All Broadcast articles in 20 December 2002 – Page 7
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ITV 1 revisits Alpha course
ITV 1 has ordered a second series of its controversial religious series charting the phenomenon of the Alpha Christianity course, writes Steve Aston
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Thomas arrives on ITV
Stop-frame animation pre-school show Thomas the Tank Engineis returning to ITV with a new series after a 10-year absence, writes Jon Rogers
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ITV orders celebrity version of Oblivious
ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has commissioned Tiger Aspect Productions to make a celebrity version of Mast Media's Obliviousformat. The 45-minute episode, which will again be hosted by Davina McCall, is to be produced by Chris Brodgen with Ruth Davies as executive producer. It ...
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MTV to air second The Osbournes in February
The long-awaited second series of The Osbourneswill hit UK screens on Wednesday 5 February at 22.00 on MTV UK and Ireland. The MTV-produced show, which follows the domestic trials and tribulations of the former bat-munching metaller, is the highest rating series in the history of ...
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Fox Kids UK to show Moville Mysteries
Nelvana International's animated series Moville Mysterieshas been acquired by Fox Kids UK for its spring schedule. The multichannel service has also lined up a host of returning series, including a 26 x 30-minute second series of Braceface about a teenager ...
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LNN Factuals given docs order by LWT
LNN Factuals has been commissioned to make a series of 8 x 30-minute current affairs specials for the LWT regional slate. The shows, under The Week - Special Investigationsstrand, will focus on crime, transport, housing and other issues of controversy in the capital. The programmes, ...
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Brian Eno documentary to air on Radio 2
Indie Somethin' Else has been commissioned by BBC Radio 2 to produce a 60-minute documentary on the life of musician Brian Eno. Commissioned by R2 head of programmes Lesley Douglas, A Quantity of Stuff - The Brian Eno Storywill feature interviews with David Bowie, Bryan ...
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BBC 3's Murphy orders more Monkey Dust
Newly appointed BBC 3 controller Stuart Murphy has ordered a second series of animated series Monkey Dustbefore the first series has even aired. Talkback Productions has been commissioned to make the 6 x 30-minute series of the dark, satirical animated programme. Harry Thompson once again ...
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Channel 4 to air last Friends next month
Channel 4 is bringing forward transmission of what is expected to be the last series of Friendsby six months and will now air the show from January. The broadcaster still intends to premiere the show on its digital channel E4, but has decided to drop ...
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Kit-maker 5D to be broken up
The assets of troubled UK manufacturer 5D are to be split up and sold off to different companies, writes John Oates
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Technicolor focuses on high def
Technicolor Creative Services is predicting that high definition (HD) work will account for nearly two-thirds of all its daytime bookings when its HD studio opens in the new year, writes John Oates
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LBC puts faith in messaging
London radio station LBC will rely heavily on text message interactivity to stay in touch with its listeners when it re-launches in January, despite questions over the stability of the UK's SMS networks, writes John Oates
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CiTV adds Xmas character
CiTV's on-screen branding has been spruced up for Christmas by the Carlton design team. Asked to produce a set of idents which brought the CiTV brand to life, the team used the letters which make up the CiTV logo and developed them as characters, giving them their own personalities. The ...
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Tech reporter joins
Broadcast has hired reporter Sam Espensen to cover the technology and facilities patch. Previously with monthly broadcast and production title Televisual, Espensen has also worked as a post-production supervisor, Avid assistant and production assistant during a varied career. At Sarah Radclyffe Productions she was assistant ...
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TLWS adds to facilities
Citygate's The London Wall Studios has added webcasting and mobile-casting to its list of facilities. 'Sending video to mobile phones, such as the new Orange SPV Smartphone, is a very exciting development,' said Citigate Broadcast's managing director Richard Pemberton. 'The idea of video being streamed on these devices has been ...
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Mill TK man to rushes
Colourist Marcus Timpson has joined Rushes' telecine department. Timpson, who previously worked at The Mill and Soho 601, has graded commercials for Levis, Smirnoff and Sainsbury's with Jamie Oliver. He will join the department's existing team: Adrian Seery, Dom Aarons, Mark Gethin, Martin Southworth, Paul Arneil and telecine producer Vittorio ...
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M2 recruits manager
Former MD of Technicolor Imaging Keith Williams has joined Soho facility M2 as general manager. Williams, who was also a founder of Soho 601 and managing director of TVI, said: 'I've gone to work for some people I've got respect for and who I like working with. M2 has a ...
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RatingsWheelchair Challenge gains over 2.5m viewers
Controversial Channel 4 programme Celebrity Wheelchair Challenge, which saw three celebrities attempt to travel from Edinburgh to London in wheelchairs, gave the channel some ammunition with which to defend itself last night after performing well in the ratings, writes Luke ...
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Christmas presents come early for BSkyB
Christmas has come a little early for British Sky Broadcasting. The Office of Fair Trading yesterday surprised the...
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Blur with some bright spots
If there was one problem above any other with the television of 2002, it was the fact that it was so much like the ...