All Broadcast articles in 21 December 2001 – Page 3

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Aardman's Byles joins Soho 601 as duo quit

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Soho 601 has appointed Aardman head of CGI Will Byles in the same week as losing two staff to New Zealand post facility Oktobor, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - 500 BBC radio production staff to move

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    BBC resources is set to lose another tranche of its activities in April when staff from radio resources will rejoin the main BBC, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    C5 opts for Sky's Sunrise News

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    BSKYB HAS finally secured a toehold in terrestrial television following Channel 5's decision to ditch the ITN News Channel as its early morning breakfast news feed in favour of Sky News, writes Simon Ellery.

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    C4 raids Initial for Raman

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to beef up its factual entertainment slate with the appointment of Initial executive producer Nav Raman as editor, factual entertainment, writes Penny Hughes.

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    PERFECT MATCH ON AGAIN FOR C4

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a further five instalments to RDF Media's dating show Perfect Match, as well as a one-off epilogue of series one, writes Penny Hughes.

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    C4 UPDATES IMAGE

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has updated its on-screen look with the introduction of a narrative aspect to the 'moving bars' theme first introduced in 1999.The idents include vapour trails, flickering tube lights, a

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    RATINGS - C4's Twin Towers doc proves ratings winner

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    CHANNEL 4'S documentary on the collapse of the World Trade Centre buildings on Thursday (13 December) secured the channel's second highest audience of the year so far, writes Jon Rogers.

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    C4 GIVES NEW TALENT A GO

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has launched an initiative to foster new talent and enable independent production companies that have yet to work with C4 to make a programme for them. Indies are invited

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    Bjork to open for BBC 4

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    The BBC will launch its long-awaited highbrow channel, BBC 4, with the only televised performance in Europe of singer Bjork's current tour, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    FREE TO AIR - Highs and lows of 2001

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    As 2001 draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect on the lights - both high and low - of the broadcasting year. Having sat through the bum-numbing

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    WINNERS AND LOSERS OF 2001 - Bucking the trend

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    In a year of gloom and doom, Broadcast showcases the handful of media players who have successfully swum against the tide and had a bumper 2001.

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    NTL broadcast still seeking a£2bn buyer

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Debt-ridden cable firm NTL appeared to be living on borrowed time this week after it confirmed it had not found a buyer for its broadcast division - the sale of which would have reduced its debt burden by around£2bn, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Ratings: Week ending 2 December - A right royal knees-up gets ITV back on its feet

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    This week's data includes two new additions - firstly, the top 30 programmes now has the same multi-channel audience information as the top 50. Secondly, a regular primetime rolling graph showing

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Thomson buys GVG for $172m

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    French electronics group Thomson Multimedia has made yet another acquisition, buying broadcast equipment and software manufacturer Grass Valley Group (GVG) in a $172m (£118m) cash deal.The deal is expected to close

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    10 ALPS WINS MUSIC AND ARTHUR SMITH ORDERS

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir has commissioned indie Ten Alps to produce a 4 x 60-minute history of Sun Records. A Whole Lot of Shakin' looks at the 50th anniversary

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    Wark Clements wins WW1 order

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Glasgow-based indie Wark Clements has landed Channel 4's largest ever factual commission outside London with a£2.5m series on the first world war.The 10 x 60-minute run, The First World War,

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    BBC1'S JUDGE JOHN DEED GIVEN ANOTHER SERIES

    2001-12-21T00:00:00Z

    BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have ordered a second series of courtroom drama Judge John Deed. The 8 x 60-minute series, starring Martin Shaw

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    Channel 4 awards Big Breakfast slot to Sky and Princess

    2001-12-20T13:08:00Z

    New live breakfast show to be produced at Sky's headquarters

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    500 BBC radio production staff to move

    2001-12-20T09:46:00Z

    BBC Resources is set to lose another tranche of its activities in April when staff from radio resources will rejoin the main BBC, writes Barbara MarshallFive hundred technical and support staff

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    Aardman's Byles joins Soho 601 as duo quit

    2001-12-20T09:44:00Z

    Soho 601 has hired Aardman head of CGI Will Byles in the same week as losing two staff to New Zealand post facility Oktobor, writes Barbara MarshallHead of telecine Andrew Clarkson