All Broadcast articles in 12 April 2002 – Page 4
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RADIO 1 COMMISSIONS BOOTLEG PROGRAMME.
Somethin Else has been commissioned by BBC Radio 1 to produce 30-minute programme Get Ur Bootleg On. The programme, to broadcast as part of Lamacq Live at 23.00 on 22 April,
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It's bad but it's not the end of the world for ITV 1.
If Channel 5 were to achieve a consistent 10 per cent primetime share, how different would it make the ecology of television? It's worth posing the question in a week when
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NHS COMEDY FOR BBC 2.
League of Gentleman star Reece Shearsmith is to star in a new black comedy about the NHS for BBC 2. The 6 x 30-minute TLC, to be made by indie Pozzitive
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KASENNA SCOOPS $20M.
Kasenna, the SGI spin-off that provides video-on-demand (VOD) technology, has raised $20m (#14.4m) in its latest round of funding. Backing came from Sun Micro Systems and SGI among others. According to
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US TO GO DIGITAL IN 2004.
The US electronics industry this week signed up to the Federal Communications Commission voluntary plan to begin equipping TV sets with digital tuners from 2004. The move could put pressure on
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Big Brother to run until 2005.
Reality show Big Brother is set for an enduring presence on Channel 4, following a deal with producer Endemol UK that will see the show spun out for a further three runs, writes Penny Hughes
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PLANET 24'S LENTON MOVES TO CHRYSALIS.
Paul Lenton, former finance director of Carlton Productions subsidiary Planet 24, has been appointed finance director of Chrysalis TV Group. Lenton, who previously worked for Price Waterhouse, Eurostar UK and Warner
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Thompson tackles Dyke over C4 taunt.
In his first public statement since joining Channel 4, new chief executive Mark Thompson has intensified the war of words with his former boss BBC director general Greg Dyke, claiming the
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C4 HELP FOR STUDENTS.
Channel 4 is launching an online education tool for A-level students. Amazing Grades launches on Monday (15 April) and directs users to the best websites for their subjects. The site has
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C4 to showcase debut directors.
Channel 4 is looking to review the output of two of its key experimental strands Dogma TV and The Other Side in a bid to get new directing talent on screen.New
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C4 gets main Rima award.
Channel 4 scooped the broadcaster of the year gong for the second year running at the Commission for Racial Equality's 10th Race in the Media Awards, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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STEPHENS AGREES TO STAY ON AS HEAD OF S4C.
Elan Closs Stephens has agreed to sit for a second term as chair of Welsh broadcaster S4C. During her upcoming term, which starts this month, she has said she wants to
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Endemol bursts into song for C4.
Endemol UK production arm Initial has been commissioned to produce a three-part series on the singing voice for Channel 4, which will offer wannabe singers the chance to learn trade secrets
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SPLINTER PRODUCES C4/QTV ROCK SHOW.
Splinter Films has been commissioned by Emap Performance managing director of rock Dave Henderson to produce a 4 x 15-minute series for QTV. New 2 Q will feature various Q magazine
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BBC and Channel 4 win raft of gongs at Promax.
BBC Broadcast has scooped several gold and silver awards in the promo categories at the Promax and BDA Europe awards, writes Will Strauss
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C5 TO AIR MAGIC SHOW.
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Andrew Newman has commissioned Objective Productions to produce an eight-part magic series, billed as a cross between Channel 4's Trigger Happy TV and Jackass. The 8
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Channel 5 orders costume drama to raise profile.
Channel 5 is attempting to distance itself further from its former downmarket image, unveiling its first high-end period drama, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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AARDMAN AND NICK TIE UP.
Wallace and Gromit producer Aardman has teamed up with Nickelodeon to launch a storyboard competition giving six animators the opportunity to have an idea turned into a short film which will broadcast on Nickelodeon UK, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Discreet adds asset server to FX family.
Discreet has used NAB this week to unveil a new non-linear digital production environment that, the Montreal-based company claims, is not a replacement for Flame or Inferno but is another complementary product, writes Will Strauss
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NEW PHOTO AGENCY OFFERS BBC NATURE PICS.
The BBC's natural history unit picture library and its BBC Wild website have been incorporated into a new photo agency. The Nature Picture Library, which has taken over the representation of