All Broadcast articles in 24 October 2003 – Page 3
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MMA wins celebrity reality bites order
Manchester-based indie Multi Media Arts (MMA) has won a raft of commissions including a hidden camera cookery show for ITV1. A broadcast pilot of Celebrity Reality Biteswill feature Coronation Street'sMartin Platt attempting to run a restaurant kitchen on a tight ...
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Shine man to run mint belfast operation
Irish indie Mint Productions has poached Shine editor of lifestyle and features Jezz Wright to run its Belfast office. Wright, a former deputy editor of Five News, will initially oversee a 60-minute documentary for BBC4 tracking the rise and fall of car manufacturer DeLorean. He will also be charged with ...
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BBC news comes bottom of poll on Iraq
Viewers regarded the BBC's coverage of the war in Iraq as less objective than its commercial rivals, according to new research from the Independent Television Commission (ITC), writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC boosts docs with young director strand
The BBC is to launch a new documentary strand for young film-makers, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC Broadcast stands by Quantel decision
BBC Broadcast's head of technology, Chris Howe, has justified installing Quantel systems in its new broadcast centre despite technical hiccups, writes Sam Espensen.
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BBC should fill gap in docs, says Willis
BBC director of factual and learning John Willis has said the BBC should be prepared to make more regional-based documentaries if, as feared, the merged ITV pulls back on its programme-making activities outside London, writes Paul Revoir.
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Lion wins factual orders from BBC
The BBC has ordered a raft of factual series from Lion Television including an inside look at a boot camp for unruly youngsters, writes Michael Rosser.
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Bazalgette unrepentant over Teen Big Brother sex
Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette has hit back at claims that it was irresponsible in its handling of a teenage couple who had unprotected sex in the controversial Channel 4 Teen Big Brotherseries last week.
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Noddy goes to Poland, Asia and Slovenia
Brand management company Chorion has made several international sales of its£10m CGI children's series Make Way for Noddy. The 100 x 10-minute series, which is currently shown on Five in the UK, has been sold to Polish broadcaster TVP, IVM in Indonesia, RTV in Slovenia and MediaCorp TV12's Singaporean free-to-air ...
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Ascent in HD deal
Ascent Media has announced a deal with Carlton to provide transfer and restoration services on a catalogue of programmes being converted into HD for broadcast distribution purposes. The deal will use the new MTI correction system. Carlton's Fiona Maxwell said that the transfer to HD D5 'breathes new life into ...
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Initial to produce Mandela's aids awareness concert
Initial, the music entertainment and live event arm of Endemol, is to produce a major Aids and HIV awareness pop concert, supported by Nelson Mandela, to be broadcast globally by MTV. The concert, featuring artists such as Beyonce, Ms Dynamite, Bono and the Eurythmics, is being recorded by Initial in ...
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ITN to give universities free access to archive
ITN is to give colleges and universities across the UK free access to its huge news archive - one of the world's largest film and image libraries, writes Michael Rosser.
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Abramsky: radio must go digital
The BBC's director of radio and music, Jenny Abramsky, has warned that the future of radio is at stake unless it goes digital, even if it means a drop in audience share for the BBC, writes Michael Rosser.
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Derbyshire to R5
DJ Victoria Derbyshire is to replace Nicky Campbell as the host of BBC Radio 5 Live's mid-morning phone-in programme. Julian Worricker has been filling in for the slot since previous host Fi Glover's departure in June. Derbyshire, who currently co-hosts the station's breakfast show, will take over the 09.00-12.00 slot ...
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ITN to axe 40 news posts
ITN is to look across its operation for up to 40 jobs cuts, following confirmation that it is to take over London's ITV regional news from the Carlton and Granada-owned London News Network (LNN), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Teddington puts£2m into studios
Teddington Studios is benefiting from more than£2m of investment on equipment and refurbishment in the next stage of its expansion, writes Sam Espensen.
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BBC2 to get own consumer show
BBC2 controller Jane Root is set to commission her channel's first major consumer strand as part of a raft of new orders for the BBC's in-house consumer affairs unit, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV2 orders expose of celebrities' lives
ITV2 has commissioned a regular programming strand about celebrities' lives. Celebrities Exposedwill encompass a series of 60-minute standalone episodes with the first two - Love on the Rocks and Lies, Lies, Lies - produced by Scream Films. Isis Films will produce the third instalment, working ...
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NewsEx-ITV chiefs call for City figure to step in
Former ITV executives have backed the appointment of a big name from the City to become chairman of the merged company, following the successful campaign by Carlton shareholders to oust Michael Green from the role, writes Paul Revoir.
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Carlton and Granada have lined up ITV News Group chief executive designate Clive Jones for an expanded role, in which he would take control of all the broadcaster's regional programming, writes Paul Revoir.