All Broadcast articles in 19 February 1999
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Panorama beefs up with extra£250,000
BBC News chief executive Tony Hall is injecting an extra£250,000 to fund in-depth investigations and high-profile interviews for flagship current affairs show Panorama, writes Jason Deans.
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United Wildlife has bought the library of underwater film-makers Howard and Michele Hall for $2 million (£1.2 million)
United Wildlife has bought the library of underwater film-makers Howard and Michele Hall for $2 million (£1.2 million), writes Nicola Methven.The deal gives United Wildlife, part of United Productions, 145 hours
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ACTION TIME FARMS OUT CATCHPHRASE TO TVP1 IN POLAND
Action Time has licensed the format to quiz show Catchphrase, broadcast on ITV in the UK, to Polish broadcaster TVP1. The Polish version, which has been commissioned for a 52 x
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EDITING MARKET HOTS UP WITH LAUNCH OF 1410 DEGREES
Former Essential Pictures managing director Robin Clarkson has launched a new editing facility, 1410 Degrees. Named after the melting point of silicon, the outfit is currently working out of temporary premises
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C4 PROBES 1996 DOC
Channel 4 is carrying out an internal investigation into the making of Guns on the Street, a documentary about the illegal gun trade, produced by Manchester-based Ray Fitzwalter Associates and broadcast
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R2 LOSES FIVE PRODUCERS
Five producers are being made redundant at BBC Radio 2. The producers work for BBC music entertainment, part of BBC entertainment.A spokeswoman said the job losses were part of ongoing budgetary
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BBC Resources Birmingham has created a new title sequence for the flagship BBC 2 horticultural series Gardeners' World. Commissioned by Catalyst Television series producer Colette Foster, the sequence
BBC Resources Birmingham has created a new title sequence for the flagship BBC 2 horticultural series Gardeners' World. Commissioned by Catalyst Television series producer Colette Foster, the sequence was designed by
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New BBC 2 controller kicks off Production Show
Basking in the glow of record pre-registration figures (up tenfold on this time last year), The Production Show 1999 reveals yet another trump card. The show delights in welcoming on board
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BBC 2's Root to success
Although currently enjoying the best of health, BBC 2 faces a tough future of growing competition from its rivals. Jason Deans asks if new controller Jane Root can keep it one step ahead of the pack.
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CNNI creates 20 jobs in expansion
CNN International (CNNI) has announced a major expansion of its London production centre with the creation of around 20 new jobs.An extra 90 minutes of financial news will be broadcast from
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MTV confirms new 24-hour channels
MTV Networks Europe has confirmed plans to launch three new 24-hour channels.As revealed exclusively in Broadcast (29.1.99) the channels will be: VH-1 Classic, concentrating on classic hits from the archives; MTV
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Shivas indie inks deal with Channel 4 Films
Perpetual Motion Pictures, the indie set up by former head of BBC films Mark Shivas, has secured a first-look deal for feature film projects with Channel 4 Films, writes Jason Deans.
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October lifts the lid on the City in new six-parter for Channel 4
October Films is producing a 6 x 30-minute documentary series for Channel 4 based around day-to-day activity in the City of London, writes Liz Shackleton.
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Milk Projects has created the title sequence for Censored, a programme in Channel 4's forthcoming censorship weekend. Designed, directed and produced by Elliott Chaffer, the sequence uses high-speed f
Milk Projects has created the title sequence for Censored, a programme in Channel 4's forthcoming censorship weekend. Designed, directed and produced by Elliott Chaffer, the sequence uses high-speed footage of images
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Loveday joins 5D as technical director
Plug-in and software developer 5D has lured former Eyeon Software head of research and development Peter Loveday to become its technical director.Loveday, largely responsible for the development of Eyeon's Digital Fusion
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The '60s helps NBC back on top
NBC has surged back to the top US network ratings spot in the first week of the February sweeps, helped by a strong performance from drama mini-series The '60s.In the seven
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ARTE SCOOPS BANFF OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pan-European cultural channel Arte is to be honoured at the 1999 Banff Television Festival, which will take place in Canada from 13-19 June. Banff president Pat Ferns, announcing the 1999 global
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VIRGIN POACHES KENNEDY AS EVANS WARM-UP ACT
Virgin Radio has poached GLR DJ Phillip Kennedy to host its weekday pre-breakfast show from 04.00 to 06.30. Kennedy, who has hosted the slot on the London station since 1994, began
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BBC and ITV act to combat bogus guests
The BBC and ITV both announced new vetting procedures after they were rocked by allegations that their daytime confessional talk shows featured bogus guests.Both ITV's Trisha and BBC 1's The Vanessa
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MASSIE ACTS AS CONSULTANT FOR RED HANDED IN US
LWT entertainment executive producer Bob Massie is to act as a consultant on the US version of ITV hidden camera show Red Handed (right). LWT is working with US outfit Lions