All Broadcast articles in 21 May 1999 – Page 4
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Bristol fashion
Late Show veteran Mike Poole tells Jason Deans why he decided to quit BBC arts for features amid rumours of a radical overhaul of the genre.
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WORLDWIDE HAILS SUCCESS OF CECILIA & BRYN CONCERT
BBC Worldwide Music has sold the Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne gala concert to ABC in Australia, Danmarks radio in Denmark, SVT in Sweden, FR2 in France, NRK in Norway and
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PLAYERS LINE UP TO BUY DT'S CABLE TV NETWORK
Microsoft Corp and Bertelsmann are considering the acquisition of Deutsche Telekom's (DT) cable TV network along with Deutsche Bank, according to a report in German current affairs magazine Der Spiegel. Bertelsmann
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Illsley sets up cable moves
Telewest chief executive Tony Illsley said he expected little regulatory opposition to further consolidation in the cable TV sector as he announced the outfit's first-quarter results, writes Alice Macandrew.Speaking last Thursday
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Xfm deal hits profits at Capital
Capital Radio's acquisition of Xfm dented profits for the six months to 31 March, writes John Plunkett.Pre-tax, pre-exceptional profits were up 1 per cent against last year to£18.3 million, but
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CARNIVAL IN PRODUCTION ON FIRST POIROT IN FIVE YEARS
Carnival Films has gone into production on two new Poirot films for ITV, resurrecting the drama for the first time in five years. The 2 x 120-minute specials, due to air
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Component Graphics was commissioned by Two Four Productions to produce the titles for this year's Royal Horticultural Society Flower Shows from Chelsea, Tatton Park and Hampton Court. Head of graphics
Component Graphics was commissioned by Two Four Productions to produce the titles for this year's Royal Horticultural Society Flower Shows from Chelsea, Tatton Park and Hampton Court. Head of graphics Bernard
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Wark Clements gets into drama
Glasgow-based indie Wark Clements is moving into drama with the launch of a joint-venture production company with Monogram Productions.The new company will specialise in drama programming in Scotland and is expected
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NBC gets Cold Feet from Granada USA
Granada Entertainment USA (GEU) has secured a series commission at the second attempt from NBC for the comedy drama format Cold Feet.NBC has ordered a 13 x 60-minute run of the
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ZENITH'S HOT PURSUITS WINS KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION
Zenith Entertainment has won a major commission from the BBC's new education channel, BBC Knowledge, set to go on air from 1 June. The 30 x 30-minute series, Hot Pursuits, will
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The Mill expands motion control
The Mill is expanding its motion control studio at Shepperton Studios despite last week's closure of SVC's White City rig (Broadcast, 14.5.99).Studio head Rob Delicata said the company was looking to
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RTS COUNCIL ELECTS JONES
S4C chief executive Huw Jones has been elected to the Council of the Royal Television Society (RTS). The move comes three months after he was awarded the RTS Fellowship.
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CRIMEWATCH RATINGS UP
The ratings for Crimewatch UK, featuring a reconstruction of Jill Dando's murder, secured an average share of 48.5 per cent on Tuesday (18 May). Viewing peaked at 10.6 million during the
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OFF THE RECORD - Skin deep
OTR is worried some readers may have missed the Neutrogena Beauty Journalism awards this month. It included the first ever Broadcast Beauty Journalism award, picked up by BBC 2's Looking Good.
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OFF THE RECORD - Desert TV
Why, OTR wondered, did the usually shy and retiring Michael Green venture into the limelight on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs this week? Could it be to share with the
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UK indie to run Olympic doc
UK independent Transatlantic Films has unveiled an international production slate for 1999 of more than 20 hours of programming, including a one-off special on the Sydney Olympic Games, writes Alice Macandrew.Guardians
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OFF THE RECORD - Excuses, excuses
It is with a heavy heart that Off The Record reports the non-appearance of BBC Radio 4 chief James Boyle at a Radio Academy do last week. Trailed as an 'end
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INTEL LAUNCHES FASTER VERSION OF PENTIUM III
Intel has launched a faster version of its Pentium III chip, which promises increases in speed of up to 10 per cent. The new Pentium III runs at a clock speed
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WAG fights for new festival
Animators in Wales have launched a new alliance, The Welsh Animation Group (WAG), which hopes to resurrect a UK animation festival following the collapse of The Vital Cardiff Animation Festival last
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FilmFour to get more original shows
Channel 4 announced this week that it is upping the amount of original programming on pay-TV channel FilmFour, writes Ashley Davies.The news came as C4 revealed that FilmFour general manager John