All Broadcast articles in 28 May 1999 – Page 5

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    FOOTIE KICKS MULTI-CHANNEL TV TO ITS HIGHEST SHARE

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Multi-channel TV accounted for more than 15.35 per cent of total UK viewing in the week ending 16 May, its highest share according to unofficial overnights. The figure was boosted by

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    Fountain shuts Malden site

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Fountain Studios is closing its New Malden site and moving its post-production and graphic design and productions arm to its main studio at Wembley.Fountain Studios managing director Julian Kossick denied the

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    SALES SPECULATION FUELS SURGE IN SGI SHARES

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Shares in SGI (formerly known as Silicon Graphics) rose by nearly 12 per cent in late trading on the Nasdaq on Monday (24 May), fuelled largely by speculation that senior management

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    Sky One lines up Futurama

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Sky One has lined up the UK premiere of Futurama, the new animated series from Simpsons creator Matt Groening, for a September debut, writes Alice Macandrew. Sky One head of acquisitions

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    Share plummet leads to Gearhouse review

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Gearhouse Group is implementing a strategic review of its operations following last week's share price collapse, which wiped more than 50 per cent off the value of the company and claimed

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    WOOD TAKES GMTV LA ROLE

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    GMTV is sending Kathleen Wood to the US to be its new Los Angeles correspondent. The role was handled by Fiona Phillips until she moved onto the sofa two years ago

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    GSP POACHES VANDER FOR ITS LAUNCH TEAM

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    New commercials facility Golden Square Post (GSP) has poached former Complete producer Beth Vander for its launch team. Vander had been with Complete for a year and prior to that worked

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    INTERVIEW - In-house heretic

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Can it really be true that the BBC is a challenging place to work or that British sitcoms are actually quality product? The corporation's Jon Plowman thinks so - but then he does like to challenge conventional wisdom

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    Tektronix keeps hold of loss-making VND

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Tektronix is understood to have shelved plans to sell off its loss-making Video & Networking Division (VND) despite calls from some shareholders for its disposal.Sources within the company said VND, which

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    LANDSEER SEEKS OUT LONDON'S POP LEGACY

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Landseer Productions is to make an eight-part series about the history of London's pop music scene to run in the Carlton region of ITV from July. Routes of Rock, narrated by

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    Lion TV wants to roar with Vardanis

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Lion Television has poached BBC features and events series producer Fenai Vardanis to work on a new daytime commission for BBC 1 - Passport to Mallorca.Production on the 30 x 30-minute

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    A past master

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Now that history is a major TV battleground Channel 4 has recruited a self-confessed history fan to lead the charge. David Wood reports.

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    UNIVERSAL MOVES SCHOENFELD TO STRATEGIC ROLE

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Universal Television & Networks Group (UTNG) chairman Blair Westlake has promoted Peter Schoenfeld to executive vice-president and group strategic director. Schoenfeld will be responsible for growing Universal's TV sales, production and

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    Resources signs Novocom's Poole

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Novocom Europe managing director Martin Poole has been poached by BBC Resources Ltd to become account director for its post-production and graphic design business.Poole, who is expected to arrive at Resources

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    YTV TO RECAST REED ROLE

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Television (YTV) and production company Excelsior are working to recast their new ITV drama, Uncle Silas, following the death of Oliver Reed. A number of actors are understood to have

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    OFF THE RECORD - Resourceful Resources

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Never let it be said that those good people at BBC Resources aren't game for a laugh. Take their latest brochure featuring some 30 members of its costume and wigs department

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    Wildscreen widens search

    1999-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Entries to the children's wildlife category at the next Wildscreen festival are to be sought from children's and educational departments as well as natural history and wildlife units, writes Colin Grimshaw.Following