All Broadcast articles in 12 March 1999
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Radio Scotland£1m revamp to follow devolved elections
BBC Radio Scotland is to undergo a£1 million revamp and launch a new two-hour lunchtime news and current affairs show following the Scottish parliamentary elections in May, writes John Plunkett.
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CASUALTY DAYS ON BBC 1
The BBC is celebrating the 250th episode of BBC 1 drama Casualty with two daytime specials. On Monday (15 March) the corporation will air A Holby Morning in Casualty, presented by
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West-1 mulls Soho move
Soho facility West-1 Television is planning to move its sister audio company, West-1 West, into Soho. The move, which is expected to be finalised in the next few weeks, could see
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REGENCY, TF1 AND FILMFOUR STRIKE FILM FINANCE DEAL
FilmFour, TF1 and Regency Enterprises have struck a joint-venture deal to finance a minimum of three feature films a year. Based at FilmFour's London offices, the partnership will focus on low
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TOUCH CONTINUES SIMON'S JOURNEY FOR BBC 1
Touch Productions is working on a fifth instalment of the story of Simon Weston, the Welsh Guardsman whose face was severely burnt during the Falklands conflict. Simon's Journey, a 60-minute special
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124 HIRES BOOBYER TO SUPPORT SENIOR EDITING TEAM
124 Facilities has appointed former London Post editor Paul Boobyer.Facilities director Catherine Houston said Boobyer had been hired in response to increasing demands from outside clients. Last year 124 said around
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Carlton acquires Planet 24 for£15m
Carlton Communications has bought Big Breakfast producer Planet 24 in a cash deal said to be worth£15 million.Under the terms of the sale, Planet 24 joint-owner Waheed Alli joins Carlton
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VISIONS ANNOUNCES DEADLINE FOR 1999 DESIGN AWARDS
Visions, the BBC-backed initiative attempting to provide the next generation of professional film and television designers, has announced a deadline of 20 April for its 1999 Design Awards. Categories for the
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Root planning History Zone in BBC 2 revamp
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has announced plans for a new weekly peaktime History Zone strand, writes Jason Deans.
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BBC WORLDWIDE MAKES£2.5 MILLION IN BRIGHTON SALES
BBC Worldwide concluded£2.5 million in new sales business at its annual BBC Showcase event in Brighton last month, with further deals expected to follow. Australian state broadcaster ABC bought a
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R3 SOUNDS OUT LADBROKE FOR ORCHESTRA SERIES
BBC Radio 3 has commissioned radio indie Ladbroke Productions for a 10 x 75-minute series, The Orchestras of North America. The programmes feature a mixture of interviews, narration and exclusive performances
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BBC Resources Birmingham's graphic design department was commissioned by MBC Midlands to design the titles for new gameshow Whose House?. Designed by Carl Booth, the sequence depicts an animated 3D pu
BBC Resources Birmingham's graphic design department was commissioned by MBC Midlands to design the titles for new gameshow Whose House?. Designed by Carl Booth, the sequence depicts an animated 3D puzzle
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C4 CLEARS TWO-HOUR LATE-NIGHT SLOT FOR MUSIC SERIES
Channel 4 is to launch a weekly 120-minute slot in May devoted entirely to music. The new late-night strand will run for 15 weeks and feature a mixture of originally commissioned
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CHANNEL 4 SIGNS UP IANNUCCI AND MORRIS
Channel 4 has persuaded Armando Iannucci to produce and present two new entertainment series through TalkBack Productions. Iannucci's credits include I'm Alan Partridge, The Day Today, The Friday Night Armistice and
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OPTOMEN TO SERVE UP NEW FOOD SHOW FOR CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 commissioning editor, education, Liz Warner has ordered a new food series from Optomen Television, the independent behind BBC 2's Two Fat Ladies. The 6 x 30-minute run, provisionally called
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Gardam unveils vision for Channel 4
New Channel 4 programming chief Tim Gardam has gone on the record for the first time with his vision for the C4 schedule.Addressing an audience of independents at an open day
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Component has created the title sequence for new Science Pictures/Channel 4 series Bodyscapes, which uses the latest techniques in scanning electron microscopy to show the surface of the human body in
Component has created the title sequence for new Science Pictures/Channel 4 series Bodyscapes, which uses the latest techniques in scanning electron microscopy to show the surface of the human body in
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RDF scores raft of C5 commissions
Channel 5 has commissioned a raft of factual programmes including an exploration of the orgasm from RDF Television, writes John Plunkett.
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NBD LANDS RIGHTS TO PARTY IN THE PARK '99
UK indie distributor NBD Television has picked up the international TV rights to The Prince's Trust's Party in the Park '99. NBD, which also distributed the 1998 event, has already pre-sold
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WRIGHT TO HEAD COMMERCIALS AT AARDMAN ANIMATIONS
Aardman Animations has appointed Heather Wright as its new head of commercials. She replaces Julie Lockhart, who left the company at the end of last year. Wright, who has worked for