All Broadcast articles in 23 July 1999 – Page 2
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Channel 5 opts for 'attitude' with new identity
Channel 5 is to undergo its most radical overhaul since launching with a new on-screen identity and rejigged programming line-up this autumn.The broadcaster will ditch its original 'modern mainstream' branding in
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S CLUB 7 AGREEMENTS MADE WORLDWIDE BY BBC
BBC Worldwide has licensed S Club 7 in Miami - produced by Initial and known as Miami 7 in the UK - in several territories. Agreements have been made with broadcasters
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Davies quits ABC to start own outfit
Michael Davies, one of the highest ranking British executives in American TV, is quitting to set up his own production company.Los Angeles-based Davies is currently executive vice-president of alternative series and
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Buena Vista is to make a pilot of Ginger Television's Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (DFYT, above) for US channel Comedy Central, writes Tina Mistry. Ginger executive producer Will Macdonald will take
Buena Vista is to make a pilot of Ginger Television's Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (DFYT, above) for US channel Comedy Central, writes Tina Mistry. Ginger executive producer Will Macdonald will take
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WEINZWEIG ACCEPTS MTE CONSULTANCY ROLE
Former Mayfair Television Entertainment (MTE) chief executive Daniel Weinzweig has become head of foreign acquisitions for the company, working on a consultancy basis. The move comes as talks about a possible
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LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION OPENS FOR BUSINESS
LCA - Lights Camera Action, a new lighting and grip wholesale and retail sales company, has launched. Based in Greenford, it is led by Graham Kerr, along with Richard Maskell, Martin
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ACTOR'S STUDIO TO AIR ON PERFORMANCE IN SEPTEMBER
Daily Mail & General Trust-owned cable exclusive channel Performance has acquired a 26 x 60-minute run of US series Inside The Actor's Studio from US distributor Cableready. The series, acquired by
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Teletext digital delayed again
Teletext's plans to deliver digital terrestrial television (DTT) text services are facing a further setback due to continuing delays with the On Digital software being developed to drive the service, writes
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POSTPONED SUPERGRASS DOC WILL AIR IN AUGUST
Supergrass, LWT's documentary about a police informant for BBC 1's Inside Story, will now be broadcast on 4 August. The informant featured had taken out an injunction on the programme, originally
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Talk Radio chief invites BBC to share all live sports rights
Talk Radio chairman and chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has called on the BBC to share all its live sports rights with Talk.MacKenzie, speaking at the Radio Festival on Thursday (15 July),
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INTERVIEW - Captain America
Since Peter Phippen took over as head of BBC Worldwide Americas, distribution of the US channel has shot from 400,000 to more than nine million, but he still has a long way to go to make the BBC a major US brand.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - ITV's facelift sags
Although ITV has been trumpeting its ratings success following the demise of News at Ten, a closer look at the figures reveals that the great reversal of fortune has yet to materialise.
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Grabiner ditches eVentures for Apax
Stephen Grabiner, former chief executive of On Digital, stunned the TV industry for the second time last week, spurning an offer to run News Corp subsidiary eVentures and instead joining venture
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OFF THE RECORD - Weighting around
Former Century Radio head honcho John Myers (above) won't mind OTR saying he is a big fella. We reckon there must be at least 22 stone of him. So it was
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BBC's Evans grabs Arts Council post
BBC Production head of arts and classical music Kim Evans has been poached by the Arts Council and will leave in September to take up the new post of executive director
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Virgo to make drama with Australian indie
Granada Media-owned Australian indie Artist Services has signed up former BBC Pebble Mill head of drama Tony Virgo to develop co-produced dramas for international distribution, writes Ashley Davies.Virgo joins the Melbourne-based
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Europe will get religious Inspiration from this autumn
Inspiration Network, a new religious satellite TV channel broadcasting 24 hours a day, is due to launch on 29 September, writes Tina Mistry.The service will be unencrypted and available to all
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Sony Radio Awards set for revamp
The Sony Radio Awards could be revamped in time for next year's ceremony with new categories and fewer awards.New categories being considered include an entertainment award, aimed at the links provided
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Band of Gold writer readies script
Band of Gold and Playing the Field writer Kay Mellor is scripting a new drama series for ITV called Fat Friends, writes Ashley Davies.The 8 x 60-minute series is about a
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'TV can learn from radio' - Bannister
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has called on the radio industry to 'stop having a chip on its shoulder' and play a central role in the development of digital multi-channel