All Broadcast articles in 15 September 2000 – Page 7
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Two Way TV strikes interactive games deals
Two Way TV has bought the interactive and enhanced television rights for a raft of formats, including Channel 4 cult quiz show Crystal Maze, writes Simon Ellery.
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JAILBREAK DOUBLES SHARE
Channel 5's new prison-based gameshow Jailbreak clocked up 1.04 million viewers (4.9 per cent share) on its first night (Tuesday 12 September) at 19.00. This is double the average share C5
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Knowledge unveils drama
BBC Knowledge controller Liz Cleaver has commissioned the channel's first original drama, a 30-minute programme about poet and artist William Blake, writes Tara Conlan.
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MALLORCAN ELECTRONIC FARM TO SHIP EDITING SOFTWARE
Mallorca-based start-up The Electronic Farm is to price its new resolution independent editing software, Mule, at $23,000 (£15,000) when it ships next month. Described by chief executive Stephen Elliot as a
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OPINION - Olympics should face up to reality
One of the buzzwords at this year's IBC 2000 in Amsterdam was digital content management. For the uninitiated it boils down to how to squeeze every last drop of juice from
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UDEN PREPARES SEX FIVE-PARTER FOR LIVING
TV indie Uden Associates has been commissioned by Flextech's Living Channel to produce a 5 x 60-minute series Women Talk Sex (working title). Commissioned by Flextech vice-president, channel programming Lisa Opie,
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Off the Record - Game for a jolly
Olympics jolly watch, week two. Those of us who are chewing on our knuckles, anticipating the publication of the Pannell Kerr Forster report into BBC accountability, will be devastated to hear
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VOTE ON GRANADA/UNITED
Granada Media and United News & Media this week confirmed that they would be holding their respective extraordinary general meetings (EGM) regarding the proposed merger of their television assets on Wednesday
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Heggessey in as Salmon nets sport
The BBC is expected to announce within days that Lorraine Heggessey will become BBC 1 controller, following Peter Salmon's surprise decision to become BBC director of sport.Salmon's move ends months of
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THOROGOOD REPLACES O'BRIEN AT HOME AND LEISURE
Discovery has named former BBC Choice programming executive Katy Thorogood (right) as the new programming chief for Discovery Home & Leisure. Thorogood, currently series producer for EastEnders, joins the channel in
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INTERVIEW - The leading lady
Drama doyenne Verity Lambert is one of the very few people to have two credits in the BFI's 100 greatest British television programmes. Now she is to begin one of her grandest projects so far, The Cazalet Chronicle.
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UBC IN JOINT-VENTURE
UBC Media Group is making its second move as a digital radio operator by creating joint-venture company UBC Digital to provide content for digital data services. It will join radio consortium
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Lookalikes - just like that
Marvel at the magical similarities between Carlton's chief sales conjurer Martin Bowley and the great Tommy Cooper. While one has observers rolling in the aisle while he makes a pig's ear
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Off the Record - Twinkle, twinkle little star
On the subject of talent-finding, we'd love to be told that the latest story of scrapping over fresh faces is made up. Apparently, just over a year ago Mentorn's Star for
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TRADE TALK - Secrets man
Investigative journalist Steve Boulton will be leading a McIntyre Undercover-style series for Channel 4. Jane Marlow reports.
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UNIVERSAL TV POACHES MARKS FROM VIDEO NETWORKS
Former Video Networks head of programming Dan Marks has been poached by Universal Television & Networks Group to take on the new role of senior vice-president business development in charge of
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Sony's new strategic vision
Sony surprised many at this year's IBC by appearing to eschew its core technology market in favour of blue-sky thinking about its way to the future.In addition to scaling down the