All Broadcast articles in 22 January 1999 – Page 5
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FARM TAKES ON DOANE AND WOODRUFFE AS EDITORS
The Farm has made four new appointments. Editor Spencer Doane, who has worked for both Paul Miller Post Production (PMPP) and The Muse, joins fellow new editor Lars Woodruffe who arrives
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RDF UNVEILS NEW SLATE OF DOCUMENTARIES
Independent UK producer/distributor RDF Television is taking a series of documentaries to Natpe, including Omagh - One Year On. Others in the line-up include The Bounty Hunters, produced for Channel 4,
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SEACHANGE HEADS MAYFAIR NATPE DRAMA RAFT
Mayfair Television Entertainment has a number of new drama and documentary programmes for sale at Natpe. The drama line-up includes Seachange, a 26 x 60-minute series produced by Artist Services for
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OFF THE RECORD - DUTY LOG
This week's round-up of incoming calls is from GMTV's regular caller, AG Matthew. Readers can now call our own duty office on ...
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DYER STEPS UP AT PACT
Producers' alliance Pact has elected Johannah Dyer as chair of the association's national and regional committee. Dyer is managing director of Birmingham-based KPA Television.The chair for the past five years, David
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THE ECONOMY - PART TWO - How to weather the storm
Meg Carter concludes Broadcast's guide to surviving the economic downturn by examining how independents can protect their businesses against the chill winds of recession - from simple good housekeeping tips to seeking out alternative sources of revenue.
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Export strength
The Government has given financial support to the UK presence at Natpe, and this year a minister will also attend.
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Granada Media faces strike
Granada Media (GM) could be hit by company-wide strike action over pay and job security next month, after the broadcasting unions balloted their members this week, writes John Plunkett.Ballot papers were
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RA to launch new formats in February
The Radio Authority is to begin replacing station promises of performance with new-style formats from next month, write John Plunkett and Tim Dams.The new regulation will be introduced on a region-by-region
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OFF THE RECORD - AND FINALLY ..
David Briggs, creator of ITV hit Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, wishes he had been Jeremy Clarkson.
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TV TRADE GAP NARROWS
New figures from the Department of Trade & Industry show the UK's trade deficit in TV programmes stood at£272 million in 1997, a small improvement on the previous year, when
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GEARHOUSE VIDEO TO OPEN FOR TRADING IN MARCH
Gearhouse Broadcast, formerly known as DPL (Europe), will begin trading as Gearhouse Video Sales from its new north London premises in March.
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GIMME, GIMME, GIMME SECURES SECOND OUTING
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a second series of the sitcom Gimme, Gimme, Gimme. The episode on Friday (15 January), the second in the series, pulled 3.9 million (15
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OFF THE RECORD - Trigger happy
Just who is this masked sharp-shooting vigilante (above, right)?Why 'tis none other than Primetime Television International boss Simon Willock, the smooth-talking salesman who likes nothing better than filling a few of
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PARK SERVES UP SECOND HELPINGS OF THE HUNGER
UK producer/distributor Park Entertainment is marketing the second series of drama The Hunger (left), which is presented by singer David Bowie, at Natpe this year.The 22 x 30-minute series is produced
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JONES QUITS TYRELL FOR TOP SALES JOB AT MOLINARE
Richard Jones, former director of sales at independent reseller Tyrell, has quit the company to join post-production company Molinare. Jones, who has been at Tyrell for less than four months, is
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MELODY TURNS TO MAGIC
London's Melody 105.4 FM was officially renamed Magic 105.4 on Friday (15 January), completing the roll-out of Emap Radio's Magic brand across the country. Magic 105.4 FM will be the flagship
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MERIDIAN TRIO ON THE UP
Meridian Broadcasting has promoted three staff to senior controller positions as part of a drive to beef up its factual programming credentials. Head of development Patricia Powell has been promoted to
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POPESCU TOURS REGIONS
New Six O'Clock News editor Mark Popescu has embarked on a whistle-stop tour of the BBC's regional newsrooms before relaunching the BBC 1 bulletin later this year.It has still not been
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The race is on to shock the voyeur
When was the last time a television programme became a national obsession?Just as TV executives were lamenting the death of the gameshow, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? rises like a