All Broadcast articles in 30 November 2001 – Page 4
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BREMNER SOFTENS UP
New Scottish indie Storyland has won its first commission, a one-off Christmas animation for CITV featuring the voice of comedian Rory Bremner, writes Simon Ellery. Commissioned by ITV controller of children's
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ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS GETS NY BOSS
Entertainment Rights' new office in New York is to be headed by former Nelvana International sales executive Gillian Kirby. She will be head of sales for the US, Canada and Latin
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Black magic not right for TV, say viewers
Scores of television viewers believe that programmes showing practices such as voodoo and black magic should not be shown on TV at any time, writes Steve Aston.
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ON THE BOX - Faking the best of it
Deep Indigo chief executive Nigel Stafford-Clark thinks Faking It has genuine appeal but gives up on Shafted.
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BBC plans scheme to boost nations
The BBC is launching a major new initiative to try and stem the brain drain of creative talent from the nations to production centres in London, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC COMMERCE PROBE
BBC director general Greg Dyke has appointed accountancy firm Arthur Andersen to investigate the corporation's commercial activities through BBC Worldwide in the light of the recent arrest of Worldwide board member
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RDF to make IVF drama for BBC
The BBC has commissioned a trio of new dramas for the spring, including a two-part programme from indie RDF.RDF has been commissioned by BBC head of independent drama Gareth Neame to
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BBC revisits its Tourette's doc
The BBC is to revisit the subject of its 1989 QED documentary on Tourette's syndrome to discover how the condition is now perceived, as part of a slate of factual commissions, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC NI REORDERS SKY HIGH AND FAIR PLAY
BBC Northern Ireland head of broadcasting Tim Cooke has recommissioned two popular regional series. Sky High, which features presenter Christine Bleakley flying across the province in a helicopter looking for interesting
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TX - Watching your back
Last year Channel 4 opened a shop. They called it Khan's Convenience Store. If they were being up-front they might have called it Undercover Docs-R-Us. But of course they weren't because
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CHOICE TO SHOW IRISH ROCK AND POP AWARDS
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a highlights programme from the Irish Rock and Pop Awards, to be held in Belfast in April. The event - the Irish equivalent of
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Greenlight award goes to homelessness film
A documentary maker who was the first to be given access to a major centre for the homeless in London has been awarded a BBC Talent Greenlight award, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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CNN videophone wins award
The portable videophone system used by CNN to send live images of the aftermath of the events of 11 September took gold on Tuesday (27 November) at The Wall Street Journal
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AVID PULLS OUT OF IBC
Avid Technology will not exhibit at the 2002 International Broacasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam. Instead, it will launch a series of customer events in major European cities throughout the year. Avid
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Attik pair set up on their own
Two former Attik creative directors are to form their own design practice, Dixonbaxi, writes Barbara Marshall.Simon Dixon and Aporva Baxi will be based in London from January and plan to move
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BBC appoints first head of sponsorship
The BBC has appointed its first head of sponsorship in a bid to boost the amount of money it raises from its large-scale events, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RATINGS - Richard & Judy failed to weaken Anne's hold
Channel 4's much-anticipated Richard & Judy debut lost out to BBC 2's Weakest Link on Monday (26 November), writes Jon Rogers.
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ANCHOR QUITS TODAY
Sue MacGregor, presenter of the Radio 4 Today programme, is to leave at the end of February next year. She had been with the morning news programme for almost 18 years.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - The ratings iceberg
Although BBC has won industry attention for successful assaults on ITV's peaktime supremacy, it is its lead in daytime and graveyard slots which might help it pull ahead and become the overall share winner in 2001.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Soaps bubble up higher than ever
After a poor showing in 2000 when viewing figures dropped, ratings for soaps are up this year, lifted by an extra EastEnders episode, the launches of Crossroads and Night and Day and the return of Home and Away.