All Broadcast articles in 26 August 2005 – Page 2
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Howe quits as head of Flextech sales
Mark Howe, the managing director of Flextech sales house IDS, has left the company after 13 years with no job to go to. He is unlikely to be replaced at the company, which sells TV advertising for the Flextech channels and the UKTV joint-venture with the BBC, and his job ...
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Teletubbies export
Teletubbiesis to make an appearance on Polish public television following a deal signed between BBC Worldwide broadcaster TVP. The corporation's commercial arm has sold 156 episodes of the children's series - produced by Ragdoll - for broadcast over the next three years. BBC Worldwide has also secured deals to sell ...
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Touch follows expat vicar for ITV
Touch Productions has been commissioned by ITV controller of current affairs, religion and arts Dominic Crossley-Holland to produce an 8 x 30-minute series about the only Anglican vicar on the holiday island of Mallorca. Parish in the Sun, which airs in October, will follow the life ...
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Entertainment remit for Richard & Judy editor
Cactus Television has appointed a new editor for its flagship show Richard & Judy- the first change since the show launched in 2002.
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Dolby wins Emmy
Dolby Laboratories is to receive an Emmy award for engineering development next month for its Dolby E audio technology, which is credited with bringing 5.1-channel surround sound to DTV and HDTV viewers. More than 325 facilities worldwide now use the Dolby E format, and more than 30 companies make products ...
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Five goes to extremes for Shock Docs
Five is to probe the bizarre worlds of voluntary crucifixion and sex addiction for its new late night documentary strand Shock Docs.
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ID distribution recruits sales pair
Distributor ID Distribution has appointed two sales directors. Reema Patel joins from 3DD Entertainment, where she was head of sales. She will oversee sales to Australasia and work with managing director Sally Miles selling into the US. Meanwhile Beyond International vice-president of international sales Emma Simpkins has joined to manage ...
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Local TV lobbies for digital slots
Commercial local TV operators met with Ofcom this week in a bid to persuade the regulator to offer them digital spectrum for their services. Currently local TV ventures such as Six TV in Oxford and Southampton and Channel M in Manchester operate on analogue Restricted Service Licences, which offer poorer ...
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Two Way games deal
Two Way TV has licensed its text-to-TV games platform Simcast to Endemol UK along with a clutch of its popular interactive gaming formats. The games will be broadcast on Brainteaser TV, an extended version of Five's quiz show BrainTeaseron Sky. Other broadcasters ...
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Discovery's Dawkin-Jones joins UKTV
UKTV has poached Discovery's Laurence Dawkin-Jones to take up the role of commercial director. Reporting to John Keeling, controller UKTV channels, he will lead a 16-strong team that manages financial, legal and commercial aspects of its channel portfolio. Dawkin-Jones, who begins on 26 September, has recently been consulting for Discovery ...
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Japan plans VR cup
Japan's communications ministry plans to embark on a£5m scheme to develop 3D virtual reality TV in time for the 2018 World Cup. By teaming up with Japanese academics and technology companies, the aim is to turn the tournament into a 3D virtual reality projection in viewers' living rooms.
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Crow posts Trafalgar drama doc
CrowTV has completed the post on Channel 4's Trafalgar Battle Surgeon, a 50-minute drama documentary on the 1805 naval encounter through the eyes of The Victory's surgeon, William Beatty. Directed by Justin Hardy on Digibeta, visual effects and the title sequence were created by Crow head ...
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Utley to extend Cosgrove portfolio
BBC Worldwide director of TV distribution Anthony Utley has been appointed managing director of animation house Cosgrove Hall Films, the company behind Engie Benjyand DangerMouse.
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TMR moves into mobile content
VTR-owned restoration and telecine specialist TMR has branched out into mobile content with its first commission for 3G platforms.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Peter Johnston
BBC Northern Ireland's head of broadcast is on the lookout for history and political documentaries and series that ...
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US comedy pick
Comedy producer Caryn Mandabach has signed a two-year first look deal with US distributor and producer Lions Gate Television for comedy programming. Under the deal, the company will be able to distribute Mandabach shows developed in the US into the UK market. Earlier this year, Mandabach, who developed and produced ...
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ROK to sell sci-fi classics for mobiles
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Wolverhampton company ROK that will see old episodes of Red Dwarfand Doctor Whomade available to mobile phone users. ROK will sell the shows on digital video chips, which cost around£17. The programmes can then be ...
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Cineflix wins ITV and Sky orders
Canadian producer/distributor Cineflix's recently formed UK production arm has won a number of commissions, including a 15-part ITV series.
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Sky sells Music Choice Europe to IGC
BSkyB-backed music channel Music Choice Europe is being sold for£2.7m to IGC, a company made up of individual investors operating out of Jersey. Music Choice, which plays audio-only music channels on TV platforms, was once valued at£200m on the stock- market. However, its value has been steadily declining due to ...
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Redback chews on first orders
TV Corp subsidiary Redback has scored its first commissions since it launched in February, winning a series of factual orders from Sky One.