All Broadcast articles in 23 November 2001 – Page 4
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - SHORT SLAMS MEDIA
Secretary of state for international development Claire Short hit out at media organisations for their 'obsessive' tendencies to compete with each other, which has led to neglect of international news. Short
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - Collaboration key to winning news funds
News Organisations must be prepared to collaborate if they are to overcome increasing cost pressures facing TV news corporations in the current economic climate, according to CNN International networks president Chris
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - PRAISE FOR AL-JAZEERA
Western news organisations have praised Qatar-based news network Al-Jazeera for its 'refreshing' involvement in the coverage of the war on Afghanistan. The station, which has provided a continual stream of exclusive
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NEWS SPECIAL: NEWS WORLD, BARCELONA 13-16 NOVEMBER 2001 - Pressure for exclusives threatens news quality
Pressure on 24-hour news broadcasters to deliver exclusives is threatening the quality of broadcasts, according to BBC news deputy director Mark Damazer, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TIVO ADDS 50,000 SUBS
Personal video recorder manufacturer Tivo has clocked up 51,000 new subscribers in the US for the three months to 31 October, taking the total subscriber base to around 280,000. Revenue for
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Bakewell's Taboo lifts BBC2's share
Debut of new series nearly doubles BBC2's share as 3.6m tune in to see former Heart of The Matter presenter front history of nudity doc
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Smith slams Weakest Link
The man behind Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? says BBC rival is a 'flawed format' and berates host Anne Robinson for not 'being genuine'
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ITV to return to war zones with Nicholson
ITV controller of news, current affairs, arts and religion Steve Anderson has commissioned a second series of documentary series Back to the Front with Michael Nicholson.The 5 x 60-minute series
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Play UK orders pop culture send-up show
Manchester-based indie Multi Media Arts has won its first commission from Play UK.Channel editor Mathew Littleford has ordered a 10 x 30-minute series, Having a Pop, 'which takes a swipe
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Pozzitive wins ITV Xmas panto commission
ITV has handed the commission for its yearly pantomime to Pozzitive Television.Commissioned by ITV network controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam, the 75-minute adaptation of Dick Whittington follows last year's production
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Cicada's three commissions
Cicada Films has scooped three commissions for Channel 4, Discovery and Carlton, writes Penny HughesSecrets of the Sands, a 60-minute film about the origins of the Egyptian Empire, will air on
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UK Style to look at Christmas preparations
UK Style has commissioned NMTV to make what is billed as the channel's most ambitious programme to date - Christmas Live on Style.Ordered by UK Style channel editor Nick Thorogood,
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September brings off raft of sales to US
September Films has secured a raft of US sales for its factual output.The 15 x 60-minute series Hollywood Confidential has been sold to the American Movie Classics channel, while its
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Armac makes Ferry journey to the Amazon
Armac Films project Ferry up the Amazon is due to be transmitted on BBC 1 Scotland as a 60-minute film on New Year's Eve.Commissioned by Neil McDonald at BBC Scotland,
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BBC to air Becker and McEnroe tournament
The BBC is to screen live action from next month's Honda Challenge tennis tournament, which will feature former champions such as Boris Becker and John McEnroe competing at the Royal Albert
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Bazal clinches 65-programme 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 HolmwoodThe deal, commissioned by Discovery Home &
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Real World bags commissions worth£5.5m
Scottish indie Ideal World Productions has secured commissions worth£5.5m across terrestrial and non-terrestrial channels.For BBC1, the company is making Force 10 Rescue, dubbed '999 meets Police Camera Action'. The
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C4's Deakin orders Pesky game show
Channel 4 editor, arts and animation Camilla Deakin has commissioned indie Pesky to make a one-off animated game show for C4's Hot Reels: Animation Grand Prix strand, writes Jon RogersFifteen-minute Stress
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October to make peasants doc for Channel 4
October Films has landed a major commission for Channel 4 to be directed by award-winning documentary-maker Angus Maqueen, writes Simon ElleryCommissioned by C4 head of documentaries Peter Dale, the 3 x
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Peakviewing snaps up Taran Sound
UK indie producer/distributor Peakviewing Transatlantic has bought Cardiff-based Taran Sound Studios as part of a facilities expansion plan, writes Barbara Marshall.Peakviewing Transatlantic chief executive Elizabeth Matthews declined to reveal the amount