All Broadcast articles in 11 June 1999 – Page 5
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Granada racks up slate of ITV shows
A ‘risque’ new daytime flagship, Loose Women, is part of a new slate of shows for ITV from Granada Television that could total more than 60 hours.
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Granada Media profits up
Granada Media has reported a pre-tax and exceptionals profit of£122 million - up 8 per cent year-on-year - for the six months to 27 March 1999, on a turnover of
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Granada Seeing Red for ITV
Granada Film starts production next week on Seeing Red, a movie for ITV starring Sarah Lancashire as starlet turned children's crusader Coral Atkins, writes Liz Shackleton.
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Green at ITV for two years
ITV has re-signed actor Robson Green and his indie, Coastal Productions, to a new two-year exclusive contract, said to be worth around£1.8 million. Green's new ITV contract, which runs until
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Selberg leaves Hit for Pleasant life
Ingrid Selberg, managing director of Hit Entertainment's publishing arm, is leaving to open up a new London-based international division of Pleasant - a subsidiary of toy manufacturer Mattel, writes David Wood.
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Science lands moon mission for UK Horizons
Flextech/BBC joint-venture channel UK Horizons has commissioned BBC science to make 135 minutes of studio-based programming for its week-long special to mark the 30th anniversary of the first moon landing. It
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INTERVIEW - Looking for Kudos
Although Kudos Productions has 10 projects in development and a feature film about to go on general release, predicting the future to a bank manager is still like staring into the abyss for the growing indie.
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Prince saves ITV wedding
ITV is understood to have threatened to drop its live coverage of this month's royal wedding in a row over cash with the BBC, but reinstated its plans after the personal intervention of Prince Edward, writes John Plunkett.
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STV set to reduce ITV network shows
Scottish Television (STV) could start transmitting up to 100 hours less ITV network programming in a year's time, following the renegotiation of the broadcaster's terms with the network.STV parent company the
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ITV rapped over News At Ten slot promotions
The Independent Television Commission has upheld 23 complaints about a series of ITV promotions, claiming that films would be broadcast 'uninterrupted' in the slot previously occupied by News at Ten. The
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Nickelodeon unveils new kids' station
Nickelodeon UK has confirmed plans to launch a new pre-school children's channel, as revealed in Broadcast last week (4.6.99), writes Alice Macandrew.
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OFF THE RECORD - LA woman
Still in LA, Channel 5 head honcho Dawn Airey lived up to her actionwoman image when she went bungee-jumping in a scene straight out of her favourite C5 show, Fort Boyard.
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Trouble at the Mill
The past year has seen more than 100 jobs axed at Pebble Mill. Can new chief Kate Marsh restore BBC's Birmingham fortunes? Tim Dams trains his binoculars on HQ.
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Sky One picks up The PJs
Sky One has picked up another hit US series with the UK premiere of Eddie Murphy's first animation project, The PJs, writes Alice Macandrew.The 13 x 30-minute run won rave reviews
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United Sports sets sail with round-the-world race
United Productions' sports arm, United Sports, has picked up a contract to handle news coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race, formerly The Whitbread (right), in partnership with digital sports entertainment company
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OFF THE RECORD - We woz robbed
The highlight of this year's LA Screenings, the annual Stateside TV jamboree, was not some dodgy pilot but the first ever footie match between the US studios and the pride of
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OFF THE RECORD - Ross uncovered
Stung by accusations that Off The Record has featured too many naked ladies, the good news is we can bring you an (almost) naked chap this week. The bad news is
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OFF THE RECORD - A Whale of a time
Staying with Talk, its late-night presenter James Whale had this on-air message for listeners who had complained to the Broadcasting Standards Council (sic) over his allegedly gratuitous use of the word
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