All Broadcast articles in 27 April 2001 – Page 4
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Laddish return is no foolproof plan
As competition for share increases with the launch of niche channels such as E4, Sky has reverted to tits and bums to boost ratings. But with a raft of laddish rivals to contend with, it still hasn't regained ground.
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LUCAS GOES ALL DIGITAL
Director George Lucas has killed any doubts the industry may have held about his commitment to end-to-end digital production by declaring that he will never again shoot a movie on 35mm
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EastEnders wounds all comers with Phil expose
Rarely has there been a more potent combination than soaps and soccer and BBC 1 loves it. When EastEnders revealed who shot Phil, 20.05 million wanted to know. And 8.47 million
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FREE TO AIR - Looking at the white dot
It would be wrong to let 'Turn Off Your TV Week' pass without suitable comment, as this annual plea vies with 'No Smoking Day' for the 'most routinely ignored made-up event'
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ASTRA REVEALS PROFIT LEAP AT AGM
Satellite operator Astra has reported a 22.9 per cent jump in profits to EUR516.6m (£323m) for the year ending December 2000. Broadband revenues rose 350 per cent, helping to push group
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Ad man heads revamped DNE
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has completed its overhaul, poaching advertising veteran David Abraham as general manager and promoting Animal Planet director of programmes Sonia Flanagan to head the outfit's digital channels.A
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C5 reaffirms commitment to PSB
Channel 5 welcomed the Independent Television Commission's new 'lighter touch' regulation policy and has used its statement of intent to reaffirm its commitment to public service broadcasting, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C5 plans six-part birth of man series
Channel 5 has made one of its most ambitious and expensive factual commissions to date, with a landmark series about early man colonising the planet.The 6 x 60-minute,£500,000 production, to
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Leading suppliers claim Channel 4 has lost plot
Key Channel 4 programme suppliers have accused the broadcaster of losing its way, attacking its obsessions with youth and ratings and slating its bland, 'soft-furnishings' schedule.Groups of independents have been meeting
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Annual Policy Statements: Key Points - Channel 4 pledges to boost factual
Channel 4 is beefing up its factual output across the schedule, according to its programme promises for 2001/2002 published this week, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 DOUBLES AS IF ORDER
Channel 4 has commissioned Carnival Films to make a further 38 x 30-minute episodes of its popular teen drama As If (right), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 STRIKES TIVO DEAL
Channel 4 has struck a deal with the personal video system Tivo to offer highlights of its top shows. The deal will allow Tivo users to gain previews to programmes across
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CHANNEL 4 GIVES RIGHT TO REPLY THE CHOP
Channel 4 commissioning editor of news and current affairs David Lloyd has axed consumer feedback show Right To Reply. The last programme of the 18 year-old series was broadcast last week.
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E4 to air new talent profile series
E4 director of programmes Andrew Newman has lined up a new eight-part profile series which he hopes will become the channel's version of The South Bank Show, writes Penny Hughes.
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GEITF 2001 ROLLS OUT TALENT INITIATIVE
The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival 2001 launched its annual talent initiative, TV25, this week. The scheme is open to people aged between 22 and 29 with two to four years'
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BBC 2 notches up seven gongs
BBC 2 was the big winner at this year's British Academy Television Craft Awards securing half of the 14 prizes, writes Jonathan Mills.
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Visions splashes out£2m on footie truck
Outside broadcast company Visions has revealed details of the new£2m truck it has commissioned, following the company's successful bid for the Premiership football contract.In an exclusive interview with Broadcast, Visions
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Two Way TV receives£12m cash boost
Interactive outfit Two Way TV has snapped up a cash injection of£12m to help fund its eagerly awaited UK roll-out, writes Simon Ellery.
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RATINGS - Lewis fight fails to knock out BBC 1's rivals
Lennox Lewis may have been knocked out on Sunday morning (22 April) but the BBC was left counting the cost of its coverage of his pasting, writes Steve Aston.
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The Word director to go into feature films
Green Inc Productions, the Belfast-based independent headed by former The Word and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush director Stephen Stewart, has formed an alliance with Green Park Films to develop drama series