All Broadcast articles in 20 October 2000 – Page 4
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CORRECTION: BARB SHAREHOLDERS
The British Audience Research Board (Barb) shareholders are the BBC, ITV, the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, Channel 4, Channel 5 and BSkyB. Telewest is not a Barb shareholder as mistakenly
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MATTHEW BANNISTER TO LEAVE BBC IN DECEMBER
BBC director of marketing and communications Matthew Bannister has announced he is to step down from his role at the corporation in December. Bannister, 43, took up his current post in
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Frontrunners for children's Baftas unveiled
Nominations for this year's Bafta children's film and TV awards have been unveiled, following a record 188 entries, writes Simon Ellery.
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Lucky Dog drama is axed
A Many Splintered Thing, indie Lucky Dog's comedy drama about adultery, emerged this week as the first drama series to be axed by BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey, writes Ashley Davies.
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BRITAIN DOMINATES INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS
British programmes comprised more than half of the 21 nominations for this year's International Emmy Awards. The British nominations are: Best drama - Warriors (BBC drama and Deep Indigo Productions) and
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Avalon shows reordered
Avalon Television has secured recommission orders for its Al Murray vehicle Time Gentlemen Please and Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned series from Sky Television and ITV respectively, writes Colin Robertson.
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DCMS COMMISSIONS BFI AUDIO-VISUAL SURVEY
The British Film Institute (BFI) has been commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport to survey statistical data requirements within the audio-visual industry. Key users are being asked which
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ARTS PROGRAMMING - TV renaissance for arts
As speculation grows that BBC 4 will be a dedicated arts channel, the genre in general seems to be experiencing a renewal of interest, if not funding, from commissioners for television and online projects. Jane Marlow reports.
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SALES CO APPOINTS WRIGHT
BBC films head of business development Jane Wright has been named acting chief executive of BBC Worldwide co-owned film sales outfit The Sales Company, replacing Alison Thompson who is to leave
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GLEESON APPOINTED AS NEWEST BBC GOVERNOR
The government has appointed the chairman of MJ Gleeson Group, Dermot Gleeson, as a new BBC governor. Gleeson, 51, takes on the part-time, four-year role on 1 November in place of
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - EXECUTIVE APPOINTED TO RUN SOUTHERN STAR ENDEMOL
Southern Star Endemol has appointed a chief executive to head a new joint-venture between Australia's Southern Star and international producer Endemol Entertainment. Denis Spencer, who ran New Zealand-based Denis Spencer Productions,
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Antelope reports sales hits
London-based independent Antelope has made a series of global programming sales, including documentary Mozart in Turkey, writes Simon Ellery.
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EYE'S LIBERATION ANIMATION CHOSEN FOR CYBERWORLD
Animation studio Eye is the only UK company to have a piece of work chosen for inclusion in CyberWorld, a showcase of the world's best computer animation to be shown at
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - CHANNEL X SELLS FAMILIES AT WAR TO LOS ANGELES INDIE
Channel X has made its first break into the US, selling Los Angeles-based LMNO Productions the format rights to its game show Families at War (right). The rights deal was handled
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Pact's online template
Channel 4 has given up some ground after several producers won better terms over online rights. But the onus is still on indies to hold out for the best deal they can.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Brother beyond
Big Brother was the TV sensation of the summer. But does the programme's success have long-term implications for programming on Channel 4? Philip Reevell analyses the figures.
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TX - ANDES TO AMAZON
Broadcaster: BBC 2Producer: BBC Natural History Unit/Animal PlanetStart: 21.00, 9 NovemberLength: 6 x 50-minutes Commissioning editor: Mark ThompsonSeries producer: Karen BassWhether it's dolphins gorging themselves on anchovy shoals or hundreds of
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RAINBOW'S AIELLO QUITS TO PURSUE FREELANCE CAREER
Rainbow Post Production managing director Raimondo Aiello is to quit the company to concentrate on a freelance editing career. As joint founder and managing director, Aiello has expanded the company from
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Reporters' safety standards agreed
Senior news executives from Reuters Television, ITN, BBC, APTN and CNN will this Friday establish a written set of working standards to further protect international journalists working on the front line.The
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BASS TO DROP SKY DIGITAL FROM PUBS AFTER PRICE HIKE
Pub group Bass Retail Leisure is to drop the Sky Digital sports service from 500 outlets after an average 20 per cent price hike in September.In the wake of a review