All Broadcast articles in 26 February 1999 – Page 2
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IPC ADDS TRIO OF NEW EDITORS TO ITS BOOKS
The Independent Post Company (IPC) is to take on three new editors, starting on Monday (1 March). Michael Pearce, who is best known for his fast turnaround shows, joins after freelancing
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LIVE TV TO AIR ULTIMATE WRESTLING MATCHES IN MAY
Live TV has joined forces with the Ultimate Wrestling Alliance (UWA) to televise its night of matches at Crystal Palace on 11 April. The Mirror Group-owned cable TV channel will film
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Failing the family
Have broadcasters given up on the traditional Sunday afternoon teatime drama for all the family? With a sizeable fireside audience still tuning in, they should be wary of neglecting the genre.
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Hobbins Sides has created the title sequence for new BBC documentary series The Builders. Designed and directed by Mark Hobbins, the sequence features quirky animation in the style of a Carry
Hobbins Sides has created the title sequence for new BBC documentary series The Builders. Designed and directed by Mark Hobbins, the sequence features quirky animation in the style of a Carry
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Indie lands rights to Archer dramas
London-based independent producer Jam Pictures has put together a deal to co-produce a series of TV adaptations of Jeffrey Archer novels for the international market.In a two-year agreement with a rolling
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Megalomedia to sell CFC's US arm
Megalomedia is selling the Los Angeles arm of its effects subsidiary, the Computer Film Company (CFC), to US film effects company Manex Visual Effects.William Sargent, Megalomedia board director and CFC's UK
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PPV art film operator is near launch
New pay-per-view (PPV) arthouse movie operator digital broadcasting company (dbc) has confirmed plans to launch its first services on BSkyB's digital platform this summer.As reported in Broadcast last year (24.7.98), the
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AUDIOMOTION HIRES JONES TO MANAGE DIGITAL PRODUCTION
Animation-to-motion capture facility AudioMotion has appointed David Hugh Jones as its new digital production manager. Jones, who previously worked as a digital effects supervisor on the film Legionnaires, has also been
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LIGHTBODY BAGS FIRST FOR AURASOFT LIGHTING SYSTEM
Optex technical consultant Derek Lightbody will become the first British individual in collaboration with a UK company to win an Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Award when he is
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NEW SERIES OF GET REAL FOLLOWS CHICAGO AWARD
ITV has agreed a second series of sitcom Get Real, starring Lindsay Duncan, from Tandem TV for Carlton Productions. The series, produced by Sue Birbeck and directed by Paul Waite, has
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GRIERSON DOC AWARD
The Grierson award for the best British documentary will be announced at a ceremony to take place at the Savoy on Thursday 25 March. The speaker will be Sir Denis Forman
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BAKER SWITCHES TO SALES ROLE AT MAD EDITING
Suzanne Baker, formerly sales and marketing director with Baraka and Evolution, has joined Mad Editing in the same role. She will also act as post-production producer. Mad has also taken on
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BBC chief warns on daytime talk shows
BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has warned that daytime chat shows must remember their public purpose and will be axed if they become 'primarily focused on entertainment for entertainment's sake'.However, Bland,
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Indies welcome BBC Radio review
Radio independents have welcomed a review of the BBC Radio commissioning process announced by new BBC director of radio Jenny Abramsky, writes John Plunkett.Top of indies' shopping list are likely to
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GRIFFITHS GETS MARKETING ROLE FOR BBC NETWORK RADIO
BBC Radio 4 marketing manager Vanessa Griffiths has been appointed marketing manager for the whole of BBC Network Radio. Griffiths, 30, joined the BBC in 1997 as part of R4 controller
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BBC WALES GOES FM
BBC Radio Wales switches on to the FM frequency on Monday (1 March).This is the first phase of a rolling show to put Radio Wales onto FM and covers almost half
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BBC drama fosters Choice talent
BBC drama has produced a low-cost BBC Choice adaptation of a radio play about a Belfast child living through the events since the Good Friday peace agreement, writes Jason Deans.Hambone's Diary,
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Fielder quits BBC to make HTV history
Mark Fielder, series producer of the BBC's Driving School, is turning his back on docu-soaps and defecting to HTV to make historical documentaries, writes Nicola Methven.Fielder, 40, leaves Bristol-based BBC features,
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BBC Creative Services has created eight new title stings for UK Play's new season of live music concerts. Parodying the classic Rank Films openers, the titles were designed by BBC Promotions
BBC Creative Services has created eight new title stings for UK Play's new season of live music concerts. Parodying the classic Rank Films openers, the titles were designed by BBC Promotions
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DEELEY BECOMES LATEST VICTIM OF TALK RADIO SHAKE-UP
Talk Radio afternoon host Peter Deeley has become the latest victim of the station's shake-up following Kelvin MacKenzie's takeover last year. Deeley, who presented the 15.00-17.00 Drivetime slot, was expected to