All Broadcast articles in 12 October 2001 – Page 6
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STLD campaigns for broadcaster accountability on epilepsy
The society of television lighting directors (STLD) is calling on broadcasters to take more responsibility for managing the risks of photosensitive epilepsy (PSE), writes Barbara MarshallFollowing a meeting with Independent Television
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ITV orders documentary drama on The Great Escape
ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has ordered a one-off exploration of the events which inspired the war movie The Great Escape from the team behind Channel 4's high-rating
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Peter Williams Television to make series on human cloning
Maidstone-based indie Peter Williams Television has secured a raft of new commissions, including a series for Channel 4 on human cloning, writes Leigh HolmwoodThe 3 x 60-minute as-yet-untitled series, ordered by
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Channel X strikes deals for fans and pans
E4 commissioning editor Damon Beesley has ordered a new quiz show from indie Channel X in which two teams of fans are pitted against each other.The 20 x 30-minute Fanorama will
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BSkyB takes sci-fi mutants primetime
Sky One has bought 22 x 60-minute sci-fi series Mutant X for its primetime line-up from US producer Tribune Entertainment.Sky One deputy head of broadcast and production Kate Marsh and
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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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Wark Clements to make BBC Scotland factuals
Glasgow-based indie Wark Clements has secured two factual commissions from BBC Scotland commissioning editor for television Ewan Angus, writes Penny HughesThe first order is Great Scots, a 3 x 60-minute series
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Wall to Wall bags commissions
Wall to Wall, the independent linked to a potential equity deal with Channel 4, has secured a number of new commissions including a C4 series fronted by comedian Lee Hurst, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Offspring go-ahead for Alliance Atlantis
The BBC has bought 52-minute factual show Offspring from Alliance Atlantis Television Distribution.The series, produced by Barna Alper Productions, is set in a new world of reproductive technology, looking at
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Channel 5 set to air BFM crime series
Channel 5 senior programme controller Chris Shaw has commissioned indie BFM Productions to make a series exploring 100 years of forensic photography.The 3 x 60-minute series, called Shooting the Crime, will
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Fflic talks its way into S4C slot
Welsh production company Fflic has received two commissions from S4C.Commissioner for factual programmes Cenwyn Edwards has ordered Welsh in a Week, a 15 x 30-minute series following 15 different people in
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Granada to reward good ideas with slice of profits
Staff responsible for successful formats to reap back-end rewards following company-wide pay freeze
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ITV Digital slashes fees
Broadcaster offers premium packages to subscribers for£1 a month in desperate bid to reduce churn
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Broadband projects to enjoy tax-breaks
Government mulls package of ideas including film industry-style tax breaks for content providers to help it achieve its flagging 'Broadband Britain' goal
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Al Jazeera eyes UK expansion
Arabic broadcaster considers spin-off services such as a documentary channel showcasing work from independent Arabic film-makers
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Producers pour scorn on C4's indie plan
Indie heads raise anti-competitiveness concerns as Wall to Wall managing director and member of Pact's television policy group Alex Graham is accused of a conflict of interest
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SMG offers redundancy to all staff
Scottish and Grampian ITV franchise holder invites its 1,700 workforce to file voluntary redundancy applications and refuses to rule out compulsory cuts
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ITV1's Millionaire? loses out again
Ratings banker has met its match in Casualty and spin-off Holby City while Channel 4 finds Channel 5 more than a handful in peak-time