All Broadcast articles in 15 September 2000 – Page 6
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Granada splits factual brief
Granada Television has restructured its factual department and created two separate controller roles for current affairs and documentaries, writes Colin Robertson.
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CAPITAL BRINGS CENTURY TO LONDON DIGITAL MULTIPLEX
Capital Radio is bringing its newly acquired Century Radio brand into the London market by launching it on the CE Digital Multiplex. Century London is the final service to be announced
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RATINGS - TX - A HISTORY OF BRITAIN
Broadcaster: BBC 2Producer: The History Channel/ BBC DocumentariesStart: 20.05, 30 SeptemberLength: 16 x 60-minutesCommissioning editors: Michael Jackson/Janice HadlowExecutive producer: Martin DavidsonFive years in the making, a£5m budget and an acclaimed
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BRUCE GYNGELL
Bruce Gyngell, who died last week after a long illness, was unquestionably one of the most colourful characters ever to work in the British TV industry.His career was also one of
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Off the Record - Gong ... Buerk in gay fan-fest
You'd be forgiven for not immediately knowing how much Big Brother's Craig has in common with BBC news bunny Michael Buerk. It is said that while the Buerkster has been on
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LEITCH TECHNOLOGY TO BUY DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Video-processing specialist Leitch Technology Corporation is planning an $86.5m (£61.8m) acquisition of graphics and editing manufacturer Digital Processing Systems (DPS). The deal is expected to close by the end of this
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Endemol buys Treasure Island
Endemol Entertainment UK has taken a stake in another reality television programme, survival game show Treasure Island, writes Tara Conlan.
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Granada and CanWest set up Irish film fund
Granada and Canadian broadcaster CanWest have set up a joint-venture investment fund to promote local production and co-production in Ireland, writes Colin Robertson.
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NTL NAMES JWT'S CARTER AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Cable outfit NTL has named Stephen Carter, chief executive officer of ad agency J Walter Thompson, as its chief operating officer. Carter, who was being wooed by ITV to fill the
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CASTAWAYS WANT TO STAY
Some of the castaways on the island of Taransay taking part in Castaway 2000 have made enquiries about staying on after the lease taken by indie Lion Television expires at the
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Pact to champion indie sector rights
Shed Productions managing director Eileen Gallagher is to be Pact's new vice-chair (television) and has vowed to work for independent producers' rights to compete in a fair environment in the run-up
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Off the Record - A right proper Charlie
For those of us who have wondered how the stars of leisure programmes are discovered, somebody has forwarded an email doing the rounds at Carlton.Headed: 'Page 3 stunner who can do
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Neal christens new indie
Outgoing Channel 4 head of drama Gub Neal's new indie will be christened Box TV Productions, and is developing three new dramas with leading writers for the channel, writes Ashley Davies.
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Sky and Fox clash over kids move
A row is brewing between BSkyB and sister channel Fox Kids following Sky One's decision to make an aggressive move into children's programming, writes Simon Ellery.
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR WINS EMMY FOR CNN/BBC MILLENNIUM
Meanwhile, proving that there is life beyond Amsterdam at this time of year, creative director Bernard Heyes crossed the Atlantic to collect an Emmy for outstanding individual achievement in news and
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Postcard from ... Colin Robertson in Warsaw
Ten years ago the only Big Brother format Poland had anything to do with was a much more restrictive - not to mention far less successful - enterprise. But today, now
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Ronin prepares first ITV comedy show
Indie Ronin Entertainment has scored its first ITV commission in the form of a broadcast pilot for new comedy show Alter Ego, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Sky commissions Princess
Princess Productions has nailed its first commission from Sky One in the shape of a 3 x 60-minute series about heart-throbs, writes Ashley Davies.
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SONY CONSIDERING HD-CAPABLE NON-LINEAR EDITOR
Sony is considering plans to develop its first HD-capable high-end non-linear editor, which could appear as early as NAB next April. Codenamed Product M, the system was being shown to select
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ELECTRIC SKY AND WILTON FILMS SIGN DEVELOPMENT DEAL
Electric Sky has signed a development deal with UK documentary-maker Wilton Films to produce a six-part travel series and a one-off analysis of killing. Back to La Belle Epoque on the