All Broadcast articles in 14 March 2003 – Page 3
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NewsBBC satellite move to cost Sky£85m
The BBC radically changed the game in digital satellite this week by announcing plans to move all of its channels onto a new satellite, saving£85m in encryption charges to Sky over the next five years, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Crack in the sky
The BBC has cleared the way for a satellite TV company to compete with Sky.The Daily Mirror, page 21...
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Production workshops
The Production Show (20-22 May 2003) is to run a series of workshops for producer/directors looking to improve their lighting and sound skills. Acknowledging the move towards 'one-man band' style production, the sessions will cover elements from 'basic location lighting' to 'sound for single camera'. They will demonstrate many of ...
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Foundation's kids shows get thumbs up
Foundation TV, the producer of The Basil Brush Show, has secured a series of recommissions for ITV1 and the BBC. CITV's now departed head Janie Grace ordered a third 20 x 15-minute series of make-and-do show Finger Tips. Grace also ...
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Expert predicts rapid rise of HD
High definition video will be the preferred format for TV acquisition in the UK within three years, according to a broadcast technology expert, writes David Collins.
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Down to Earth goes in-house for fourth run
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have commissioned a fourth series of the Pauline Quirke-fronted Sunday evening drama Down to Earth. The 8 x 60-minute series, which tells the story of a family as they move from city ...
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Westlife take a Country & Western turn
Ubiquitous boy band Westlife are to turn their hand to country and western music in a new BBC1 series that aims to turn conventional music perceptions on their head.
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Framestore CFC online
Soho facility Framestore CFC has launched the full version of its interactive client access and approval service Front after spending more than two years developing it. Described as a digital online studio, Front offers producers online access to previous jobs and online approvals of current work-in-progress. Clients, who can also ...
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Editworks buys kit
London editing facility Editworks has purchased an Avid Symphony and an Avid DS to bolster its non-linear online capabilities. The facility purchased the kit directly from Avid, and chose to buy direct because of an ongoing relationship with the manufacturer. Sales and marketing manager Gareth Mullaney believes that the new ...
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Fresh faces to boost NTL management
NTL is bolstering its management team with a raft of new senior executives, following its emergence from debt restructuring in January, writes Paul Revoir.
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Leading light makes bold claim for HD
A British film and TV producer has claimed that producing content in high definition offers better value for money than both 35mm and Super 16mm film, writes David Collins.
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BBC post buys from Quantel
BBC Post Production has spent nearly£750,000 on a new HD finishing system, including kit from Quantel, writes Will Strauss.
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La Plante back with trial and retribution
Lynda La Plante is going into production on a new two-part Trial and Retributionfor ITV in the autumn with Victoria Smurfit and Ben Cross added to the cast. The new episodes, the seventh outing in the Trial and Retribution series, will boast a guest cast ...
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Sit-up tv to set up auction channel
Retail shopping outfit Sit-up.tv is set to take on 40 extra production staff as it gears up to launch a new-style auction channel which invites viewers to bid for goods as the prices drop, writes Paul Revoir.
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Consumer interest is key to HD adoption, says BBC
The BBC's production modernisation guru Andy Quested believes that consumer interest in better quality television pictures will help to drive the amount of production done in HD by the broadcast sector, writes Will Strauss.
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Virgin adds second show for gulf troops
Virgin Radio has added an extra request show for members of the armed forces serving in the Gulf and their families after the success of its original Backing Our Boysprogramme. A spokesman said the response to the original show, which airs on Saturdays between 10.00 ...
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C4 to give over Rise time for war reports
Channel 4 is poised to cut back its ailing breakfast show Riseto make room for a special daily breakfast news programme that will cover the expected war in the Gulf. The early-morning C4 News War Report, produced by ITN, will ...
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Dancing lands peak C4 slot
Channel 4 is looking to broaden the appeal of creative dance with a season of 11 films to be broadcast in a Saturday night peaktime slot, writes Penny Hughes.