All Broadcast articles in 12 October 2001 – Page 2
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Hit and Discovery tie up
Hit Wildlife, a division of animation company Hit Entertainment, has signed a three-year co-production deal with Discovery Networks International, writes Lucy Rouse.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - News service goes digital with Sony
Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe (BPE) has won a contract with Associated Press Television News (APTN) to replace its analogue production equipment.The deal, which APTN director of technology Nick Evansky said
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ON DEMAND TV - Revolution in waiting
While the roll-out of VOD has been unquestionably slow, many predict huge revenues for on-demand networks. But as competition increases, who will be the real winners when the interactive revolution takes off?
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - RUSHES PROMOTES DAVIES
Rushes has promoted bookings coordinator Jonathan Davies to promo producer. Davies joined Rushes last year after working for several post-production firms including Moving Picture Company, 8811 and P3 Post.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - THE FINAL CUT
Shining Productions used Apple's desktop editing system Final Cut Pro to edit a documentary for Channel 4 music strand 4 Music, writes Barbara Marshall.
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NEWS SPECIAL: COVERING THE CONFLICT - Newsworld overhauled
Newsworld, the annual gathering of international news broadcasters, is overhauling its schedule following the terrorist attacks against the US and the onset of war in Afghanistan, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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SNOW IN CNN DEBATE
Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow is to chair CNN's weekly 30-minute International Correspondents show this Saturday examining the current crisis in Afghanistan. Other participants include CNN European political editor Robin
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Root creates drinks club for high-raters
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has created her own exclusive club, with membership strictly limited to producers whose programmes pull in at least 3 million viewers, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Media Centre's Locke goes to imagineering
The BBC has appointed a head of imagineering after founding head Fiona McKenzie resigned to return to programme making, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV Digital slashes fees to reduce cancellations
ITV Digital is offering special cut-price packages including subscriptions for as little as£1 a month to up to 10,000 subscribers in a drastic bid to stop them cancelling, writes Simon Ellery.
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BSkyB kicks off interactive football trials
BSKYB has unveiled further details of its interactive strategy which kicks off next weekend (20 October) with the first trials of its 'pay-to-play' interactive Premiership football, writes Simon Ellery.
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PARANORMAL SPECIAL BROADENS UK HORIZONS UK
Horizons channel editor Dominic Vallely has commissioned two new programmes for a special themed weekend called Haunted. Secrets of the Paranormal, produced by BBC Worldwide's interactive arm, will be a 60-minute
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Broadband roll-out may get tax breaks
The government is putting together a number of high-profile initiatives to accelerate its vision of 'Broadband Britain', including a film industry-style scheme to grant tax breaks to companies producing broadband content.Other
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BRASS EYE IN THE CLEAR
The Independent Television Commission ruled that Channel 4's Brass Eye, which satirised talk-show confessions of child abuse, did not breach rules on taste and decency. The commission failed to uphold six
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ON THE BOX - Jamie's comeback
Producer and director at Oxford Films and Television Ian MacMillan loved the satire of Rock Profiles but found Never Mind ... boorish.
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US sales boost ITV companies
Beleaguered ITV companies Carlton and Granada received a much-needed confidence boost this week after signing a raft of programme deals at Mipcom.Granada International announced a six figure co-production and distribution deal
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Bolton wanders into television production
BOLTON WANDERERS is setting a precedent for other football clubs by installing an in-house production facility to provide live coverage of home games, writes Barbara Marshall.
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INDIE FINANCE - Creativity pays Carnival's bills
The success of Carnival Films and Theatre owes more to a policy of developing ideas than relying on business plans. It is now one of the UK's most eminent independent drama producers, writes Meg Carter.
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BREAKFAST BIDS CUT
Channel 4 was expected to decide which three of the seven bidders for the Big Breakfast slot will be shortlisted to make pilots for a new show as Broadcast went to
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BIDE LEAVES CARLTON
Carlton controller of factual Polly Bide is set to step down from her position because of ill health. She joined the broadcaster from the BBC in October 1998 to head the