All Broadcast articles in 18 June 1999 – Page 2
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AD PRODUCTION - Commercial revolution
What will the advent of digital mean for the advertising production industry? Viewers will change the way they watch and big brands will have to approach the small screen in new ways, as Dominic Timms reports.
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BBC science adds graphics arm
BBC science has established its own in-house 3D animation and modelling facility to service a potential roster of landmark series expected to go into production in the next 18 months, writes
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DESIGN AGENCY CATALYST MEDIA OPENS FOR BUSINESS
A new design and branding agency, Catalyst Media, has opened in Soho. The new venture is headed by Bryan Wright, former founding director of 20/20 Design and head of sister company
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OFF THE RECORD - Reformist agenda
Chart-topping teeny boppers S-Club 7 - aka the stars of Initial Kids' show Miami 7 - might prefer the beach, but the venue for their latest gig couldn't have been more
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Sky's new website to aid indie pitches
Sky One plans to add a new dimension to its commissioning structure with the introduction of a website through which independent production companies can submit programme ideas, writes Alice Macandrew.The new
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John Salisbury, graphic designer with BBC Resources Post Production & Graphic Design, was behind the titles for new Alice Beer-fronted celebrity panel gameshow Easy Money. The daily show revolves arou
John Salisbury, graphic designer with BBC Resources Post Production & Graphic Design, was behind the titles for new Alice Beer-fronted celebrity panel gameshow Easy Money. The daily show revolves around two
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Zoning in on the viewer
BBC 2 argues that its tactic of packaging shows such as Timewatch (above) into the History Zone is working. Jason Deans reports on how zoning is taking over television.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - ITV gets better
The Network Centre's revamped peaktime schedule dominated the winter season, with its instant success coming mainly at the expense of lacklustre competition from BBC 1.
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BBC Sport staff vent anger at rights loss
BBC Sport came under renewed criticism this week for its failure to secure top sporting rights - from its own staff, writes Tim Dams.In a letter to The Mirror, unnamed staff
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NTL TO SELL SET-TOP BOXES OUTSIDE FRANCHISE AREA
NTL has unveiled plans to sell its own digital terrestrial TV set-top boxes in areas outside its own cable franchises from the start of next year. The boxes will provide customers
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XTV, the design arm of Tele-Cine, has just completed titles for ZKK's new six-part programme, Stepkids. XTV chose the theme of torn family photographs, which untear and reform during the sequence
XTV, the design arm of Tele-Cine, has just completed titles for ZKK's new six-part programme, Stepkids. XTV chose the theme of torn family photographs, which untear and reform during the sequence
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John Maybury, award-winning promo director and helmsman on Love is the Devil, the film on the life of artist Francis Bacon, has completed The Museum of Memory, a complex visual essay
John Maybury, award-winning promo director and helmsman on Love is the Devil, the film on the life of artist Francis Bacon, has completed The Museum of Memory, a complex visual essay
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Kevin Godley from the Artists Company directed the latest promo for Phil Collins' You'll be in My Heart, the title song for Disney Studios' forthcoming Tarzan movie. The promo was shot
Kevin Godley from the Artists Company directed the latest promo for Phil Collins' You'll be in My Heart, the title song for Disney Studios' forthcoming Tarzan movie. The promo was shot
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Poor attendance threatens Montreux
The long-term future of the Montreux Symposium & Technology Exhibition looks to be perched on a knife edge after yet another year of disappointing attendances.The Montreux Symposium Committee was expected to
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RADIO AUTHORITY CONSIDERS LOCAL OPT-OUTS
The Radio Authority has launched a consultation to 'clarify the potential' for the national radio services - Classic FM, Virgin 1215 and Talk Radio - to broadcast local programming opt-outs for
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AVID SLASHES ENTRY-LEVEL COST OF XPRESS
Avid Technology has slashed the price of its entry-level Avid Xpress software by as much as 29 per cent in a bid to boost sales into the corporate video and institutional
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UK PLAY TO SCREEN REGIONAL COMEDY AWARDS
UK Play channel editor Stuart Murphy has commissioned BBC entertainment to film the regional finals of the BBC's new Comedy Awards competition for a new five-part series. Filming of the competition,
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MANDY BACK IN SPOTLIGHT
Peter Mandelson will present the 1999 European Media Forum ITN Lecture which takes place at Church House, Westminster at 18.30 on 26 July. Mandelson's topic for the evening will be 'tomorrow's
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Dori brings Local Heroes back to BBC
Outgoing BBC education commissioning executive Jonathan Dori has ordered two further series of Local Heroes from Leeds indie Screenhouse Productions, writes Liz Shackleton.The fifth series of the show, which features bicycling
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Brits triumphant at Banff
UK producers have scooped five of the 16 prizes at the 1999 Banff Rockie Awards in Canada, including best overall programme, which went to BBC Northern Ireland/Parallel Films drama Amongst Women,