dineen's Halliwell portrait
Minotaur International has sold Molly Dineen's portrait of ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell to RTE in Eire, MuchMusic in Canada, the Holland Media Group in the Netherlands, New Zealand's TV3 and Portugal's
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Trouble snaps up US drama Party of Five
Teen channel Trouble has acquired two new shows for its summer line-up including the US drama Party of Five (left). Trouble head of programming Lisa Opie has bought 44 hour-long episodes
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UPC heads east with @Entertainment purchase
US cable TV outfit United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) has continued its expansion into eastern Europe with the acquisition of Polish pay-TV operator @Entertainment for $887 million (£552.9 million). @Entertainment owns Polish
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More Emmerdale on way
Yorkshire Television has signed a two-year deal with ITV for Emmerdale, which will see six stripped, five-episode weeks plus two hour-long specials each year. The move follows the thrice-weekly Emmerdale's recent
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World's End reworks making of South Park for US
UK indie World's End Productions is reversioning its Channel 4 documentary, The Making of South Park, for US cable channel Comedy Central. The 30-minute documentary, which features an interview with South
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ITC orders shake-up to keep pace with multi-channel era
The Independent Television Commission is about to undergo the biggest ever revamp of its programming department in a bid to keep up with the explosion of multi-channel television.The shake-up will mean
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - ITV wins with Stars in Their Eyes final
Chris De Burgh and Celine Dion imitators helped ITV's Stars in Their Eyes pull in 11.8 million viewers (53 per cent share) for its 90-minute final on Saturday (5 June), writes Liz Shackleton.
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World Service wins live footie rights
BBC World Service has secured live football rights to the English Premier League until 2001. The two-year deal, announced on Monday (7 June), follows a three-year deal that expires this summer
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Todd-AO set to up global presence
Todd-AO looks set to embark on a phase of international expansion if plans for a sale, merger or a joint-venture come to fruition.The US facility, which owns UK outfits Todd-AO in
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Producer suspended by GMTV
A GMTV producer has been suspended after it was revealed that a guest interviewed by presenter Lorraine Kelly was a fake, writes Liz Shackleton.