All Broadcast articles in 15 October 1999 – Page 3
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LAGARDERE SEEKS STAKE IN CANALSATELLITE
French media group Lagardere is negotiating to take a stake in digital satellite TV (DST) platform CanalSatellite, according to French newspaper reports. Lagardere is thought to be looking to buy up
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CABLE TV - Cable ties itself up in knots
The ITC's controversial ban on minimum carriage requirements has led to growing tension in the cable industry with channel providers complaining of falling penetration, says Louise Bateman. Right, the growth of the European players.
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Digital TV feels a buzz
FilmFour, the channel that brought you Trainspotting, celebrates its first birthday next month. But what lessons can be drawn for other channels hoping to emulate its success, asks John Plunkett.
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WPP buys Lambie-Nairn outfit
Martin Sorrell's WPP Group has acquired branding specialist The Brand Union, as predicted in Broadcast earlier this month.Under the terms of the deal WPP will take over all three Brand Union
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RUSSIAN MEDIA MAGNATE BUYS INTO CME
Russian media magnate Vladimir Gusinsky has taken a 17.3 per cent stake in Central European Media Enterprises (CME). Gusinsky paid around $6.7 million (£4.1 million) for the stake, according to documents
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United in talks with HBO to buy Itel stake
United News & Media (UNM) is negotiating to take full control of distributor Itel by buying the 50 per cent stake it does not already own from Time Warner subsidiary HBO.UNM
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BSkyB signs Reeves for Dome show
BSkyB has signed Vic Reeves to appear in a one-off short film, The Good Ship Citizen, to show in its Millennium Dome entertainment venue, Skyscape, writes John Plunkett.
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Brook Lapping, ORTV link up for Timeline
UK indies Brook Lapping Productions and ORTV have teamed up with video news agency APTN to form a new factual programme-making operation aimed at the international market, writes David Wood.
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GMI leads British deals at Mipcom
A number of major new output deals were concluded by UK distributors at the Mipcom programming market last week, including a Granada Media International (GMI) agreement with Dutch commercial broadcasters NOS
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XFM CALLS IN DEDICATED BREAKFAST PRODUCER
Capital Radio-owned Xfm has hired the first producer to work exclusively on its breakfast show as part of a drive to increase weekday morning listenership.Former Talk Radio breakfast producer Tara Spring
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ORTV HAILS BRACE OF UK STYLE COMMISSIONS
Indie ORTV has snapped up a commission and a recommission from BBC/Flextech joint-venture channel UK Style. UK Style editor Andrew Lowrey has ordered Interiors, a 12 x 30-minute series described by
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DIGITAL FILM'S ELSON JOINS MPC BOARD
Digital Film head of production Michael Elson is to join the board of parent company MPC. Elson (left), who joined MPC just 18 months ago, will assume a wider responsibility for
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Off the Record - Millionaire blow
No-one was more impressed than OTR by Chris Evans' ground-breaking quiz idea to give away a million quid. If only those chaps at Celador, makers of ITV's Who Wants To Be
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LIVE TV GOES INTO BLACK FOR FIRST TIME
Live TV is set to make an operating profit for the first time in its four-year history this month, according to sources, after breaking even in September. It is thought to
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Gardam berates independents for focusing on narrow concerns
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has warned that independent producers may be endangering their own future by being too preoccupied with short-term concerns, writes Steve Clarke.
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VOICE OF LISTENER & VIEWER TO HOST BELFAST DEBATE
The Voice of the Listener & Viewer is to host a debate in Belfast next Wednesday (20 October) on the future of broadcasting in Northern Ireland.The event, which will be opened
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BBC retains Games' rights
The BBC has retained the rights to broadcast the 2002 Commonwealth Games in a deal believed to be worth£12 million, writes Tim Dams.
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Barnes Trust close to Teddington deal
Barnes Trust Media is on the verge of selling Teddington Studios with a view to leasing back part of the site.The facilities group, which closed post-production subsidiary The House earlier this
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Bannister to tackle short-term contracts
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has pledged to tackle one of the most contentious issues with staff in his directorate - the prolific use of short-term contracts, writes Tim Dams.
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CARLTON BOOKS SECOND RUN OF O'HANLON'S BIG BAD WORLD
Carlton Television's Ardal O'Hanlon vehicle, Big Bad World, is to return for a second series next year, but in a 30-minute rather than a 60-minute format. The 10 x 30-minute second