All Broadcast articles in 19 February 1999 – Page 4
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OFF THE RECORD - Charting the musings of industry grands fromages
This week: Chris Parry and Xfm, London's 'only alternative' rock station 1994 Xfm, launched by Parry in 1992, fails to get a permanent licence for the second time. 'I just don't
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OFF THE RECORD - Talk IS cheap
Talk Radio came over all classical on Valentine's Day when listeners were treated to the romantic favourite, Romanza. But budgets being what they are, the station couldn't afford to shell out
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PHILIPS JOINS DVB/DAVIC INTEROPABILITY CONSORTIUM
Philips has joined the nine founding members of the DVB/Davic interopability consortium, which supports common standards for cable modems and set-top boxes. Other members include Alcatel, Cocom, DiviCom, Hughes Network Systems,
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GSkyB signs Telewest contract
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) has clinched a deal with Telewest for continued analogue carriage of its three channels, writes Alice Macandrew.
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Executive producers: Charles Brand, Tessa Ross. Producer: Greg Brenman.Writer: Tony Grounds. Director: Adrian Shergold. Director of photography: Daf Hobson. Location manager: Jane Soans. Script editor: Roanna Benn.Casting director: Jane Fothergill. Costume
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TV execs urge ethical review to solve crisis
Industry figures have called for a 'back to basics' campaign and a return to the fundamental ethics of programme-making.TV executives admitted this week that the spotlight has now been turned on
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Murdoch eyes new Italian pay-TV deal
Rupert Murdoch is talking to French outfits TF1 and Canal+ about a possible Italian digital pay-TV alliance, following the collapse of a proposed deal for the mogul to take a controlling
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Sky to show fantasy drama
Sky Productions has teamed up with UK independents Carnival Films and Production Line in association with Hallmark Entertainment to make a major new drama, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Granada in drive for live-action kids
Granada Media is mounting a 'major push' into live-action children's programmes and is understood to have earmarked£150,000 to£250,000 for a development fund.The drive will be spearheaded by Granada Media
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TELEMAGINATION PROMOTES EDWARDS TO PRODUCER
Animation facility Telemagination has promoted Marion Edwards to the role of producer. Edwards, who has been with the company for two years, will work alongside new technical director Lyndon Pickersgill.
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Narduzzo quits to set up T/C facility
Tele-Cine senior colourist Vince Narduzzo is quitting the Charlotte Street facility to set up a new telecine company, Pepper (Film & Television Post-Production).It is being launched in association with Big Finish,
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Training key to restoring faith in TV
Training and financial penalties have been highlighted as two ways to help restore viewers' faith in television's ability to tell the truth.Several industry executives pointed to a lack of experience, particularly
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AT IT'S WEEKENDER FILLS SKY ONE SUNDAY SLOT
Sky One has ordered a new factual entertainment series from At It Productions to fill the Sunday-night slot currently occupied by the ... Uncovered strand.Weekender, commissioned by Sky One head of
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THE LAB FILLS LWT NIGHT-TIME SLOT WITH NIGHTLIFE
The Lab, LWT's new unit for low-cost, high-volume and innovative programming, has secured its first commission. The 10 x 60-minute regional series, Nightlife, will have a Friday night 23.30 slot on
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HUDDERSFIELD FM FINED
Huddersfield FM has been fined£5,000 for eight separate breaches of its promise of performance.The Radio Authority found that the station had failed to broadcast a range of services including two
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FLASHBACK TO MAKE SECOND WITNESS SERIES FOR HISTORY
History Channel head of programming Sarah Allan has commissioned Flashback Productions to make a second 5 x 30-minute series in the I, Witness strand to air on the channel in April.I,
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FLEXTECH TESTS WEB TV
Flextech Interactive, a division of pay-TV outfit Flextech TV, has joined Telewest in its six-month trial of Microsoft's Web TV interactive system. Flextech's TV Travel Shop will be the first of
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Forgotten gives ITV Monday to remember
ITV's new thriller, Forgotten, ensured it will be remembered by notching up an average 11.3 million viewers (47 per cent share) for its first outing on Monday (15 February), writes Alice Macandrew.
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NEW SABAN SHOWS TO PREMIERE ON FOX KIDS IN SPRING
Fox Kids director of programming Phil Sissons has acquired two new series from Saban Entertainment, which will make their UK TV premieres in the channel's spring schedule. A 13 x 30-minute
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OFF THE RECORD - A friend in need ..
At least Vanessa can count on the support of her BBC colleagues during her programme's current travails. Or at least that's what OTR thought until it heard Nicky Campbell trailing his