All Broadcast articles in 14 December 2001 – Page 3
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OFF THE RECORD - Jane's addiction
And so to the BBC 2 winter launch last week - where BBC 2 controller Jane Root confirmed her latest scheduling fad: over-35s are the new 16 to 34s. Onlookers were
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NEWS ANALYSIS - The balancing act
As Channel 4 ditches its star chamber and gives more power to commissioning editors, we ask just where broadcasters should draw the line between helpful guidance and interference in their dealings with indies.
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RADIO ACADEMY SPEECH
The Radio Academy has announced the Guardian Media Group Lecture at next year's Radio Festival will be given by Clear Channel Communications chairman and chief executive Lowry Mays. The festival will
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NIXON SHOW FOR C5
Former Channel 5 controller of entertain-ment Alan Nixon has resurfaced as executive producer on a C5 show which he originally commissioned. Nixon, who left C5 this summer, is working with indie
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ITC RAPS C5 CRASH DOC
The Independent Television Commission has rapped Channel 5 over its documentary about road traffic accidents, which included an incorrect voiceover claiming that a hospitalised motorcyclist 'would never walk again'. The regulator
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BBC 2 RELEASES WINTER SCHEDULE
Hard-hitting topical drama forms the backbone of BBC 2's£77m Christmas and winter programming line-up. New programmes include Smallpox 2002 - 'a ground-breaking fusion of current affairs, documentary and drama' -
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CHANNEL REPORT - Sky link gives ITV 2 the boost it needs
ITV 2 has escaped from the paradox of being populist channel with very small audiences to being a real contender to E4 and BBC Choice in multichannel homes, now that it's also available on Sky Digital. Steve Aston reports.
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Challenge Brockovich
Lawyer played by Julia Roberts in Hollywood blockbuster steps into shoes of Anneka Rice in one-off New York special
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£1m ideas fund to boost BBC news
BBC news has set up a£1m 'news innovation fund' in a bid to unearth new projects and programme ideas, writes Georgina LipscombThe money, which comes from the current BBC news
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New-look TOTP greenlit for '02
Pop music stalwart to get new format next year in the face of stern criticism
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SMG wins raft of ITV orders
SMG TV Productions is set to produce a second edition of last year's Streakers one-off as part of a raft of ITV commissions, writes Steve AstonITV controller for news, current affairs,
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Paramount output deal
The Paramount Comedy Channel has bought the first two series of HBO's Sex and the City in a bid to dilute its reliance on sitcoms, writes Simon ElleryParamount Comedy Channel
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Discovery to offer celebrity health tips
Discovery Health Channel has commissioned a six-part series, Six Pack, presented by footballer Mark Bright that provides health and fitness advice for men.Bright will be assisted by a host of
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Blast! wins inner city kids commissions
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has ordered two authored films about childhood in the city from director Paddy Wivell at indie Blast! Films, writes Penny HughesGirls and Boys explores
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Artsworld recommissions masterclass
Artsworld has commissioned One on One Productions to produce a second 6 x 30-minute series of MasterClass.The new series will feature West End stars revealing the secrets of their art
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Welsh record industry awards to air on HTV
HTV is to screen an hour-long programme dedicated to the first Welsh Record Industry awards. The show will cover the awards, which take place on 14 January at the Cardiff International
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Windfall strikes it lucky with C4
Windfall Films has bagged a clutch of commissions for Channel 4, including a two-part series on arranged marriages, writes Penny HughesThe first 60-minute installment of Arranged Marriages follows a British-born Pakistani
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C4 to focus on war on terror countries
Channel 4 editor of news, current affairs and business Fran O'Brien has commissioned MBC Midlands to produce a third series of Unreported World.The 4 x 30-minute series, which airs from
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Radio 2 to celebrate Elvis
BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir has lined up a series on Elvis to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the star's death next year, as part of its latest commissioning round,
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BBC 2 orders history of gardens six-parter
BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have commissioned a 6 x 60-minute series marking the 200th anniversary of the Royal Horticultural Society.Gardens Through Time, from