All Broadcast articles in 28 January 2000 – Page 7
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BRILLIANT WINS CITV TIMMY TOWERS SERIES COMMISSION
ITV controller of children's and youth programmes Nigel Pickard has ordered a first series run of Timmy Mallett comedy drama vehicle Timmy Towers from Mallett's indie Brilliant TV. The 7 x
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Broadcast news launches on produxion.com
Broadcast went online on Thursday (27 January) as part of the launch of a web portal for television producers and broadcasters.Broadcast will provide both a daily news service and details of
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Bryant takes Wireless role
Talk Radio managing director Jason Bryant is to take on the new role of managing director, development, for the station's parent company, The Wireless Group, writes John Plunkett.Wireless Group chief executive
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NEWS CORP WINS BULGARIA'S FIRST PRIVATE TV LICENCE
Balkan News Corporation, a News Corp subsidiary, has won Bulgaria's first private national TV licence, beating SBS Broadcasting and the Modern Times Group. Balkan News Corporation will take over from the
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Monte Carlo unveils shortlist
Two UK independents, Wall to Wall Television and The Drama House, are among the eight European production companies shortlisted for the Monte Carlo Television Festival's European producer award, writes Tim Dams.The
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Carlton sees ITV slate drop
The total value of Carlton-made shows for ITV dropped nearly 14 per cent, from£80 million in 1998 to just£69 million in 1999.Carlton Productions managing director Waheed Alli, told Broadcast
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ITV NETWORK AND CARLTON STAND BY OK! TV
The ITV Network Centre has dismissed reports that Carlton Television masthead show OK! TV is to be dropped. A spokeswoman said ITV network executives had been 'thrilled' with the series' average
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CARLTON READIES TRIPLETS ONE-OFF FOR ITV
Carlton Television is in post-production on an ITV single 60-minute documentary about a Nottinghamshire school that has five sets of triplets, aged between 12 and 18. Triplets is due to be
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Case TV in online drive
Case TV, one of the UK's oldest independent production companies, has changed its name to casetv.com as part of a drive to pull in more new media work, writes Ashley Davies.As
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CBS merges for international leap
CBS Television is stepping up its international focus following the merger of its worldwide distribution operations - King World Productions, Eyemark Entertainment and CBS Broadcast International - into a single division.The
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YOULTON TO STEP DOWN AS SNELL & WILCOX CEO
Snell & Wilcox chairman and chief executive David Youlton is relinquishing his chief executive role at the company to be replaced by David Spencer, who has been a non-executive director of
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Universal film deals fuel UK channel speculation
Universal Studios Network (USN) is on the verge of announcing two multi-million-pound film rights deals with the BBC and Canal+, writes John Plunkett.The sub-licensing deals will fuel speculation that Sci-Fi parent
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OSBORNE TAKES UP UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S ROLE
Natalie Osborne has been appointed vice-president of children's programming at Universal International Television. Based in London, she will be responsible for the distribution of children's and family programming such as Masie
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Choice repositions as 'high-octane' TV
BBC Choice is being repositioned as a 'high-octane' entertainment service as part of an ongoing drive by the corporation to refocus its wholly owned and joint venture digital channels.Choice will now
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Steve Clarke
On how BBC 2's Newsnight has outlasted the Birt regime to celebrate its 20th birthday.
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CNN International to visit Hot Spots
CNN International (CNNI) is to launch a weekly 30-minute international travel show from 4 March, produced by London-based indie ARTV, writes Tara Conlan.The upmarket consumer travel show, Hot Spots, will be
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MILLENNIUM COMMISSION UNVEILS NEW FILM AND TV FUND
The Millennium Commission is bankrolling a new scheme under which 225 people will receive funding for new TV, radio or internet productions. Organised by the Community Media Association, the Millennium Award
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LWT STARTS WORK ON REFORMATTED CUSTOMS DRAMA
LWT has gone into production with reformatted ITV customs and excise drama The Knock (left). The first of 4 x 90-minute new episodes stars Rik Mayall as an African-born businessman who
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OFF THE RECORD - Party on down
But boozing or not, there's certainly something of a party atmosphere at the BBC these days. Even the corporation's director of technology Philip Langsdale was up for it at Sir John's
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Shewell to head RDF drama move
Indie factual specialist RDF Television has hired Real Women producer Debbie Shewell to spearhead the production company's first foray into drama production.RDF director of programmes Stephen Lambert said Shewell, who takes