All Broadcast articles in 30 April 1999 – Page 2
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FRAMESTORE ADDS FOURTH DISCREET SUITE
FrameStore has opened a fourth Discreet Flame/Inferno suite and added to its roster of operators. Dave Clifton, who has spent the last 18 months with Omnicom in Sydney joins as senior
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ITV returns to comic Dark Ages
Granada Television controller of comedy Andy Harries is overseeing a new ITV comedy drama series about a group of graduates starting out on careers in London.The 1 x 60-minute or 7
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MPC celebrates its appearance on the Procter & Gamble preferred supplier list with this new campaign for Max Factor starring Madonna. 'Lips' was orchestrated and directed by Alek Keshishian (who also
MPC celebrates its appearance on the Procter & Gamble preferred supplier list with this new campaign for Max Factor starring Madonna. 'Lips' was orchestrated and directed by Alek Keshishian (who also
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WALKER FUTURE ON THE LINE OVER COCAINE ALLEGATIONS
The future of BBC Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker, suspended following Sunday newspaper allegations that he took cocaine and offered to supply undercover reporters with prostitutes, was due to be decided
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Winning the news war
When Nato planes bombed Serbia, ratings for news bulletins soared. But as the conflict drags on, the cost of coverage is rising and broadcasters are beginning to feel the strain. John Plunkett reports.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Slight entertainer
Last year's ratings figures show BBC 2 has been tenacious in holding on to its audience despite the slow rise of Channel 5, but it is still faring badly in the field of entertainment.
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Flicks Films was commissioned by Yorkshire Television to produce an animated title sequence for new children's series Wilmot. YTV senior graphic designer Judy Lysaght provided the storyboard that insp
Flicks Films was commissioned by Yorkshire Television to produce an animated title sequence for new children's series Wilmot. YTV senior graphic designer Judy Lysaght provided the storyboard that inspired the comic
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BBC may pull antiques show
The BBC is considering pulling leisure series Antiques Inspectors following the murder of presenter Jill Dando this week.The first episode of the eight-part series, produced by BBC features in Bristol, aired
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Med TV appeal to ITC fails to get ban lifted
Kurdish satellite broadcaster Med TV has had its licence revoked after failing to convince the Independent Television Commission that its broadcasting ban should be lifted, writes Liz Shackleton.The notice revoking Med
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Pitcher appointment bolsters NHU team
Fiona Pitcher is moving from BBC adult education to BBC Production's natural history unit (NHU), where she will take up the post of editor of zones and events, writes Liz Shackleton.Pitcher
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BBC orders triple helping of Tiger Aspect's Cake
The BBC is understood to have signed up Tiger Aspect Productions' new French and Saunders sitcom, Let Them Eat Cake, for three series.The decision to offer a three-run deal for the
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Birt under attack for sitcom criticism
Resentment of Sir John Birt's recent criticism of BBC sitcoms erupted in a series of scathing attacks on the director general during the Golden Rose of Montreux awards ceremony.Jimmy Mulville, joint
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AUTODESK UNVEILS MAXMAN PLUG-IN FOR RENDERMAN
Autodesk, through its recently acquired subsidiary, Discreet, has teamed up with Sydney-based effects house Animal Logic to enable 3D Studio Max users to render scenes using Pixar's Renderman. MaxMan, the plug-in
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PARTRIDGE FILMS WINS QUEEN'S AWARD FOR EXPORTS
United Wildlife's division, Partridge Films, has won the Queen's Award for Export Achievement for the second time in seven years. The production company's credits The Otters of Yellowstone, Secret Sharks and
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INDIGO WINS THREE-YEAR NATIONAL TV AWARDS DEAL
Indigo Television has been recommissioned by ITV to produce the National Television Awards for the next three years. The event, which was launched in 1995, will be broadcast on the network
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BBC WINS RACE AWARDS
BBC 2's Goodness Gracious Me won the TV entertainment award at this year's Race in the Media Awards, held last Friday (23 April) at the Savoy in London. The TV drama
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Trade body backs Resources complaint
A trade body representing commercials producers has made a submission to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) accusing BBC Resources of undercutting independents in a bid to attract commercials work, writes
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BBC KNOWLEDGE FOCUSES ON YOUTH WITH LIFE STUFF
Manchester-based BBC entertainment and features has been commissioned to make documentary and debate series Life Stuff by digital channel BBC Knowledge, which launches on 1 June. The 43 x 30-minute series
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Wall to Wall gives BBC Glasgow Kiss
Wall to Wall Television has got the green light to make a contemporary romance set in Glasgow for BBC 1.Glasgow Kiss, written by Stephen Greenhorn, whose credits include Where the Heart
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BBC fee would hit digital take-up says report
Almost two-thirds of those people thinking about buying digital TV in the next 12 months would be less likely to do so if the BBC went ahead with plans to introduce