All Broadcast articles in 28 May 1999 – Page 2
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Carlton kids' drama Ortyfou to mix live action and animation
Carlton has gone into production on a new children's drama series that combines live action and animation, writes Ashley Davies.Welcome to Ortyfou is written and directed by Jean Buchanan and Roger
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Miramax to co-pro Austen adaptation
LWT and Granada Film have joined forces with Miramax Films to co-produce a feature film adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.Pride and Prejudice and Vanity Fair adaptor Andrew Davies was originally
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MOLINARE ADDS WORTMAN TO SALES TEAM
Molinare has poached former Magmasters sales executive Nic Wortman to join its new sales team. Molinare sales director Richard Jones said Wortman would bring a large portfolio of clients along with
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Kavanagh quits EC media funding agency
David Kavanagh has quit as chief executive of the organisation that administers the (75 million (£49 million) arm of the European Commission's media development funds, writes Alice Macandrew.Kavanagh resigned a fortnight
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MATV ON AIR IN LEICESTER
The UK's first Asian terrestrial TV channel, MATV, launches on Thursday (27 May) on a Restricted Service Licence in Leicester. The free-to-air service will have a potential audience of 1.2 million
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Three's Company to air on Nick
The creators of Man About the House are set to reap additional royalties from the US version of the sitcom, Three's Company, in a new deal to air re-runs on Nickelodeon.US
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Allen to give first Dunn interview at Edinburgh
The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival is to launch The Richard Dunn Memorial Interview this year in memory of the former Thames Television chief executive who died last August, writes Tim
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JALEO NORTH AMERICA FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
Jaleo North America, the US distributor for Jaleo Software, has filed for bankruptcy. The hearing, due to take place on 14 June, effectively brings to an end the distributor's licensing and
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KIRBY TO OVERSEE NELVANA'S LATIN AMERICA SALES
Nelvana's sales to Latin America will be overseen by Gillian Kirby, following her promotion to sales executive at the feature film, TV production and distribution outfit. Based in the Canadian company's
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Network prize fighters
In the gladiatorial battleground of digital TV, On Digital's key weapon against Sky has been its exclusive access to ITV shows. But, as Alice Macandrew reports, ITV licensees are beginning to break ranks.
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SKY'S BOTTOMLEY TO ANCHOR RED HOT NEWS ON MUTV
Steve Bottomley, a former sports presenter with Sky News, is joining Manchester United Television (MUTV) as the channel's main news anchor. Bottomley joins the joint-venture between Granada and Manchester United next
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Planet Design has created the titles for a new chat show with a twist, Richard Whitely Unbriefed. Echoing the show's interrogative nature, director/designers Andy Cole and Jon Shore put the host
Planet Design has created the titles for a new chat show with a twist, Richard Whitely Unbriefed. Echoing the show's interrogative nature, director/designers Andy Cole and Jon Shore put the host
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ANIMATION - Toon planning
The UK animation sector is witnessing a surge in production but pressure on funding heralds problems ahead.
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Michael Hewett-Hicks has developed a new political spot for the Green Party. The writer/director used the language and techniques of promos and commercials, rather than the staid and formulaic approac
Michael Hewett-Hicks has developed a new political spot for the Green Party. The writer/director used the language and techniques of promos and commercials, rather than the staid and formulaic approach of
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KINGSTON TLI INSTALLS SONY SUITE AT TV FACILITIES ARM
Kingston TLI's TV Facilities division has installed a new Sony digital linear editing suite. Based around the DVS-7200 video switcher, DME-7000 effects and BE-9100P edit controller, it is understood to be
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TIGER ASPECT FOLLOWS HENRY AND BULLIMORE TO JAMAICA
Tiger Aspect Productions has been commissioned to produce a special for BBC 1 following Lenny Henry and yachtsman Tony Bullimore as they cross the Atlantic together. The producer is Clive Tulloh,
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CQTV attacks ITV docs
Serious ITV documentaries are an 'endangered species', according to a report from the Campaign for Quality Television (CQTV) revealed exclusively to Broadcast.The report - penned by documentarists working in ITV -
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BARB PUTS AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT OUT TO TENDER
Barb is putting its audience measurement business out to tender next week. The contract, currently shared by Taylor Nelson Sofres and RSMB Television Research, is worth£10-11 million a year. The
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O'DONNELL JOINS AVID AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Avid Technology has appointed Rose O'Donnell as its new chief technology officer (CTO). O'Donnell, who joined Avid in 1994 from computer manufacturer Hewlett Packard, replaces former CTO Eric Peters, who has
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - ITV cleans up with British Soap Awards
Highlights of the first British Soap Awards pulled in a dazzling 9.4 million viewers for ITV last Wednesday (19 May), writes Claire Handley.Airing between 20.00 and 21.00, the star-studded ceremony took