All Broadcast articles in 29 January 1999 – Page 4
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OFF THE RECORD - Doyle is Shaw's Bodie man
Actor Martin Shaw has struggled hard to reinvent himself after his years playing CI5 agent Ray Doyle in The Professionals. Small wonder, then, that he took such a dim view of
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BSKYB HAILS BOX PROGRESS
BSkyB has announced that all four manufacturers of its digital set-top boxes are now in production. Panasonic UK last week became the fourth and final company to ship the Sky Digital
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BREAKFAST NEWS JOB RISK
BBC Breakfast News is understood to be facing budget cuts, with the possibble loss of several jobs. The BBC 1 breakfast programme is being relaunched this year, with a 'rolling news'
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Charge of the lifestyle brigade
The dark-haired host, who looked strangely familiar, pulled a card from the desk and read a single word to a brooding figure slumped to his right. Just an innocuous couple of
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GEITJENBEEK NAMED INTERGRAPH EURO BUSINESS DIRECTOR
Intergraph Computer Systems has appointed Dingco Geijtenbeek as business director for Europe. Geijtenbeek (left), who joined Intergraph from Sony Broadcast & Professional Europe early last year, succeeds Nacho Mazzini as head
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Soaps - The Business Page - Cleaning up?
Selling soaps abroad means crossing cultural and language barriers and persuading foreign broadcasters to offer an untried product a long run in a primetime slot. However, as Esther Eley discovers, the potential rewards are huge.
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Father Ted to make UK cable debut
Acclaimed Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted is to make its UK cable and satellite debut on the Paramount Comedy Channel later this year.The Paramount Comedy Channel has acquired all three series
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THE COMMENT PAGE - The opening of Gates to cable
A 5 per cent stake in the UK's third largest cable operator does not exactly add up to world domination. Yet NTL's rivals in the British cable market must be feeling
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CELTIC DRAMA REWARDED
BBC Scotland's Looking after Jo Jo, Parallel Films' Amongst Women and Channel 4's The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star are among 62 entries shortlisted for the Celtic Film
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RA changes may lead to indie gains
Radio indies could win more business as a result of the new regulatory system announced by the Radio Authority last Thursday (21 January), writes John Plunkett.
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CLAYPOLE TAKES ON PR ROLE AT MEDIALINK WORLDWIDE
Former APTV managing director Stephen Claypole has been appointed international broadcast adviser at broadcast public relations consultancy Medialink Worldwide Incorporated. Claypole, who masterminded the launch of APTV - the video news
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ITC PUBLISHES REVISED CODE ON SPORTS EVENTS
The Independent Television Commission has published its revised code on sports and other listed events, following Media Secretary Chris Smith's review of terrestrial TV's 'crown jewels' list of sports. Smith created
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Tomlinson shortlisted for Laughing Gas comedy prize
Liverpool-based actor Ricky Tomlinson is one of nine writers shortlisted for the Laughing Gas regional comedy initiative, writes Jeanette Blair.
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TELE-CINE COMMITS TO DVD WITH MAESTRO PURCHASE
Tele-Cine's new media division is installing Spruce Technologies' DVD Maestro authoring system and Digital Vision's BitPack encoding system. Tele-Cine general manager Jeff Emerson said the new technology demonstrated the company's commitment
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ITV companies reveal regional news plans
The ITV companies have unveiled changes to their regional news programming in preparation for the network's new-look, post-News at Ten schedule to be introduced on 8 March, writes Liz Shackleton.
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HALL TO QUIT REUTERS AT EASTER TO SET UP CONSULTANCY
Reuters International media marketing manager Mervyn Hall is leaving the news organisation at Easter to set up his own consultancy company.Hall, 50, joined Reuters as sales director from ITN three years
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Resources set for giant OB contract
BBC Resources Ltd looks set to secure one of the largest outside broadcast contracts ever when it helps broadcast Music Live 2000, five days of music in celebration of the new
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Corrie writers go solo for ITV drama
Two Coronation Street writers have been commissioned by ITV to make a humorous drama series on life in a northern family.Yorkshire TV is to produce the 6 x 60-minute At Home
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Skaramoosh has created the title sequence for Union Skyline's new three-part series, Riddle of the Skies. Designed by Piers Helm, the sequence utilises specially shot optical effects that were treated
Skaramoosh has created the title sequence for Union Skyline's new three-part series, Riddle of the Skies. Designed by Piers Helm, the sequence utilises specially shot optical effects that were treated and
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Street cred
After years of snobbery, all of sudden it's cool to have a soap credit on your CV - for writers, producers and directors as well as for stars, writes BBC head of drama series Mal Young.