All Broadcast articles in 28 May 1999 – Page 3
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OPINION - Backlash begins over News at Ten
The knives are out for ITV's revamped weekday peaktime schedule.Less than three months after the Network Centre's Big Bang on 8 March, those with a dinosaur tendency in British TV are
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BARONESS YOUNG TO GIVE RADIO FESTIVAL LECTURE
BBC vice-chairman Baroness Young (right) is to give a keynote address at this year's Radio Festival. She will deliver The Times Radio Lecture on the opening day of the festival, which
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BBC UNVEILS DETAILS OF RADIO SHOW THE CENTURY SPEAKS
The BBC has unveiled further details of a twentieth century history of the UK to be broadcast across all BBC local radio stations. The project, to be produced by BBC regional
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The BBC is understood to have secured the exclusive UK terrestrial rights to Titanic, the biggest ever grossing feature film, in a deal with Twentieth Century Fox, writes Jason Deans. But
The BBC is understood to have secured the exclusive UK terrestrial rights to Titanic, the biggest ever grossing feature film, in a deal with Twentieth Century Fox, writes Jason Deans. But
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BBC TAKES ROYAL WEDDING
BBC Television and Radio are to broadcast the wedding of Edward Windsor and Sophie Rhys-Jones on Saturday 19 June. The wedding will be transmitted live on BBC 1 and BBC Radio
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BBC tamed in tiger park
A BBC crew has been forced to stop filming in a restricted area of the Ranthambor Tiger Project in India after complaints that park users were being denied access, writes Bhuvan
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BBC DIRECTOR GENERAL - Head-to-head for BBC top spot
It's 'the top job in television' and it's up for grabs. As the BBC governors keep everyone guessing, Martin Jackson and Lucy Rouse weigh up the chances of those most likely to succeed John Birt as director general.
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BECTU FIGHTS UTV CUTS
Ulster Television (UTV) announced 35 redundancies across its technical, journalistic and production staff this week. Broadcasting union Bectu said it would fight any compulsory redundancies. Assistant general secretary Gerry Morrissey said:
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BERTELSMANN CONFIRMS MICROSOFT TALKS OVER DT
German media group Bertelsmann has confirmed that it is in talks with Microsoft about buying a joint stake in Deutsche Telekom's (DT) cable TV network. Up to 20 potential investors have
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LWT to feature pickpockets in next instalment of Beware ..
Grant Mansfield, ITV Network Centre controller of documentaries and features, has commissioned LWT to produce four more programmes to follow Beware: Shoplifters at Work, writes Ashley Davies.The next instalment is Beware:
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JACKSON DENIES DG BID
Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has dismissed a weekend report he is being lined up as a 'parachute' candidate for the job of BBC director general. Jackson told Broadcast: 'I
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BKN EXPANDS NARDONNET'S RESPONSIBILITIES
New York-based children's programming network BKN has expanded Nadia Nardonnet's position to include control of international co-productions. She is elevated from president international TV sales and world merchandising, to head of
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OFF THE RECORD - Bum bongs
Tits and bums channel Television X - The Fantasy Channel has succumbed to the inevitable and announced plans to launch its very own news show, Nudes at Ten (geddit?). Station chief
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VTR seeks partner to boost Portman
Facilities-to-production group VTR is considering options to 'partner' its film production division, Portman Entertainment, with a third-party distributor or rights owner.VTR chief executive John Banks said the group was looking at
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Myers quits Border to set up rival outfit
Border Radio Holdings (BRH) group managing director John Myers has quit unexpectedly to set up a rival radio business.Myers told Broadcast he already has backing for the new company and plans
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MUELLER MOVES TO EMAP'S BOX MUSIC CHANNEL
Emap Radio's The Box Music Channel has appointed Daniel Mueller to the newly created position of commercial director. He will be responsible for building revenue and all areas of business development
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On Digital raises stakes with free set-top boxes
Digital terrestrial (DTT) outfit On Digital has unveiled an aggressive new offer of free set-top boxes in a bid to keep up with digital satellite rival BSkyB.The initiative was announced by
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Talk gets down to business with breakfast show
Talk Radio has stepped up the battle for breakfast-time listeners with a new 60-minute early morning business programme to be provided by business information giant Bloomberg.The 60-minute show, Bloomberg on the
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Granada picks Evans to build up comedy
Granada Television has appointed Kate Evans to the newly created role of head of development for the comedy department, writes Claire Handley.Working directly to comedy controller Andy Harries, Evans, 28, has
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Flextech in talks to buy GSkyB stations
Flextech is in secret talks to buy the Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) pay-TV channels - Granada Plus, Granada Breeze and Granada Men & Motors - according to sources.The pay-TV operator is