All Broadcast articles in 12 November 1999 – Page 5
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Shier lands top job at Oz's ABC
Former Thames Television deputy chief executive Jonathan Shier has landed a new job in Australian broadcasting as managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).Shier, most recently commercial director at Scandinavian
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Free licences for over-75s heralds funding breakthrough
The Government's decision to foot the£300 million-a-year bill to give free TV licences to pensioners over 75 represents a breakthrough in the Treasury's attitude to BBC funding, writes John Lewis.
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C5's Turness returns to ITN
ITN has given Channel 5 News senior editor Deborah Turness the new position of head of core news, overseeing ITN's central news-gathering operation, writes Liz Shackelton.
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BBC Resources graphic designer Nicki Chamney and video effects supervisor Dave Jervis have created the title sequence for new BBC children's science programme Why 5. The sequence links five random obj
BBC Resources graphic designer Nicki Chamney and video effects supervisor Dave Jervis have created the title sequence for new BBC children's science programme Why 5. The sequence links five random objects
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Carlton puts£40m price tag on SSL
Carlton Communications subsidiary Solid State Logic (SSL) could be under new ownership as early as next month, according to sources close to the company, writes Dominic Timms.
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C&W profits 40% down
Cable & Wireless has reported a 40 per cent slide in profits for the six months to 30 September.The company blamed increased investment in its data network and intense competition in
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September screens Eddie Irvine profile for C4
Channel 4 is to screen a 60-minute profile of Formula One Grand Prix driver Eddie Irvine, produced by independent September Films. The documentary, ordered by C4 commissioning editor, features Liz Warner,
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Drama leads out C4's winter output
Channel 4 has unveiled a strong line-up of drama in its winter 2000 schedule that includes award-winning writer Paul Abbott's first project for the channel, The Secret Life of Michael Fry
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ITC seeks Channel 4 talks
The Independent Television Commission is to talk to Channel 4 about a newspaper allegation that two people who appeared on Something for the Weekend purporting to be married were not legally
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Ex-Channel 4 chairman Dell dies at 78
Edmund Dell, the former Cabinet minister and chairman of Channel 4, has died aged 78. Dell, who was the founding chairman of C4, spent seven years at the channel before leaving
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KIND RETURNS TO 4MC UK TO RUN STREAM DIGITAL MEDIA
4MC UK, the recently formed company created by the mergers of independent facilities TVP Group and TVI, has lured back its former technical manager Paul Kind to head DVD arm Stream
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INTERNATIONAL DOC AWARDS FESTIVAL TO LAUNCH IN 2001
Discovery Communications has joined forces with the American Film Institute (AFI) to launch a new international documentary awards festival. The AFI/Discovery Global Documentary Festival is expected to launch in the spring/summer
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GEM and C5 back Birmingham teen event Pop 2000
GMG Endemol commercial division Gem is one of four organisers of Pop 2000 (right, featuring S Club 7), a three-day teen lifestyle event being held at Birmingham's NEC scheduled for November.
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NEWS CORP TO FLOAT 20 PER CENT OF NDS
News Corp is to spin off a minority stake in its UK-based conditional access and electronics subsidiary NDS. News Corp intends to float 20 per cent of the business on both
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3Bm producing wartime British Mutiny doc for BBC 2
Independent 3BM Television is to produce a 50-minute documentary for BBC 2 about the biggest ever wartime mutiny in the British Army. A Very British Mutiny will air in the Timewatch
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4:2:2 Manchester was commissioned by design company Voom to create the titles, graphics and effects backdrop for the forthcoming Dr Who Night on BBC2. As part of the commission 4:2:2 created
4:2:2 Manchester was commissioned by design company Voom to create the titles, graphics and effects backdrop for the forthcoming Dr Who Night on BBC2. As part of the commission 4:2:2 created
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£5.5 million buys BSkyB stake in Man City
BSkyB has agreed to pay£5.5 million for a 9.9 per cent stake in Manchester City football club six months after the broadcaster failed in a bid to buy Manchester United.
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English + Pockett (E+P) has unveiled a set of 16 idents for the ITV network as part of its 'TV from the Heart' campaign. E+P creative director Rob Machin said each
English + Pockett (E+P) has unveiled a set of 16 idents for the ITV network as part of its 'TV from the Heart' campaign. E+P creative director Rob Machin said each
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Men Behaving Badly writer pens pair of BBC 1 sitcoms
Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye is penning scripts for two major new BBC 1 sitcoms, including one that will reunite the production team behind the long-running hit comedy, write Tim Dams and John Plunkett.
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Community Channel prepares for 1 May launch
The Community Channel has announced it will launch on Sky Digital and On Digital on 1 May. The channel, which is owned and managed by the Media Trust, will air for