All Broadcast articles in 23 November 2001 – Page 2
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Interview - A soul for the cities
Channel 4's regional quota amounts to£120m a year of investment outside London, so it's not surprising head of programmes, nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove sees his brief as being as much about regenerating Britain's cities as about making programmes.
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Cicada gets triple order
Cicada Films has scooped three commissions for Channel 4, Discovery and Carlton, writes Penny Hughes.
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TX - Cartoons make a Flash
Sometimes it is easier to cover sensitive subjects if you are one of those affected.So it is with Channel 4's new animation Quads - part of the Hot Reels animation series.
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CAPITAL PROFITS DROP
Capital Radio's underlying profit has fallen by 27 per cent to£30.1m, according to its preliminary results for the year ending 30 September. Operating profit for analogue radio fell 20 per
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Pace calls for digital subsidy
Set-top box maker Pace has called on the government to make a clear financial commitment to promote free-to-air digital TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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Off the Record - Monkey business
As OTR is already compiling its Christmas list for broadcast types (cut-price media shares all round) it's interesting to see that ITV Digital is giving away a free subscription to the
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City Watch - Canny Scottish bucks the trend
In the first of a new City series examining the financial performance of listed broadcasters, we take a look at how Scottish Radio Holdings is toughing out the downturn and making inroads south of the border. James Curtis reports.
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BRITS WIN AT EMMYS
British programmes walked off with half of the six awards available at the 29th International Emmy Awards in New York on Monday (19 November). Little Bird's production of Dirty Tricks for
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Flame TV to branch out
Flame TV, the indie set up two years ago by Roger Bolton and Barbara Altounyan, is launching a Brighton-based sister company specialising in religion and sport, writes Penny Hughes.
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On the Box - Cold feet, warm heart
Cold Feet still has legs, says senior VP, worldwide programming strategy at ABC/Disney cable Paul Robinson, but Ruby is no diamond.
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Visions board strengthened
TV Corporation group facilities managing director Martin Anderson has promoted resource manager John Turnbull and unit manager Steve Jenkins to the board of Visions, the group's outside broadcast facility, writes Barbara Marshall.
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PRIVATE BLUES DEAL
London-based channel producer Zone Vision has struck a carriage deal with NTL for its adult entertainment channel Private Blue. Launching this month, the channel, which is already on Sky Digital and
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BBC NI grows local output
BBC 1 Northern Ireland is increasing the number of locally produced programmes it screens in peaktime as it battles to close the ratings gap with Ulster Television. The move is expected
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BBC INVESTS IN THE NORTH
The BBC is to invest£400,000 over the next two years in new writers from northern England as part of director general Greg Dyke's plan to move away from the corporation's
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BBC WINS GRIERSON
BBC documentary Killers Don't Cry has won both the premier Grierson and the best documentary prize on a contempo-rary subject at this year's Grierson awards. Icon Films production Indian Journeys for
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Off the Record - BBC bods dish up ingenious solution
Ever tried to get a satellite dish into a war zone? Well, surprisingly, Off The Record hasn't either but BBC news has. And a lot of fun it sounds too. Beeb
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Bazal in major Discovery deal
Endemol UK production arm Bazal has clinched its first output deal with the Discovery Home & Leisure channel with a 65-programme deal, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Barnes Trust consolidates
Duplication facility Klones is to merge with fellow Barnes Trust Media group company Cast resulting in the loss of six jobs, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BARCONET SHARES BID
US set-top box manufacturer Scientific-Atlanta is seeking to boost its European market presence by buying Brussels-based Barconet, the broadband technology provider. Scientific-Atlanta has made a public offer for all outstanding common
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Peakviewing buys into audio
UK Indie producer/distributor Peakviewing Transatlantic has bought Cardiff-based Taran Sound Studios as part of a facilities expansion plan, writes Barbara Marshall.