All Broadcast articles in 22 October 1999 – Page 4
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Tiger Aspect bags pair of ITV dramas
Tiger Aspect Productions has been commissioned to make its first ever dramas for ITV, including a contemporary thriller starring Sarah Lancashire.My Fragile Heart is a 2 x 90-minute drama in which
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APTED TO SPEAK AT AUSSIE DOCUMENTARY CONFERENCE
The Sixth Australian International Documentary Conference will play host to UK television practitioners including 42 Up director Michael Apted, in Adelaide from 2-6 November. Other UK executives attending the conference will
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RADIO PURCHASE APPROVED
The Radio Authority has given its approval to CN Group's purchase of Bay Radio earlier this year (Broadcast, 2.7.99). The purchase by the Carlisle-based group, which publishes newspapers in the region
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HIT APPOINTS JENKINS TO PUBLISHING ROLE
Hit Entertainment has appointed Pilar Jenkins as the producer/distributor's managing director of publishing. Jenkins joins this week from publisher Random House, where she was publishing director responsible for the Red Fox
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TODD AO'S BARRETT GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Todd AO UK vice-president of MCR operations David Barrett has quit the company for a new role as president of Todd AO Video Services in Hollywood. Todd AO UK managing director
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Keep it in the family?
With many of Auntie's most successful shows such as The Royle Family (above) now being produced by outside suppliers, Tim Dams asks why BBC Production is missing out.
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Aka Pizazz has created a new series of animated TV and cinema commercials for Ogilvy & Mather/Impulse. Designed and directed by Mic Graves and produced by Angela Cocker, the commercials were
Aka Pizazz has created a new series of animated TV and cinema commercials for Ogilvy & Mather/Impulse. Designed and directed by Mic Graves and produced by Angela Cocker, the commercials were
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BBC RECRUITS FOUR IN RIGHTS AGENCY REVAMP
The BBC has made four new appointments as part of a reshuffle in the rights agency. Former head of business affairs Jonathan Masters becomes head of the rights archive and is
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Barb digital system delayed again
Barb - the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board - has postponed the introduction of its new digital-only measurement system for a second time following teething trouble measuring digital audiences, writes David Wood.The
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Spindler replaces Adams at BBC drama
BBC Production has appointed an internal candidate to replace Colin Adams as controller of drama, writes Tim Dams.Susan Spindler, currently BBC drama deputy head and head of strategy, takes over from
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Action Time cuts back NW office
Action Time, the wholly owned Carlton production house, is scaling down its Manchester office. The move comes amid fears by programme-makers that broadcasters are commissioning fewer programmes from the regions.From January,
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BBC Scotland reorders Absolutely's Creatives
BBC Scotland has commissioned Absolutely Productions to make a second run of The Creatives, the sitcom set in an Edinburgh advertising agency, writes Ashley Davies.Clearance for another 6 x 30-minute run
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ZONE VISION GRABS 50% STAKE IN DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL
London-based niche channel producer and distributor Zone Vision Group has taken a 50 per cent stake in the European operations of action/adventure documentary channel QuesTV. The new partners are planning to
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CHANNEL 5 DRAWS UP CHRISTMAS ANIMATION SPECIAL
Channel 5 will screen a 30-minute Christmas animation described as 'A Christmas Carol in cyberspace'. Xmas Files, produced by Really Animated Productions (RAP) - part of indie Chapel Associates - will
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ATTABOY CLICKS ON THE WEB FOR CHANNEL 5
Channel 5 controller, features and arts Michael Attwell has commissioned independent Attaboy TV to make 2 x 30-minute shows about the internet as part of the station's upcoming theme night about
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TEKTRONIX BANKS $48 MILLION FOR VND SALE
Tektronix looks set to receive close to $48 million (£29 million) for its Video Networking Division (VND), sold to Grass Valley Group earlier this year. In a Securities & Exchange Commission
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Worldwide pumps£40m into film
BBC Worldwide has set up a£40 million film fund that will see the corporation's commercial arm invest in a string of new productions through BBC films over the next five
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JO WHILEY GETS FOURTH RUN ON CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth 10 x 50-minute series of music show Jo Whiley from At It Productions. Scheduled for spring 2000, it was reordered by deputy commissioner for music
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Channel 4 mounts multicultural drive
Channel 4 has overhauled its multicultural policy and is urging producers to integrate ethnic minorities into mainstream shows.In a letter to members of producers' alliance Pact, C4 director of programmes Tim
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Rapture wins airtime on Channel 4 in output deal
Cable and satellite channel Rapture TV has signed an exclusive programming deal with Channel 4 that will see up to 30 hours of the youth channel's output repeated on C4, writes