All Broadcast articles in 20 December 2002 – Page 6
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Calling old stars...it's Zimmer Cars
The cast of cult TV show Z Cars has been re-united for a one-off tribute programme. ...
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EchoStar buys back stake from Vivendi
Vivendi Universal's brief foray into the US satellite television business ended yesterday when the troubled French ...
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Vivendi to sue investors' group
Vivendi Universal last night said it would take legal action against a small shareholder's association, which it ac...
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Springer might sell TV stake
Axel Springer, Europe's largest newspaper group, plans to quit the television business, clearing the way for German...
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NTL and Vivendi close Studio
NTL and Vivendi Universal have closed their joint venture movie channel, having failed to secure carriage deals to ...
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Minnelli sues over cancelled TV show
Liza Minnelli and her husband, David Gest, have filed a $23m (£14m) breach-of-contract lawsuit against the cable TV...
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Merrill predicts another fall in ITV ad revenues
Neil Blackley, the leading City media analyst, predicted yesterday that ITV would see advertising revenues shrink i...
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NewsSeven battle for best indie award
Seven independents have been nominated for the Broadcast best indie award of 2002 including 19TV, Red Production, Ideal World, Mentorn, RDF Media, Wall to Wall and Wark Clements
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NewsTalkback exploits regional loophole
talkback Productions has set up a regional production office in Amersham, Buckinghamshire to qualify for regional commissions - even though the new office is on the London tube system, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsRoss takes on Film Four division
Channel 4 head of drama Tessa Ross is relinquishing her role and moving to head C4's new in-house film division, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsThames loases head of drama Parr
Thames TV head of drama Chris Parr is leaving the company at the end of this month to set up his own independent production company, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsLaurie to direct and star in Carlton drama
Comic actor Hugh Laurie, the star of Carlton's forthcoming ITV drama Fortysomething, has been drafted in as a director on the series after the two original directors left the project, writes Steve Aston
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Dyke's New Year resolution
The entire 25,000-plus BBC workforce will next month make a mass new year's resolution to make the corporation a better place to work in by embracing six core values outlined by director general Greg Dyke, writes Jane Marlow
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BBC rewards Ballard with key events brief
The BBC has filled the first of its four new creative roles within its entertainment group, appointing long-serving producer Bea Ballard as creative head for events - entertainment, writes Steve Aston
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Boulton wins C4 cash kickstart
Channel 4 is backing Steve Boulton Productions, the company set up by the head of defunct regional indie RDF Manchester, with a£30,000 development deal, writes Penny Hughes
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Baish departs Jazz as GMG rings changes
Jazz FM programme director John Baish is leaving the radio station without a job to go to, as part of a further management shake-up by the station's new owner Guardian Media Group (GMG) Radio, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Multichannel tally reaches critical mass
Over half of British homes are likely to have multichannel television next year according to new figures from the Independent Television Commission, writes Steve Aston
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C4 orders image makeover show
Move over Trinny and Susannah - Channel 4 is getting tough on crimes against aesthetics in the new year with two series aimed at turning 'overweight, unfashionable, spotty frumps' into 'glossy designer divas', write Jane Marlow and Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 2 studies causes of accidents
BBC 2 is to examine the reasons why vehicle crashes occur and the impact they have on our lives in a new trilogy of programmes, writes Jon Rogers